Starship Insurgent — Tripp Ellis

Humanity faces its most dangerous enemy yet! Special Agent Emma Castle is a rising star in the United Intelligence Agency. After a devastating terrorist attack nearly takes her life, and kills countless Federation civilians, Emma must search the galaxy and eliminate the nefarious insurgent leader before he strikes again. But time is running out as she battles a terminal condition. The fate of the Federation is in her hands. Ryan Hunter is about to graduate high school and has a promising athletic career ahead of him. But the terrorist attack solidifies his desire to serve the Federation. As a new recruit, Basic Space Combat Training will push him to the extremes of his physical and mental ability. At the end of this grueling training, he will learn if he has what it takes to become a warrior in the galaxy's most elite fighting force -- the Navy Reapers. The survival of mankind depends on these young warriors “If you like Battlestar Galactica, Halo, and awesomeness, you won't want to miss this read.” -- Some random guy on Twitter.