Zero Hour
The Terran Provisional Authority rose from the ashes of the Collapse to ensure human survival. On a planet torn apart by catastrophe, the Authority wields supreme power over its scattered green zones.
Striker has played his game.
Our heroes confront the madman in the heart of the storm as all debts come due. For every lie, there comes a reckoning, and for every crime, a judgment. The hour is at hand.
All paths actualize in the explosive finale of "The Sword".
Durandal & Damocles
The Terran Provisional Authority rose from the ashes of the Collapse to ensure human survival. On a planet torn apart by catastrophe, the Authority wields supreme power over its scattered green zones.
The airship lies in a watery grave, and thousands are dead. The scattered remains of ASOC have been burned, denied, and left for dead. All around them, the Authority crumbles, and with it, humanity's final hope.
Antonius Berenson has a plan. Gathering up the survivors, he has sworn vengeance on his brother. Denied support or backing, Brian Clausen, Grant Firenze, and the last survivors of the airship must unite with this unlikeliest of partners in a mad race to fend off Striker's apocalyptic vision.
Old lies, ancient crimes, and strange alliances entwine in part four of "The Sword".
The Terran Provisional Authority rose from the ashes of the Collapse to ensure human survival. On a planet torn apart by catastrophe, the Authority wields supreme power over its scattered green zones.
The airship lies in a watery grave, and thousands are dead. The scattered remains of ASOC have been burned, denied, and left for dead. All around them, the Authority crumbles, and with it, humanity's final hope.
Antonius Berenson has a plan. Gathering up the survivors, he has sworn vengeance on his brother. Denied support or backing, Brian Clausen, Grant Firenze, and the last survivors of the airship must unite with this unlikeliest of partners in a mad race to fend off Striker's apocalyptic vision.
Old lies, ancient crimes, and strange alliances entwine in part four of "The Sword".
Titan's Shadow
The Terran Provisional Authority rose from the ashes of the Collapse to ensure human survival. On a planet torn apart by catastrophe, the Authority wields supreme power over its scattered hive cities. Outside lie chaos and ruin, the remains of dead AI, and the madmen that inhabit the waste.
Colonel William Halstead has served the State for a lifetime, fought on every front, and defeated every foe. As he prepares for retirement, this old soldier finds himself unable to escape his past.
Chasing a thread from the tiniest of anomalies to the heights of the Authority, Halstead finds himself lost amid the ghosts of his past, confronted by crimes long buried. For him to prevail - for his teams to survive - he will need to deal with the worst of former friends and returning foes, as past deeds demand an accounting.
Old lies, ancient crimes, and power games collide in part three of "The Sword".
Base Metal
The Terran Provisional Authority rose from the ashes of the Collapse to ensure human survival. On a planet torn apart by catastrophe, the Authority wields supreme power over its scattered green zones.
Grant Firenze is a computer prodigy whose talent has earned him a precious government scholarship, an escape over the dronetown barriers, and a promising future at a prestigious university. But all this success hides a dangerous secret: the illegal AI that lives in his wetware.
When Firenze stumbles across an enigmatic lockbox, he tumbles into a web of deception and violence, at the mercy of unseen powers. Thrust into the unknown, with thousands of lives at stake, Firenze and his AI partner must rise to the challenge or face certain death.
Old lies, ancient crimes, and computer intelligence collide in part two of "The Sword".
First to Fight
The Terran Provisional Authority rose from the ashes of the Collapse to ensure human survival. On a planet torn apart by catastrophe, the Authority wields supreme power over its scattered green zones.
Sergeant Brian Clausen is a decorated veteran, but this latest mission may be his last. Terrorists have seized a luxury airship - an exclusive sky-palace for the wealthiest citizens - and issued their demands. For Clausen, this is all part of the job.
But something has gone wrong. Clausen's orders are concealed, his leaders are lying, and these terrorists are far more than they seem. With questionable allies and hidden enemies, Clausen's team is marching straight into the jaws of a trap.
Old lies, ancient crimes, and modern war collide in part one of "The Sword".
Threshold
The town of Landen cut a devil's bargain, the fracking company just unleashed an ancient evil, and Jason Derval hasn't gone to class in three weeks. Not all of these problems are equal, but he's gotta start somewhere.
A mix of horror, comedy, and light science fiction, "Threshold" tells the tale of an unlikely band of slackers as they confront an slow-boil cosmic horror and their own teenage dysfunction.
A mix of horror, comedy, and light science fiction, "Threshold" tells the tale of an unlikely band of slackers as they confront an slow-boil cosmic horror and their own teenage dysfunction.