On a world ravaged by war, Khan the white tiger is king. The constant battles provide endless food for him to scavenge and the quiet, abandoned cities are a perfect home. But a white tiger is a rare creature indeed, valuable, and even when surrounded by war and death, humans still find a way to take what they want. A short story set in the Universe of War, twelve years before the events of Symphony of The Polema Campaign.
Librarian Note: There is more than one author by this name. ABOUT THE AUTHOR David Adams spends as much time as possible in the Australian bush, honing survival skills, gold, treasure fossicking, and hunting feral animals throughout Australia. He served as an Officer in the Australian Army Reserve during the post-Vietnam era. Dave has trained alongside members of the United States Marine Corps and Special Air Services SAS personnel. Serving his last two years in the A.D.F as a Platoon Commander Military Police provided him with exposure to law enforcement working closely with his civilian counterparts in the Queensland Police Service. Dave relies on this real-life experience to provide him with authentic characters, settings, and a knowledge of military equipment and procedures. He continues to travel the world in search of exciting settings and characters that he hopes will transport his readers to these exotic places while adding a reality to his books. e in the Goodreads data base.
Adams has written another superb sci-fi short story not from the point of view of antagonist or protagonist, but from that of an animal caught into middle of war. Adams handles his main character perfectly as an apex predator. An original take.