Buried Starship (Shadow of War Book 1)
Space FleetAdded on January 12, 2026
Description
Some ships are meant to stay buried.Veteran Marine Jace Hawthorne thought his warfighting days were over when humanity fell to the alien Overlords.Now he smuggles outlawed medical tech under the Overlords’ oppressive rule, doing whatever it takes to keep his family safe and alive. But when a routine job leads him to a remote space station blasted to ruins, Jace uncovers a secret the Overlords tried to erase after the war: evidence of ancient alien technology powerful enough to challenge their empire.The Overlords move fast. His family is imprisoned. Jace is marked for elimination.Hunted across the stars, Jace follows a trail of shattered clues to a long-buried starship with unimaginable power—a dangerous alien relic from a forgotten war. A ship that could change everything.To save his family—and humanity’s future—Jace must choose:keep running… or risk everything to awaken what was meant to stay buried.He knows one thing for certain. The Overlords messed with the wrong Marine.Buried Starship is the explosive first book in the Shadow of War series. If you love military space opera with mysterious spaceships, alien technology, underdog rebellions, and heroes forged in the fires of war, you’ll be riveted by this tale of humanity’s fight for survival—perfect for fans of J.N. Chaney, M.R. Forbes, and Red Rising.
Reader Reviews
A surprising and unusual discovery, an unexpected twist in the plot, secrecies that had my nerves on edge, and my attention was focused intensely on the story. Vicious villains, cruel humans working for the Overlords made my blood boil! I loved it! Already halfway through book-2. Sadly I will have to wait till February for book-3. Hopefully Melchiorri may release it sooner, like a, Christmas present? 😉
Good readAlways looking for another space opera. They can’t be too complicated or have too many heroes and heroines to keep track of. This seemed to fit that bill, but seemed like forever before finally getting to the buried starship. Looking forward to reading volume two.
WoW what a ride! Explosive, full on excitement, action filled with larger than life characters some competing and some collaborating.The story quickly opens out from a localised family situation to a species defining war. Amid the battles and skirmishes relationships that could be crucial to humanity’s survival begin to forge and, it appears, could flourish. Bring on the next book soon please.
