Imperial Deserter

About the book

Committing murder once can make you a murderer, but committing it on a larger scale can elevate you to the status of a statesman. Dirk should have taken more lives.

Dirriken Friedel utilized his connections to nobility to save his soldiers, with no intention of instigating war or carrying out the killings himself. Now imprisoned, he awaits the arrival of an assassin sent by the families of the officers he had killed.

When a group of off-duty marines helps him break free, he is given a chance for a fresh start, provided he proves himself deserving. As he makes his chaotic escape, he gathers a dysfunctional crew comprising of a rundown trading ship, a disgruntled former army officer, a genetically modified religious zealot, a naive runaway, a deceitful engineer, and a deadly seductress. Pursued by a relentless imperial tribunal seeking vengeance, can he prevent his crew from turning on each other, the ship from destruction, and himself from self-destruction? Or would it be simpler to just surrender?

If you enjoy stories about sprawling galactic empires, honorable adversaries, and sharp-witted exchanges, then this novel is perfect for you.