The science fiction/mystery novella Siege is now available on Amazon Kindle Vella: Siege (Kindle Vella).
Synopsis: Year 2096. A government unit made up of soldiers and civilians is tasked with guarding and maintaining an isolated and quiet military supply depot called The Krag in the Mojave Desert. Set during a war between the humans and an alien race known as Architects, the unit finds themselves surrounded and cut off from their allies when a small army of Architects and their android servants surround The Krag. To make matters worse, when one member of the unit is mysteriously killed, they discover that the killer is one of their own.
Characters:
Paul Binder: An unpleasant logistics aide and the first person to encounter Alpha.
Rain Tessio: The moralistic leader of The Krag’s reserve infantry sub-unit.
Sofia Del Carmen: A civilian electrical engineer who is incredibly frustrated for being drafted into the war.
Jonz “Mustard” Desmond: A large member of the reserves who also serves as the unit’s cook.
Kry Desmond: A young logistics aide and Mustard’s younger brother.
Jax Tessio: A taciturn member of the reserves and Rain’s younger brother.
The Engineer: An intelligent reptilian-like member of the architects and the leader of the army besieging The Krag.
The Leviathan: A hulking crocodile-like member of the architects and the brother of the the Engineer.
Alpha: A tall, humanoid android who is the commander of the infiltrator army.
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