The Clone Republic

Book Description:
Earth, 2508 A.D. Humans have spread across the six arms of the Milky Way Galaxy. The Unified Authority controls Earth's colonies with an iron fist and a powerful military-a military made up almost entirely of clones...

Private first-class Wayson Harris was raised in a U.A. orphanage among thousands of clones born and bred as the ultimate soldiers. But Harris isn't like the other Marines: he has a mind of his own. He figures he's paying for that independent streak when his first assignment out of boot camp is the smallest Marine outpost in the whole U.A.

When a rogue general surfaces, the remote desert world Harris thought was a dead-end posting becomes anything but. Fighting off the general's raid gains Harris a promotion. But it also brings him to the attention of some unfriendly U.A. leaders. They have their own plans for the military-plans Harris disrupts by his very existence. For in an army of clones, the one unforgivable sin is to be different...

Reviews of The Clone Republic:

A solid, entertaining debut. Kent is a skillful storyteller, and the book entertains throughout.

Clinton Lawrence, Science Fiction Weekly

I make no pretense of impartiality when I say I hope Kent goes far. I hope the book does well enough that it leads to a movie, or at least a TV show.

Lawrence Specker, Mobile Register, Newhouse News Service

The first sentence gets you immediately: "'You picked a hell of a place to die, Marine,' I told myself." From there, the action begins fast and furious with dark musings, lavish battle scenes, and complex characterizations.

Harold Goldberg, The Village Voice

There's enough intense action to satisfy any military SF fan.

Kim Malo, MyShelf. com

Rogue Clone

Book Description:

Earth, 2512 A.D. Humans have spread across the six arms of the Milky Way Galaxy. The Unified Authority controls Earth's colonies with an iron fist and a powerful military-a military made up almost entirely of clones. But four centuries of relative peace are about to be shattered...

Lt. Wayson Harris is one of thousands of clones born and bred to be the ultimate soldiers. But unlike the others, Harris is an outlawed model-one with independent thoughts, and an addiction to violence.

Presumed dead after his troops were massacred, Harris-who blames the U.A. for the slaughter-has gone AWOL as a bounty hunter. Still, it's hard for a clone to overcome his conditioning, and Harris finds himself drawn back into the U.A.'s service by his mentor and creator, Fleet Admiral Bryce Klyber.

Now, with separatists rebelling throughout the galaxy, the fate of the U.A. depends on Admiral Klyber's plans for the Doctrinaire-the largest, most powerful battleship ever constructed. But there are those who would do anything to stop Klyber, and Harris must decide whether he should fight against them . . or work for them.

Reviews of Rogue Clone:

Military SF fans looking for stories that combine mystery, action, espionage, politics, and some thoughtful doses of humanism in exploring their not-entirely-human characters, would do well to add Steven L. Kent to their reading lists.

Thomas M. Wagner, SF Reviews.net

The Clone Alliance

Book Description:

Earth, 2512 AD. Humans have spread across the six arms of the Milky Way galaxy. The Unified Authority controls Earth’s colonies with its military made up almost entirely of clones—until civil war breaks out. Now the U.A. struggles to survive after a devastating attack cut its communications and left its fleets isolated…

Wayson Harris was one of thousands of clones born and bred to be the ultimate soldiers. But as an outlawed model, he was different from the rest—possessing independent thoughts and an addiction to violence.

Stranded on a frontier planet, Harris is desperate to get back to civilization—and back into the fighting. But the rebel factions are warring among themselves, and Harris is contracted by a group that wants to return to the Unified Authority’s command and protection—and they want Harris to deliver their offer of allegiance.

Unable to resist the thrill of battle, Harris finds himself in the uniform of a U.A. Marine once more, leading a strike against the enemy. But the rebels have a powerful ally no one could have imagined…

Reviews of The Clone Alliance:

I thoroughly enjoyed this book. It's a nice, fast-paced military SF book with plenty of well-scripted action and adventure to satisfy the discerning reader, with a sympathetic narrator and a good build-up towards the end.

Michael M Jones, SF Site.com