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Name: Operation Shield
Rating: 4 (1 reviews)
Author: Joel Shepherd

Cassandra Kresnov is a cutting‑edge synthetic soldier created by the League. After discovering that her own technology is being misused to threaten humanity, she defects to her former enemy, the Federation. Returning to Callay, she confronts the lingering resentments of a thirty‑year war, as Federation member worlds hesitate to engage in the confrontation that may be necessary to avert catastrophe.

First publish date: 2014

Genre: Science Fiction/Military Science Fiction

Authors: Joel Shepherd

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