Jason Argonos just wants to be left alone. A man haunted by his past, Parga Maximum Security Prison isn't where he thought he'd be spending his forties, but it's where he belongs. He's got three square meals a day and plenty of well deserving targets to nail to the wall. His life as an inmate might not be comfortable, but it's the next best thing.

That is, until his little sister shows up out of the blue with a tin eye and more questions than answers. After years of awkward silence she makes him an offer he cannot afford to refuse: volunteer for the Congressional Lunar Republic or face the consequences.

Jason is thrust into the middle of a war for the throne of Terra. He has only the vaguest idea of what to expect. Along the way he makes strange allies and even stranger enemies across a universe that is far older and more dangerous than he could have ever imagined.

Themes: Wonder, Dealing with Loss, Men’s Mental Health, Identity

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