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The Prince's Gambit
New Doncaster should have been a success.
It wasn’t. A
deeply-corrupt and embedded ruling class, disenfranchised settlers
and embittered indentured workers – slaves in all but name – have
poisoned the planet, unleashing the fires of class war and
threatening – in the wake of Earthfall – to turn the beautiful
planet into hell. And
sinister forces are stirring the pot.
Roland - once Crown Prince of Earth, now a Marine Auxiliary –
was charged with building an army to stabilise New Doncaster.
But it was too late.
The rebels struck and the planet fell into civil war.
Roland scored one victory, keeping the rebels
from winning in a single blow, but the war is far from over.
Rebel forces have swept over the outlying islands, destroying
plantations, capturing infrastructure, liberating slaves while
forcing their former owners to flee or die on the remains of their
lands. Now, with both
sides preparing for the coming contest, Roland – cut off from the
Marine Corps – finds himself charged with leading the government
troops, to launch a desperate military gambit to win a war against a
rebel force that might have right on its side. And if his gambit
fails …
… The entire planet may collapse into chaos.
