The Phoenix Darkness

by Richard L. Sanders

Overview

The hour is grim for the Empire, which has split into opposing sides. Civil War rages between Queen Kalila Akira and Steward Caerwyn Martel. As all Imperial forces are dragged into the conflict, threatening to destroy the once mighty Imperial fleet, enemies abroad have their sights set on the juicy, and ever more defenseless, human worlds. Rotham invasion seems imminent and unstoppable.

Summers and the Nighthawk race against Blackmoth and Tristan, each hoping to reach Zander first, and get to his stockpile of isotome weapons. Meanwhile Raidan has underhanded plans.

Calvin and his team venture into Rotham space to spy on the enemy. It is vital that they collect intelligence on the Rotham fleet and get it back to the queen so she can stop any Rotham invasion. But, unbeknownst to them, one member of the team is a traitor, and has put them all in grave danger.

In the deepest regions of Forbidden Space, whispers abound that the Dread Fleet has awoken, charged with the purpose of purging the galaxy, and bringing to pass the Final Darkness.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940151959025
Publisher:	Richard L. Sanders
Publication date:	09/05/2015
Series:	The Phoenix Conspiracy
Sold by:	Smashwords
Format:	eBook
Sales rank:	838,154
File size:	519 KB

About the Author

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I'm a lawyer (trial litigation state and federal), champion swimmer, decidedly-average cook, former state and federal investigator, very strong chess player, and middling beard-grower at best). But my first passion has always been to reading and writing speculative fiction, and I am in the works to return to doing more of this while balancing the rest of my work-life balance and obligations.

Bottom line: I had it all. By this age 10 years ago I had achieved everything I hoped to in life. But as is often the case pride cometh before the fall, and boy was mine spectacular. I hope to translate some of that wisdom, from what proved to be a harrowing set of years, into better written, deeper characters. In my spare time I done where I can, raise my amazing dogs July and Bentley, and of course ride motorcycles as often as possible, year round. Currently I'm the divorced divorce attorney (which is better than the personally injured, personal injury attorney) but that's a microcosm of who I'm involved in and care about, and I have future ambitions--including I t would like to be that family man I wasn't previously ready to be before. If I have gained anything, it is a greater empathy for everyone around me.

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