On an isolated human world called Phoenix, outside the galactic gate network, a royal empire teeters on the brink of revolution. The new emperor is weak, the old guard seeks power, and rumors of war titillate the populace.
They fled their home system to escape war and the machinations of the elites seeking to control them. Unfortunately for former slave Symeon Brashniev and his ex-owner, Princess Kavya Rurikid, there was no escape. Within minutes of exiting the newly constructed Bith gate, the two were conscripted into a solar civil war.
Symeon, having lived the life of a slave, sees his conscription as an opportunity. In return for his service, he will receive full citizenship from his sponsor planet, Vargas. He will be free. And while Symeon might not relish the idea of war, having an artificial intelligence in...
Cadets at a mercenary college must transform themselves into a legit mercenary company or face indentured servitude for education loans.