First published 2014
The Star Tigers find themselves under alien command, forced into a covert operation on a world abandoned by an ancient civilization. Lucius Dante Maximilian Keeva leads the Usaian Revolution but faces betrayal from within his own ranks. Commander Cinda Klerk confronts an enemy vessel over two hundred times larger than her own ship, knowing that victory may require the ultimate sacrifice. A father races across a war-torn solar system to save the daughter he abandoned years ago. Earth's top military leaders deploy to dangerous frontlines with neural escape switches that let them swap consciousness with safe rear-echelon soldiers, but the expendable volunteers grow restless with this arrangement. These five tales explore how warriors respond when facing impossible odds, whether battling terrifying monsters, navigating treacherous politics, or confronting the moral cost of survival itself.
Genres: science-fiction, military-fiction, adventure, action
Vibes: fast-paced, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: found-family, moral-dilemma
Setting: Earth
Period: Future
344 pages · Kindle Edition · WordFire Press
Content warnings: violence