From Tragic Hero to Action Hero – Caretaker by Josi Russell

Kate says... Tragedy opens the story. Thousands are placed into stasis as a colony ship begins its journey, but the Caretaker who will watch over operations during the decades-long journey dies suddenly, and the ship's AI decides the last person awake, Ethan, must take his place. He's not trained for this, and worse - he'll …

Why is every enemy out to destroy humanity? Alien Hunters by Daniel Arenson

E J says... Tropes come in handy. In this series, the author uses several tried-and-true story architecture mechanisms. A gang of misfits forms the cast: a blues musician, an alien warrior princess banished by her father, a knight in armor looking for a damsel to rescue, a devil kicked out of hell for being too …