Mavericks

Mavericks is Craig Alanson's spinoff series set in the Expeditionary Force universe — following a different crew operating in the same galaxy that Bishop and Skippy spent thirteen volumes making simultaneously safer and stranger. The spinoff picks up threads from the main series and runs them through a new lens: different characters, different operational problems, but the same Alanson voice — tactical ingenuity, real team dynamics, and a universe that operates according to rules even when those rules are deeply inconvenient. Begin with the main Expeditionary Force series, then place Deathtrap after Renegades and Freefall after Valkyrie, as Craig Alanson recommends in his official FAQ. These stories fit within the main sequence; you do not need to finish the entire series first.