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The story opens with a lone survivor on a derelict ship, clutching a label that identifies him as an admiral of the Evagardian Empire. Surprised by his own status and the fact that he commands three newly graduated trainees, he struggles to maintain sanity as the ship’s systems fail and the unknown planet threatens their survival. Amidst the chaos, questions of loyalty and identity loom—was the admiral a spy or a true officer? Whether he is dooming the crew or saving them, their fate hangs in the balance as they fight to survive on a hostile world.
First publish date: 2016
Genre: Science Fiction/Military Science Fiction
Authors: Sean Danker
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