Let the Galaxy Bleed

First rule of guerilla war: never come out and fight in the open – but the Warp Wraith makes his own rules.More than half the planet of Circe is free, thanks to a rebellion backed by the Wraith's underground organization, the Revenants. Humans long-victimized by the tyranny of vampire overlords rally alongside off-worlders and lycanthropes pledged to the Wraith's cause of freedom for the galaxy. And otherworldly powers stir alongside war machines.The Immortals of the Theocracy have no intent of giving up even one drop of blood, let alone a whole world. Already they gather fresh forces, both on Circe and beyond it in the icy expanses of space. Armored legions, space fleets, and horrors beyond mortal ken muster to crush the uprising.But the greatest threat to the Wraith's success may come from his own side; for vampires are not the only ones with a galactic agenda. Born too strange for a normal world, K.J. Coble endures adulthood through long-distance running, rock 'n' roll guitar, and his writing. A love of history, weird fiction, and explosions fills his world-building. In his stories the righteous may suffer, but the corrupt get their comeuppance, and evil always receives its justly-deserved kick in the teeth. Lairing somewhere in the Midwest, he is tolerated by his wife, three kids, and a very opinionated coonhound. His home on the web is kjcoble.com. Email at kj@kjcoble.com.

For the Warp Wraith, the most dangerous moment comes after victory.Freeing the planet Circe from the grip of the Immortals has come at no small expense to the Wraith and his Revenants. With only a few battered starships and a handful of survivors to man them, another stand-up fight is out of the question. More, the strain of the campaign has opened divisions between once-unshakeable allies.But the job's not done.Control of the remainder of the star system remains in doubt. The Theocracy gathers its remaining forces around a small moon with a deadly secret. Deep in its core, ghoulish experiments into the very nature of life and undeath come to fruition. And with the entire moon converted into a weapon, The Dark Science Division will deliver the results of this unholy work into the skies over just-liberated Circe.The Wraith's enemies care nothing for life-or even victory. But he must protect it all. Born too strange for a normal world, K.J. Coble endures adulthood through long-distance running, rock 'n' roll guitar, and his writing. A love of history, weird fiction, and explosions fills his world-building. In his stories the righteous may suffer, but the corrupt get their comeuppance, and evil always receives its justly-deserved kick in the teeth. Lairing somewhere in the Midwest, he is tolerated by his wife, three kids, and a very opinionated coonhound. His home on the web is kjcoble.com. Email at kj@kjcoble.com.