
A tragic loss leads to a dead end… and the threat of a new war. For Jack Bennet, thwarting catastrophe on his home world came at a price he wasn’t willing to pay. Unable to navigate the pain, he falls into a destructive lifestyle until his girlfriend—and Fleet Intelligence handler—uncovers reports of a new imminent one that can only be solved by a bounty hunter of Jack’s caliber. Far removed from the safety of Commonwealth law, someone is smuggling weapons in the Tahni colony worlds. There, Jack finds a thin military presence presiding over a powder keg just waiting for a spark to set the whole thing ablaze. One bad decision could lead to a Tahni uprising, and a third war neither side is prepared to fight. No plan survives contact with the enemy, and soon the line between friend and foe begins to blur. The hunt for the smuggler requires Jack to walk the firing line between apathetic military personnel and combative Tahni colonists, and to face a side of himself he thought he’d left behind him. The war is over, but if Jack can’t capture the smuggler, it won’t stay that way for long. Experience the fourth installment of the explosive Military Sci-Fi series from bestseller Rick Partlow, author of Drop Trooper, and debut author Pacey Holden.
Author

Rick Partlow is that rarest of species, a native Floridian. Born in Tampa, he attended Florida Southern College and graduated with a degree in History and a commission in the US Army as an Infantry officer. His lifelong love of science fiction began with Have Space Suit—-Will Travel and the other Heinlein juveniles and traveled through Clifford Simak, Asimov, Clarke and on to William Gibson, Walter Jon Williams and Peter F Hamilton. And somewhere, submerged in the worlds of others, Rick began to create his own worlds. He has written over 60 books in over a dozen different series, and his short stories have been included in many different anthologies. He currently lives in norther Wyoming with his wife and their dog. Besides writing and reading science fiction and fantasy, he enjoys outdoor photography, hiking and camping.