(Destiny’s Crucible Book 8)
The Narthon Empire and an Iraquinik member, Kolinka, made a mistake.
The Narthon Empire and an Iraquinik member, Kolinka, made a mistake.
assuming roles he never imagined or believed himself capable. Anyar will never be the same.
The Narthon Empire and an Iraquinik member, Kolinka, made a mistake.
When former soldier Everett Cole signed on to help colony planets prepare for joining the Federation, his employers were vague about his duties and the allowed methodology. Reservations increased when he met his partner, Edgar Millen, an enigmatic man with a penchant for violent solutions and a fetish for the mythology and language of the American Wild West.
It wasn’t until they reached the colony world of Astrild, 52 light years from Earth.
The future of Anyar is being woven with threads spread across the planet. Secrets revealed, coalitions to form, an implacable enemy to resist. Yozef Kolsko has kept secret his origin despite questions about innovations introduced centuries early for Anyar’s civilizations. Now, he is not alone with his secret. Three other castaways find their way to join him on the island of Caedellium. Joy at the latest arrival is tempered by learning castaway Robin Kelly had been held by Narthon and revealed everything Yozef had kept secret. The new events complicate an already over-burdened life. Will revelations dash plans to drive back the Narthani tide?
The longer Everett Cole was on the planet Astrild, the more he understood the nature and mission of the Federation of Planets agency he had signed up with. Unfortunately, the understanding seemed associated too often with people trying to shoot him. Outside forces were using the planet and its unique ecosystem for purposes that must be stamped out. It falls to Cole, Millen, and local recruits to accomplish what a rational evaluation would conclude impossible. Not that they had a choice. The danger was too real, and not just for this single colony planet.
After success at the small town of Justice, their second assignment on Astrild was merely to observe and report on an area settled largely by religious sects—an area named Edna whose original purpose was to show sect colonists living in peaceful harmony—an Eden of tranquility. Unbeknownst to Millen and Cole, Justice and Edna were part of a larger conspiracy to keep Astrild from joining the Federation. In Edna, a serpent lay in wait for them, an evil that, if left unchecked, could infect all human civilization.