From the Backlist: The Mad Lancers

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The Mad Lancers is set twelve years before the events in Sins of Empire and explores the history of the Fatrastan war hero “Mad” Ben Styke. This is the story of the battle for Landfall that cemented a young colonial lancer’s fame and ended the Fatrastan War for Independence.

Two fun facts about this one:

The Mad Lancers won the Stabby Award for Best Novella!
There’s an official Mad Lancers ring licensed by Badali Jewelry that you can buy!

Pictures of those below, and here’s the official blurb for the novella:

The Mad Lancers

In the colonial cities and towns of Fatrasta, peace has never been easy. Immigrants fight amongst themselves or turn on the native population, while the governing power of the Kez Army steps in only to enforce the will of apathetic local governors assigned by a distant crown.

Young war hero Ben Styke commands a colonial garrison in a sleepy frontier suburb. When the governor’s cruel brother stops for the night, rising continental tensions force Styke to protect the people of his town in a brutal escalation that threatens to destroy everything—and everyone—he has fought for.

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