Christopher Mowatt: 2 books

Alone among the stars, a vetran of the colonial marines walks the razors edge between serving Fleet and being associated with members of his squad who mutiny. Suddenly he finds himself being hunted by the very people he is sworn to protect and defend. In his pursuit for answers he learns one horrifying truth about himself.

In the dark reaches of space first contact with humans from Earth is made. The Earth ship 'Repulse' with 100 men and women aboard drifts without engine power through an alien star system until met by the 'Tiz'ael', the pride of an alien starfleet. Ambition, greed and deception. Survival even among your own kind is a struggle for the right to survive.