Nate has a talent for space combat after hundreds of victories in the Star Crusader videogame simulation. His skills are unique, enough to gain him a rare privilege. The chance to join five other Alliance cadets and escape the dull routine of the classroom. They will enter a fierce competition light-years away in the ancient Byotai Empire. Yet days after their arrival a rebellious faction begins a bloody mutiny that spreads like wildfire. The time for competition has ended; the time of war has begun.
A handful of capital ships attempt to avoid the massacre, but only Relentless escapes. Nate and his friends are aboard, part of the few to make it out alive. Relentless is a heavily armoured assault ship, a relic from another age, but most of her crew members are dead or missing. Nate and his fellow cadets have to face the unthinkable. Under the guidance of Lieutenant Higgins, the ship's last fighter pilot, the six cadets have just days to practice operating the ship's fighters. There are no others. Only they can defend the ship, or face death at the hands of the enemy.
Genre: FICTION / Science Fiction / MilitaryFirst book in a growing series. Reached 1,400 in the US and each book release ranks under 2,000. Book three is due for release end of October.
The Battle of Retribution
"Pull up! Pull up!"
The computer's voice was incredibly calm, yet equally assertive. Each word become louder, forcing Nate to act before it was too late. He pulled on the control column and narrowly missed hitting the stern of the Alliance cruiser, ANS Farragut. His stomach tightened as he expected to feel the impact, and then he was through.
That was close!
A bright flash to the left marked the death of an enemy fighter. Nate instinctively pulled hard left and spun his fighter around to avoid more fire from a second fighter. His wingman took the shot and cut the fighter apart in a single devastating volley.
"Good shooting, Hornet Five. Close up."
The fighters rejoined their formation and altered course to take them away from the nearby Biomech battleship. Streaks of projectiles fired almost continually from the powerful ship, making it deadly to approach. The enemy ship surged forward, with its engines on full-burn. Another volley struck from the other direction, and Nate put his fighter-bomber into a long roll. He spotted the battered hull of the Alliance ship as the crew of the Farragut fought desperately to get away.
"Stay in formation and move in behind the battleship."
Nate was not a pilot; he was not even in the Alliance military. He was a civilian cadet, seventeen years old, and in his final year. What set him apart from almost every one of his peers was his skill in the advanced Star Crusader videogame. He had fought his way up through the public contest and reached the final event. If he was successful, a prize waited for him beyond compare.
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