Vanguard Strike

<p><strong>A vast battlecruiser moves silently through space-a ghost ship abandoned decades ago. There could be treasure inside... or monsters.</strong></p><p></p><p><strong>I'm the sucker who's going to find out.</strong></p><p></p><p>Once I was a hero. An elite soldier fighting for the Paragon military. Now the Paragon's wars are won and I'm nobody-a gun for hire working illegal salvage operations.</p><p></p><p>There's money to be made out in the dark. Ships filled with valuable tech left to drift between the stars. A smart salvage crew can get rich. Or at least die trying.</p><p></p><p>Because there's a damn good reason these ships are abandoned. <em>Rippers</em>. Crafted in Paragon labs rippers are living weapons-terrifying creatures with steel claws that tear into any human they see. They can clear a ship in minutes. And a planet in a week.</p><p></p><p>I've fought rippers before. I've got the scars and the nightmares to prove it. But this mission is different...</p><p></p><p>When an old friend and his beautiful deadly new boss break me out of prison and ask me to join their crew I know right away there has to be a catch. </p><p></p><p>They're searching for a lost warship that contains a priceless secret. But this is a fully armed Paragon battlecruiser a maze of passageways and advanced defence systems all of it infested with rippers. It's a suicide mission. Impossible. But if it could be done... </p><p></p><p>Whoever raids that ship will hold the fate of the galaxy in their hands.</p><p></p><p><strong>An absolutely thrilling science-fiction adventure of tension intrigue and hard-hitting action <em>Vanguard Strike</em> is perfect for fans of James S.A. Corey Marko Kloos and Craig Alanson.</strong></p><p></p><p><strong>See why readers love <em>Vanguard Strike</em>:</strong></p><p></p><p>Compelling and vivid... A <strong>high-powered</strong> <strong>electric</strong> story... <strong>will keep military SF fans reading!</strong> Jeremy Szal author of <em>Stormblood</em></p><p></p><p><strong>Heists super-soldiers monsters mysteries</strong> there's something for everyone here... with a verve and energy that <strong>sweeps you along</strong>. M.R. Carey bestselling author of <em>The Girl with All the Gifts</em></p>