Forgotten Fodder

Rats have a way of finding their way back home. When the war between the colonies ended, the clones who had fought it were discarded, forgotten cannon fodder relegated to second-class citizens of the new Confederation. After uncovering a plot to topple the Confederation, infantry clone Jace Rojas joined Marshal Onima Gwok's team and helped bring down the conspirators. For his selfless service, Jace was made the first clone deputy marshal in the CBI. Now the turncoat cryptanalyst who betrayed his team is back, threatening the very existence of the Confederation with another convoluted conspiracy to overthrow it. Onima, Jace, and the team must find the traitor before his hacks irreparably harm the hard-won credibility of the Confederation. What is the turncoat's gambit? Will this undo clonekind's gains for greater acceptance? Most importantly, are they already too late to stop the rat and his associates from destroying everything they hold dear and have sworn to defend and protect?

Three shells. One rat. With one chance to win and two to lose, which do you choose? Thanks to the turncoat's gambit, the investigation has forced the CBI team to split up. After witnessing the birth of a potential new conspiracy, Onima and Jace are stuck at AECC headquarters while Kara and a small team are trapped at a distant station on the other side of the Confederation. All of them are up against politicians and uber-wealthy businesspeople, some of whom seem to be doing illicit things to get even more obscenely rich. Worse, they're using clones as scapegoats for further distractions and misdirection. As the team works to understand the situation, they find more questions than answers, another Bureau team with a seemingly indifferent work ethic, and have more than one near-fatal encounter. If they fail, it could mean a breakdown of the Confederation, the economy, and throw the galaxy into chaos. Can they keep clonekind, the CBI, and the Confederation out of the crosshairs? To win this game, the team is going to need to turn over every shell.

The rat is playing hide and seek! Jace, Onima, and Kara are literally under the gun after an unexpected betrayal. This new threat comes as they're investigating obscene money moves, attempts at weakening the Confederation government and the Bureau, plus increasing anti-clone sentiment. Yet, the disparate pieces and players on the board point to something else. But what? Feroz and his confederates are playing multiple games. Is their goal to take down the Confederation and bring back hidden pre-war leaders? Is it all about amassing surreal wealth unseen in centuries? Or is it something else entirely? The team is racing against the clock to work out the turncoat's gambit, play his shell game, and learn the real conspiracy theory. The consequences of failing might undo more than a decade of stability. And what price are they willing to pay to preserve the Confederation and all it stands for?