The Star Engine by Kal Spriggs
The Star Engine by Kal Spriggs
English | 2024 | Science Fiction
There is
a gun pointed at all of human space and it is in the hands of a madman.
The ancient Star Engine, a colossal construct of unknown power, is in the hands
of a manipulating schemer. He has already used it once to strike at his
enemies, wiping out two entire fleets without giving them the opportunity to
fight back.
To make matters worse, he has hundreds of thousands of hostages: men and women
he has kidnapped, so that he can mentally program them to do his bidding.
The United Colonies Fleet has to stop him. Emperor Lucius
Giovanni has a plan. He has an ally, too. His sister, Lieutenant Alanis
Giovanni, is on the surface of the Star Engine, and she plans to take the
construct and free the prisoners. If she can do that, then Lucius might have a
chance in seizing the system without losing entire fleets.
First, though, Lucius has to
deal with the treacherous Centauri Confederation, which seems bent upon
destroying the new nation he has built, deal with unknown aliens who kill
without explanation or remorse, and protect the worlds of the United Colonies.
The fate of human space and possibly far more rests upon who controls the Star
Engine.