Wolves Behind: A Kaiyos Lex Anthology

by Bernard Lang

On a distant colony world on the edges of known space, Prefect Lucretia Nona and her engineers are thrust into an impossible situation, as a routine assignment dissolves into a deadly game of cat and mouse. Trapped in a ruined and seemingly abandoned city, Luci must discover the secret behind what has befallen this sleepy backwater, or the fate of her team is all but sealed. As the shocking truth of their situation crystalizes, Luci's plans are immediately disrupted by a jealous ex-lover, who divides the team in a poorly thought out attempt to escape. While the pain of their betrayal still fresh, Luci must press on, leading her remaining soldiers out of the city and into the surrounding wilderness in a bid to remain undetected. In the wilds, they stumble across the last thing they expected to survivors. The team's chance encounter leads to the fragmented remains of the planet's security detail, who are desperately trying to spirit the few remaining civilians to safety. With innocent lives on the line, Luci is forced to make a proceed with her plan and call in the cavalry, or lead the survivors in an improbable bid to ride out the storm. No matter what decision Luci makes, she knows that survival may be beyond reach. Wolves Behind is a suspense-filled thriller which will keep you wanting more as Luci and her team grapple with the hopelessness of their situation. It is set at the beginning of the Ascomanni War, eight long years before the events of The Kaiyos Imperium, and it peels away the lies and myths surrounding first contact with the genocidal alien invaders.

118 pages, Kindle Edition

Published March 30, 2021

Reviews

[William · Rating 5 out of 5]

Entertaining space opera listening 🤓🙄

This kindle ebook novella is from my Kindle Unlimited account three books in a related series

They arrive at a planet with a settlement. An enemy has invaded and the team has to get to the communication center. They manage to get there and are under attack. The center falls but a new enemy is in the middle of the game. 🌐

I would recommend this related series and author to readers of space opera fantasy world 🌐 adventures novels 😯😯 2025 👀🙃