The Crimson Gambit

by Benjamin Wallace

The war between the Earth led Alliance and the Hama Empire rages across the galaxy. There are valiant skirmishes, dastardly acts of subterfuge and sabotage, daring rescues, sinister sneak attacks and a hundred other tales of heroism worth telling.

Meanwhile, back on earth, the Alliance capital world has become a hotbed of espionage and intrigue as friendships and allegiances are strained and broken. Cason Maze has been tasked with protecting the defense against this new front.

He’s on the trail of a league of villains purported to be a resurrected Crimson Menagerie, a cabal of powerful and power-hungry figures with vast resources working from the shadows to steer events to their will.

Join Cason Maze, Meena Stendak, and Atticus Vides as the trio fights against time, villainy, and middle management to protect the world from the Crimson Gambit.

268 pages, Kindle Edition

Published July 15, 2025

About the author

Benjamin Wallace has written for GQ, Details, Food & Wine, Salon, and The Washington Post. He grew up in Washington, DC, and graduated from Georgetown University. From 1990 to 1992, he lived in the Czech Republic and Hungary, teaching English, proofreading diplomatic documents at the Czechoslovak Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and writing for such newspapers as The Prague Post, The Budapest Post, and The European. From 1993 to 1995, he worked as a reporter for trade publications in Manhattan, including a magazine about magazines and a mergers-and-acquisitions newsletter. From 1996 to 2005, he worked at Philadelphia magazine, most recently as executive editor. In 2002, the Columbia Journalism Review named him one of “ten young writers on the rise.” The Billionaire’s Vinegar is his first book. He lives in Brooklyn, New York.

Reviews

[Rob Paczkowski · Rating 5 out of 5]

You can read this as a standalone but DONT! I love this author. I love the banter. The added humor in almost any situation. Getting sucked into these worlds he creates. So start at the beginning if you can. If you start with this book, you will be drawn into read the rest,so it is a win, win. ( His other books are pretty awesome also). NOTe: Iam not a bot or AI and this is not a paid endorsement. But I do blame Facebook algorithms for introducing me to him so I had to get and read I believe every single released books he has!

[Joseph Horacki · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great read

Another chapter in the shattered alliance series, and it doesnt disapoint. Really enjoyed reading about the Atticus character. Ends on a cliffhanger, so I cant wait for the next book in the series!

[Veronik Durocher · Rating 5 out of 5]

Really good!

Argh! I can't believe I'll need to wait for the next book to come out to know where the story is going! I was so into it, didn't notice I was at the end. It's like a coït interrompu…