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Learn moreIn the six months since the raid that destroyed the makeshift transmitter, the Lost Soldiers have scratched out a permanent base on the world of R’Bak. But life in an often surprising and very alien binary system has not become any easier. Major Mara “Bruce” Lee’s pregnancy becomes a powerful reminder of that: without special indigenous plants, she might lose both her unborn child and her life. And, in the process of securing enough of that rare compound, her friend and crew chief Elroy Frazier will have to risk life, limb, and mind.
Meanwhile, under the guidance of Major Bo Moorefield, the Lost Soldiers are now spearheading the offensive of their indigenous allies throughout the wastelands known as the Hamain, even as the Sear approaches with its seven years of intense radiation and heat. Before it arrives, Colonel Rodger Young Murphy has laid plans for securing the information, weapons, and human capital necessary for the critical spaceside operations that will occur after the Kulsians’ pioneer teams—the surveyors—arrive.
The key to the success of the dirtside operations is to seize and hold Imsurmik, a major J’Stull-allied power center, thereby paving the way for Lieutenant Tyree Cutter and his specially trained team to search for the high value targets—citizens with knowledge of the soon-to-arrive Harvesters—that possess the information that will make it possible for Murphy’s Lawless to surprise and overcome the approaching Kulsian invaders.
Charged with identifying those high-value targets, newly-promoted Lieutenant Aliza Turan has been embedded with a group of locals inside Imsurmik’s walls, where the risk of discovery is constant, and trouble lurks around every corner. Her mission—to find the necessary intel without attracting the attention of a fearsome warlord—may be the most dangerous of all.
But all the risks, and all the dangers, facing El, Bo, Aliza, and Tyree are not just the price of success; they are the price of survival. Because if each piece doesn’t fall into place, and at just the right time, there will be no way to survive the onslaught of the Kulsians—who will surely hunt down and exterminate every last one of the time-stranded refugees known as Murphy’s Lawless.
William Alan Webb has studied the Second World War his entire life. His earliest memory is watching a TV program about US submarines. A native of West Tennessee, his childhood involved reading accounts of the war, debating military decisions with his friends, and playing war games. Building on this lifelong passion, he graduated from the University of Memphis with dual concentrations in history and English (creative writing). Over the course of a long career in sales and marketing, Webb was employee of the year four times for three different companies. In pre-computer days he took board games on the road to play solitaire in hotel rooms. Russian front was a favorite. In September of 2000, his first article about the battle of Velikiye Luki appeared in World War II magazine. Hundreds of compensated mystery book reviews followed over the years. Other non-fiction works include such diverse subjects as college sports and crowd funding for honeymoons. During a 2006 visit to Austria, Webb discovered that no history existed in English about the events of April and May 1945. He decided on the spot to rectify that and so Killing Hitler’s Reich was born. Coming as a complete shock, in 2014 Webb wrote two novels strictly as a lark. Published in 2016, Standing the Final Watch and Standing in the Storm became instant best sellers. Standing at the Edge, Sharp Steel, and Jurassic Jail soon followed, as did two non-fiction works, Unsuck Your Book and The Last Attack. In 2018 he won the prestigious Darrell award.
Dr. Charles E. Gannon is a distinguished professor of English at St. Bonaventure University and was a Fulbright senior specialist in American literature and culture from 2004 to 2009. He also works as a novelist and game designer, primarily focused on science fiction and role playing games.
Kacey Ezell is the author of the Four Horseman Tales and the Revelations Cycle.
With over twenty five years of experience in space science education, including managing the US Space Camp program and serving as an executive of two Challenger Learning Centers, Kevin Ikenberry continues to work with space every day. A retired Army officer, Kevin lives in Colorado with his family. Kevin is the international bestselling author of The Protocol War series. His short fiction has appeared internationally across various publications and anthologies. Kevin is an Active member of the Science Fiction Writers of America and International Thriller Writers.
Read by Kevin Pariseau, Mark Boyett, L. J. Ganser, Angelo Di Loreto, Vivienne Leheny, Marc Vietor, Gabriel Sloyer, Oliver Wyman, Michael David Axtell, Stephen Bel Davies, and Holter Graham
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