If you like Babylon 5 then read Kevin J. Anderson's Saga Of Seven Suns. Book 1 is titled Hidden Empire and book 2 is titled A Forest Of Stars. KJA must be a B5 fan. The parallels between B5 and SOSS are very strong. The Ildirians are like the Minbari and the Centauri. The Hydrogues are like the Shadows and Vorlon. If you miss having new B5 stuff try this novel series. I can not wait for book 3. The title for the third book is Horizon Storms.