Honor Guard
Honor Guard
A Shoemaker.Space Story
A sacred duty turns into a deadly voyage.
General Palmer gave her life to secure the peace between the Inner Defense Force and the Outlander worlds. Will Major Schippers and his crew give theirs to deliver her body home to rest?
This is a future hard science fiction story of the aftermath of a war that devastated the Solar System. A few members of Palmer’s command are tasked to escort her body back to Earth, triggering old resentments and guilt as secrets are uncovered. But some secrets are deadlier than others…
A short story (11,000 words) from Shoemaker.Space. Available on Amazon.
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A sacred duty turns into a deadly voyage. Available on Amazon.