First published 2020
Lieutenant Kevin Bowden carries the weight of a failed bombing mission in Somalia that killed innocent civilians in a church. The mysterious Ktor have torn him from his own century and dropped him on the planet R'Bak with other displaced soldiers known as Murphy's Lawless. Now Major Rodger Murphy needs Bowden to do the one thing he swore he'd never do again: prepare for another bombing run. The indigenous J'Stull satraps are racing to complete an inter-system transmitter that will summon high-tech reinforcements from the planet Kulsis. Bowden must transform three SpinDogs interface craft into atmospheric bombers and train their crews in mere weeks. The small unit scrambles to locate weapons caches before local forces can activate them. Time runs short as the transmitter nears completion. Bowden faces a brutal choice between his trauma and his duty to prevent his fellow Lost Soldiers from being wiped out completely.
Genres: science-fiction, military-fiction, adventure, action
Vibes: emotional, fast-paced, suspenseful
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, fish-out-of-water
Setting: R'Bak, Somalia, Kulsis
Period: 20th-century, 21st-century
142 pages · Paperback · Beyond Terra Press
Content warnings: violence