Walter H. Hunt - Author

The Dark Ascent. Published 2003 (hardcover), 2004 (mass-market paperback); Tor Books.

With the Solar Empire's war against the vuhls in full swing, Commodore Laperriere must fight on a different scale and for different stakes. No one is telling the whole truth, and no one has all of the answers – or even all of the questions. The end to both of these conflicts is in the future – which no one can clearly see.

The Dark Crusade. Published 2004 (hardcover), 2005 (mass-market paperback); Tor Books.

A quarter-century of war against the implacable vuhls has changed the way humanity approaches the conflict, and a new leader appears on the scene to turn it in a different and more frightening direction. The climax of the war leads humans and their allies down paths that reveal the roots of ancient legends, and the truths (and fabrications) that underly them.