For a Cadre Operator, there is no retirement but death. Thompson, Argo, and Beckert limp home in a stolen transport. The reconnaissance mission to occupied Earth has left them broken and barely alive. But what they discovered beneath the rotted concrete of Washington, D.C. cuts deeper than Blueskin knives... While sifting through terabytes of raw data retrieved from Earth, Cadre Techs find evidence of another covert research station called, 'Cadre Two.' If it exists, could it have escaped the genocide like Cadre One? Could there be survivors? Cadre Operators quietly don their gear and prepare for rotation. Beneath their stoic exteriors, they know Cadre Two could be a burned out shell. Or, it could be a trove of lost technologies, possibly a refuge should the ancient machinery at Cadre One fail... ...that is, if the saffron-eyed alien hasn't found it first.

Post-Apocalyptic, Hard Military SF. Humans, hunted to the brink of extinction by a reptilian enemy, have evolved to a terrifying ferocity and prey viciously on the enemy which defeated them. An insider's look at the blood-soaked line between survival and terrorism.

Humanity is wiped out in less than two months. Hundreds of strange vessels appear, unleashing an assault both methodical and efficient. Bombardment vaporizes building and bone. Invasion clears out the larger pockets of survivors. Plague finishes the last few clinging to life. Extermination complete, the azure skinned beings journey home and resume their normal lives. Seven hundred years later, a cargo ship goes missing. A burst of static precedes the disappearance, but investigations find no trace of ship or crew. Decades pass. Then another vessel vanishes, again with the burst of static. Another decade. Another disappearance. Never a trace. A rumor begins in the dark alleys and religious communities, spreading like fire. Most laugh when they hear it, dismissing the speaker as superstitious or overly pious; but all tremble inside. In their hearts, they know the genocide was a great crime; and where all of their technology and power has failed to provide answers, the rumor may be true. Angry Ghosts have come to revenge.