NOW AVAILABLE! The Deserter: Orin Hart was genetically engineered to be a super soldier for the Tregan Empire. His embryo was implanted in an unwilling host mother who fled the program. She bore him and raised him as though he were her natural child. But the Tregans came for him 24 years later and tried to make him serve the Empire by raiding Federation colonies. When it came time to choose sides, Orin Hart chose with his heart.
"Orin Hart was genetically engineered to be a super soldier his embryo implanted in an unwilling host mother who escaped the Tregan breeding program before he was born. She carried him to term and raised him with her husband to be a farmer, loving him as though he were their own naturally conceived offspring. They escaped when the Tregans came for him. Already a full grown man, they tried to make him a killer.
Orin Hart never wanted to kill anyone until he saw how they tortured and murdered innocent people on the colonial worlds they raided. Only when they were about to murder an unarmed woman and a little boy did he finally raise his rifle, but he killed them instead. The woman and boy got away in a damaged hovercraft. Orin followed because he knew they wouldn't get far.
He didn't know what kind of future he would have after what he had done. Now he was free, with nothing left to lose. There was one good think he could do with however long he had left. He could make sure the woman and boy would survived after what he'd done to save them.
Would they accept his help? After all, he wore the same uniform as the other men who were trying to kill them? It wouldn't stop him from trying."
Orin Hart never wanted to kill anyone until he saw how they tortured and murdered innocent people on the colonial worlds they raided. Only when they were about to murder an unarmed woman and a little boy did he finally raise his rifle, but he killed them instead. The woman and boy got away in a damaged hovercraft. Orin followed because he knew they wouldn't get far.
He didn't know what kind of future he would have after what he had done. Now he was free, with nothing left to lose. There was one good think he could do with however long he had left. He could make sure the woman and boy would survived after what he'd done to save them.
Would they accept his help? After all, he wore the same uniform as the other men who were trying to kill them? It wouldn't stop him from trying."
The Deserter is a 15,000 word novelette written on the same timeline as my novel Surviving Zevus Mar. It is a parallel story that intersects with Hankura's and Chelle's experiences on Zevus Mar. It is not necessary to have read the novel or the series to enjoy this work. While some of the material presented in The Deserter appears in the novel, scenes and additional information has been added to help the story stand alone.
Thank you for reading.
Christine Myers
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