A Cat and his human minions fight to bring peace to humanity.

• "Craig Martelle is a masterful writer with a grand imagination."
• "Reminiscent of science fiction of the 60s. Sort of a cross between Star Man's Son 2250AD by Andre Norton and Robert Heinlein's Tunnel in the Sky."
• "You clearly are, like the great Asimov, a master of Science Fiction."

The Free Trader takes you to a world across the galaxy, where humans are not the only sentient species. After a devastating war, humanity and its creations rise again. The Free Trader finds himself at a crossroads - can he and his Cat prevent a repeat of past mistakes?

And the follow-on series...
Cygnus Space Opera (set in the Free Trader Universe)
Book 1 - Cygnus Rising
Book 2 - Cygnus Expanding
Book 3 - Cygnus Arrives

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From the Author

The Free Trader series is a favorite of mine. I've wanted to write it forever, but didn't have the time until recently. Once I committed to capturing the world of Cygnus VII, the stories took on a life of their own. The characters became more than I imagined. They fought, survived, worked, and fought some more. Much of what they discovered helped them establish a central trade route, which they alone are equipped to defend. This series explores the power of human and animal bonding, equal players in the game of life.

Inspired by James M. Ward's Gamma World (TM) and Metamorphosis Alpha (TM) role playing games and Anne McCaffrey's Dragonriders of Pern(C), the Free Trader series will take the readers on a variety of adventures wrapped around one central theme. Can Braden and his companions ever bring peace to Planet Vii?

From the Inside Flap

Other Books by Craig Martelle**
 
The Terry Henry Walton Chronicles, a Kurtherian Gambit Series,co-written with Michael Anderle

• World's Worst Day Ever (a short prequel of sorts)****
• Book 1 - Nomad Found (also available on audiobook)****
• Book 2 - Nomad Redeemed (also available on audiobook)****
• Book 3 - Nomad Unleashed (also available on audiobook)****
• Book 4 - Nomad Supreme (also available on audiobook)****
• Book 5 - Nomad's Fury (also available on audiobook)****
• Book 6 - Nomad's Justice (also available on audiobook)****
• Book 7 - Nomad Avenged (also available on audiobook)****
• Book 8 - Nomad Mortis (also available on audiobook)****
• Book 9 - Nomad's Force (also available on audiobook)****
• Book 10 - Nomad's Galaxy (also available on audiobook)****
• Nomad's Journal - A collection of Terry Henry Walton Short Stories****

Free Trader Series

• Book 1 - The Free Trader of Warren Deep
• Book 2 - The Free Trader of Planet Vii
• Book 3 - Adventures on RV Traveler
• Book 4 - Battle for the Amazon
• Book 5 - Free the North!
• Book 6 - Free Trader on the High Seas
• Book 7 - Southern Discontent (2017)
• Book 8 - The Great 'Cat Rebellion (2017)
• Book 9 - Return to the Traveler (2017)
• Outpost of the Ancients - a Free Trader short story published in the Apocalyptic Space Collection, Volume 1

Cygnus Space Opera - set in the Free Trader Universe

• Book 1 - Cygnus Rising
• Book 2 - Cygnus Expanding
• Book 3 - Cygnus Arrives
• Cygnus Omnibus - Books 1 to 3 under one cover and also as an audiobook

End Times Alaska Series, a Winlock Press publication

• Book 1: Endure (also available on audiobook)
• Book 2: Run (also available on audiobook)
• Book 3: Return (also available on audiobook)
• Book 4: Fury (coming soon on audiobook)

Rick Banik Thrillers

• People Raged and the Sky Was on Fire (also available on audiobook)
• The Heart Raged (2017)
• Paranoid in Paradise - a short story within the Close to BonesAnthology

Short Stories (and where you can find them)

• Just One More Fight (published as a novella standalone)
• Wisdom's Journey (published as a novella standalone)
• Fear Peace (published as a short story standalone)
• The Trenches of Centauri Prime (in Galactic Frontiers, edited by Charles Ekeke)
• The Outcast (Through the Never Anthology, nominated for consideration for a Nebula Award)
• Defense of the Deep Space Denali (in The Expanding Universe Vol 2)
• A Language Barrier (in The Expanding Universe Vol 3)
• The Misadventures of Jacob Wild McKilljoy (with Michael-Scott Earle) (Always FREE)

Box Sets & Anthologies

• Trader, Cygnus, & People Raged - Martelle Starter Library
• Close to the Bones, a Thriller Anthology (edited by Martha Carr)
• The Expanding Universe, Volume 1 (edited by Craig Martelle)
• The Expanding Universe, Volume 2 (edited by Craig Martelle)
• The Expanding Universe, Volume 3 (edited by Craig Martelle) (Dec 2017)
• Earth Prime Anthology, Volume 1 (Stephen Lee & James M. Ward)
• Apocalyptic Space Short Story Collection (Stephen Lee & James M. Ward)
• Lunar Resorts Anthology, Volume 2 (Stephen Lee & James M. Ward)
• Metamorphosis Alpha - Chronicles from the Warden Vol 1 (with James M. Ward, edited by Craig Martelle)
• Metamorphosis Alpha - Chronicles from the Warden Vol 2 (with James M. Ward, edited by Craig Martelle) (Dec 2017)

Following the civil war on the human colonized world of Cygnus VII, humanity and its creations rise again. Free Trader Braden and his mindlinked Hillcat are plying the trade routes of Warren Deep when things start to get hot. Giving events time to be forgotten, Braden gathers engineered (mutant) creatures to him for a trip south of the Great Desert where he hopes to find Old Tech that he can trade for untold riches. The more he learns about the ancients, the more he wants to learn. Along the way, he establishes a new ideal regarding trade and collaboration in the south where trust of strangers is unknown. Braden and his companions, a Hawkoid, a Hillcat, a Tortoid, and a female warrior find that some Old Tech still functions, with the potential to change their world for the better or worse, depending on what they decide.