Sword of Sirius

An ancient evil controlled the most powerful space fleet ever assembled. Owen Payne, a machinist from Ohio, had helped confine that fleet to the Epsilon Eridani system. But even with the help of Ira Malhotra, the commander of the fleets of Sirius, the reprieve was only temporary. The enemy retooled and regrouped. Now, they're ready to make another push toward Earth. If they break through, the death count will be unimaginable. The fleets of Sirius have the technology to push them back, but their weaponry would inflict carnage on a level that would be morally reprehensible. Malhotra wanted nothing to do with genocide. Payne has an idea that might avoid atrocities. A very dangerous idea. Much, much more dangerous than what he'd come up with before. It calls for a complete mobilization of the fleets of Sirius - and more. It calls for a miracle. Can Payne and Malhotra pull it off? Or will the peoples of Sol and Sirius fall to an ancient darkness - a darkness that simply refuses to stay dead? Thanks for Reading! Thank you for reading! I hope you enjoyed the story as much as I enjoyed writing it! Join my newsletter and get a free short story now! https://www.terranceacrow.com/newsletter/ Or see what other books are available: https://www.terranceacrow.com/books/

Payne had known his idea was dangerous. He just didn't know it would leave him stranded behind enemy lines. He was out of contact and out of supplies. He's alone with only a freed artificial intelligence for company. And he's almost out of time. The ancient evil has found a way to make their already powerful fleet even more lethal. They need just a few more days to make it operational. Ira Malhotra knows this. She knows she has to stop it. But she doesn't know if Payne is even still alive. If she waits too long, she loses the war. But if she orders her fleet to act, she'll commit genocide - a Pyrrhic victory at best. Can Payne and his AI partner achieve the mission in time? Or will Malhotra pull the trigger on her genocidal last resort? Because one thing's for sure: she cannot allow the enemy fleet to swarm Earth. Thanks for Reading! Thank you for reading! I hope you enjoyed the story as much as I enjoyed writing it! Join my newsletter and get a free short story now! https://www.terranceacrow.com/newsletter/ Or see what other books are available: https://www.terranceacrow.com/books/