The first in a new scifi adventure series, Tales from the Thousand Worlds, has been published. What’s this series about?
The Thousand Worlds are all that remains of a once-mighty galactic empire. A fragmented humanity now exists precariously in various competing kingdoms, republics, leagues and every other sort of polity human beings have imagined. Laced through these are cartels, criminal organizations, aliens from beyond the Thousand Worlds, and more, each working towards their own goals. The various inhabited star systems are connected by starlanes that allow faster-than-light travel, but they also allow pirates and privateers to operate with impunity, since there is no central authority tasked with keeping the peace. Into this mess comes Matt Hawke, CEO of the Black Paladin private military corporation. He has no difficulty finding contracts on the wild frontiers, even after his own ship is lost to sabotage. He simply joins forces with Leila Dante whose starship is too decrepit to attract the attention of the interstellar criminals running many of the Thousand Worlds. Together, they find themselves facing the strangest situations imaginable, but they survive.
And what’s Coins for the Dead about?
Matt Hawke, once a respected special operations chief in the Kingdom of Persis Navy, had forged a new path as the head of Black Paladin Private Military Corporation. Leading a group of skilled mercenaries, he commanded his own ship, Vulture’s Wake, marking a significant shift from his disciplined past to a life filled with risk and uncertainty.
But the destruction of Matt’s ship and the disappearance of his crew shattered the fragile stability he had built. As a result, he was forced to confront the harrowing reality of deliberate sabotage. He could not shake the pressing questions—was this act carried out in the name of revenge, or was there a deeper betrayal lurking within his ranks or among his supposed allies?
In a universe where manipulation was commonplace—be it by governments, advanced machines, powerful yet shadowy organisations, or even entire planets swayed by corporate interests, criminal cartels, or ancient artificial intelligences—every day presented a test of survival. Loyalties were uncertain. What were once friends could reveal themselves as enemies, and unexpected alliances could emerge from the most unlikely places.
Matt now faces the ultimate question: who can he trust to help him uncover the real perpetrator behind the sabotage? With every relationship under scrutiny, the line between ally and adversary grows ever more blurred, especially as he’s thrown headlong into the strangest encounters he’s ever known.
You can get your copy here:
https://books2read.com/coinsforthedead
I hope you’ll enjoy this new universe. I see a lot of potential in it!
