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New Release: Maligned Valor

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Now available, the 7th book of the Forsaken Valor series, Maligned Valor:

https://amzn.to/3TZ75So

In my life, I have been kidnapped, attacked, beaten, and tortured.  Now, they are accusing me of being everything that I hate.

My name is William Alexander Armstrong, I am serving as an Initiate in the Drakkus Imperial Space Korps.  I serve there for my friends, for the girl I love, and in the hopes that I can make things better.  For once, we’re on a mission of peace, trying to make allies, trying to build trust.
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Only, things have gone horribly wrong.  Elements of the Drakkus Empire have been doing terrible things and they got caught.  That’s spiked the peace talks and now we’re on the verge of war.  That would be bad enough, except the people we’ve been helping are now accusing me of piracy and worse.

I should just walk away, I should give up.  The thing is, there’s something rotten in the star system and I seem to be a magnet for that sort of trouble.  There’s a plot afoot, one designed to throw the entire Periphery into a state of war, and maligned or not, if I don’t have the valor to stop it, no one will.

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New Release: Valor’s Exodus

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Valor’s Exodus, the 9th book of the Children of Valor series is now available! https://amzn.to/3T1spGF

“You are put in a corner and you have to get out. I have to believe that you can always get out.” –Etgar Keret

The Centurions are going home.

For Jiden Armstrong and the others who have fought to assemble a fleet capable of liberating their planet and rescuing their refugees, this has been a tremendous effort. It has cost the lives of hundreds and Jiden has tackled one impossible task after the next, so that her people, her family, can return to the world of her birth.

Except, this is only the beginning. In defying the Guard, the Centurions have made themselves the target for the most powerful forces in human space. The UN Star Guard will throw spies, saboteurs, and even entire fleets at them if it means stopping them. Because if a group of mercenaries from one tiny planet can thumb their noses at the Guard, then anyone can and that could spell the beginning of the end for them.

The Guard are willing to fire on the civilian refugee ships if that’s what it takes. Valor will have to safeguard the exodus of Jiden’s people, all the way back to their homeworld.

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New Release: Loaned Valor

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My latest novel, Loaned Valor, is now available! Loaned Valor is the 6th book of the Forsaken Valor series and follows William Armstrong as he fights for survival within the Drakkus Empire. https://amzn.to/48WhYLa

I have been a killer, a spy, and an executioner, now I am being sent on a mission of peace.

My name is William Alexander Armstrong. I’ve worked my way up through the Drakkus Imperial Military Institute. I’ve made friends and alliances along the way, and I’ve somehow managed to keep my soul.

Now, though, I’ve received a mission I never would have expected. The Drakkus Imperial Space Korps has sent my friends and I to build an alliance with neighboring star systems. Our ship is on loan, to show the skill and training that Drakkus can provide, even as we gift them ships and weapons. It’s a tall order, because in the past, all that Drakkus has brought has been raiders and chaos.

Even if our offers of peace and alliance are accepted, there are other threats, enemies old and new that have it out not just for the Drakkus Empire, but have personal grudges against me and my friends.

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Coming Soon: Loaned Valor

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Coming February 2nd, the next Forsaken Valor book!

I have been a killer, a spy, and an executioner. Now I am being sent on a mission of peace.

My name is William Alexander Armstrong.  I’ve worked my way up through the Drakkus Imperial Military Institute.  I’ve made friends and alliances along the way, and I’ve somehow managed to keep my soul.

Now, though, I’ve received a mission I never would have expected.  The Drakkus Imperial Space Korps has sent my friends and I to build an alliance with neighboring star systems.  Our ship is on loan, to show the skill and training that Drakkus can provide, even as we gift them ships and weapons.  It’s a tall order, because in the past, all that Drakkus has brought has been raiders and chaos.

Even if our offers of peace and alliance are accepted, there are other threats, enemies old and new that have it out not just for the Drakkus Empire, but have personal grudges against me and my friends.

If I don’t figure it out, if I don’t work out who to trust and show them that there is a way forward, then I might well find myself in the middle of a war.  A weapon loaned out is one that may come back in enemy hands.

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New Release: Valor’s Uprising

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Valor’s Uprising, the 8th book of the Children of Valor series is now available! https://amzn.to/47D36A1

“We fight not for ourselves, but for future generations, though we may not live to see it.” -Izhak Katznelson

Jiden Armstrong has fought and bled for her homeworld of Century, now she has to put it all on the line. The UN Star Guard, the self-appointed rulers of humanity, have decided that the Centurions are a threat to their control of human space.

The Guard have detained all the refugees from Century for use as hostages. They plan to force the Centurions into the front lines of the fight against the alien Culmor Empire, there to fight and die until none remain.

Before they act, Jiden has a narrow window to save her people. It will require extreme risk and a no-fail mission, and that’s only the beginning. Because the Star Guard have run roughshod across many worlds and the only way for the Centurions to save their people is to ignite an uprising in the heart of one of the Guard’s strongholds.

Jiden is taking on the most powerful military in human space. She and her teams have no allies, no support, and no reinforcements. If she fails, then her people and even her newborn children, will pay the price. Because the Guard realize they are losing control and they will kill entire planets if that’s what they have to do to remain in power.

Valor must carry the uprising because the alternative is the destruction of all that Jiden knows and loves.

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Coming Soon: Valor’s Uprising

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Valor’s Uprising, book 8 of the Children of Valor series is coming January 5, 2024!

“We fight not for ourselves, but for future generations, though we may not live to see it.” -Izhak Katznelson

Jiden Armstrong has fought and bled for her homeworld of Century, now she has to put it all on the line.  The UN Star Guard, the self-appointed rulers of humanity, have decided that the Centurions are a threat to their control of human space.

The Guard have detained all the refugees from Century for use as hostages.  They plan to force the Centurions into the front lines of the fight against the alien Culmor Empire, there to fight and die until none remain.

Before they act, Jiden has a narrow window to save her people.  It will require extreme risk and a no-fail mission, and that’s only the beginning.  Because the Star Guard have run roughshod across many worlds and the only way for the Centurions to save their people is to ignite an uprising in the heart of one of the Guard’s strongholds.

Jiden is taking on the most powerful military in human space.  She and her teams have no allies, no support, and no reinforcements.  If she fails, then her people and even her newborn children, will pay the price.  Because the Guard realize they are losing control and they will kill entire planets if that’s what they have to do to remain in power.

Valor must carry the uprising because the alternative is the destruction of all that Jiden knows and loves.

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Coming soon: Forsworn Valor

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Coming 01 December, Forsworn Valor, the fifth book of the Forsaken Valor series:

“There’s no trust, no faith, no honesty in men; all perjured, all forsworn, all naught, all dissemblers.” -William Shakespeare

I am William Alexander Armstrong, and against my better judgement, I have sworn an oath to serve the Drakkus Empire.  I have given my word to serve the dreaded Imperial Intelligence, because it is the only way I can see to protect my friends.

But a plan is afoot, and I might be the only one to stop it… or to help it along.  A powerful nobleman plans to overthrow the Emperor.  Only, I’m the one Imperial Intelligence will send to stop him.  Every instinct I have tells me that I should walk away, that the Drakkus Empire is rotten to the core and there’s no saving it.

It may not be just the lives of my friends on the line, it might be the fate of billions of people across the Drakkus Empire.  It is down to me to figure out whether I should stop the coming civil war, to throw myself into the way of danger again, or to stand aside and be forsworn.

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New Release: Valor’s Strike

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I’m excited to announce the release of my 40th book!

Valor’s Strike, the 7th book of the Children of Valor series, is now available from Amazon: https://amzn.to/3FyXtXY

“He who would be free must strike the first blow.” –Frederik Douglas

Jiden Armstrong faces a threat bigger than any she has ever seen before.  The Star Guard dominate human space, and they have decided to destroy the Centurions.  They plan to throw the Centurions into battle, again and again, until none are left.

The Centurions are left with a choice… to bow to the stronger forces of the Star Guard or to strike a first blow and be free. 

It falls to Jiden to make that first strike, to lead a commando raid to seize the ships needed to fight the alien Culmor Empire.  Because if she doesn’t, then her people, her planet, and their very way of life will vanish forever.  

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Coming (VERY) Soon: Valor’s Strike

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I’m happy to announce that Valor’s Strike, book 7 of the Children of Valor series, will come out on 27 October:

“He who would be free must strike the first blow.” –Frederik Douglas

Jiden Armstrong faces a threat bigger than any she has ever seen before.  The Star Guard dominate human space, and they have decided to destroy the Centurions.  They plan to throw the Centurions into battle, again and again, until none are left.

The Centurions are left with a choice… to bow to the stronger forces of the Star Guard or to strike a first blow and be free. 

It falls to Jiden to make that first strike, to lead a commando raid to seize the ships needed to fight the alien Culmor Empire.  Because if she doesn’t, then her people, her planet, and their very way of life will vanish forever.  

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New Release: Common Valor

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Hey Everyone, Common Valor, Book 4 of the Forsaken Valor series is now available: https://amzn.to/3EXfmzh

There is nothing common about valor.

That goes doubly true on the world of Drakkus Prime, where scheming noblemen and slaving pirates fight for power and wealth.

My name is William Alexander Armstrong, I am the son of murdered parents, an escaped slave, and I have hidden in the last place anyone would think to look for me: among the children of the elite at the Drakkus Imperial Military Institute. I have made allies of a renegade princess, a talking civet, a host of orphans, beggars, outcasts, and a mad artificial intelligence who happens to be my sister.

Right now, that puts me in a position to avenge my family against the Drakkus Pirates who want to kill me and my friends. Which is a good thing, too, because their shadow wars on the streets have erupted into full-scale gun battles. If no one stops them, they could engulf the Drakkus Empire in civil war and kill billions.

I might be able to act to stop them. The only problems I face are an intelligence agent determined to find out my secrets, enemies who hate my guts, and a multi-star-system plot that has just embroiled my homeworld in war on a scale not seen in generations.

For me, it is just another day.