Strand: Redemption

1764. The temple is found. The siege has begun. And control of alien technology will determine the fate of empires.

Major Mortimer Reece knows three things: he's a coward, frontier warfare broke him, and he'll do anything to avoid going back. But when the King's agents drag him from London's streets, there's no escape. His Majesty has chosen him—the broken officer haunted by Bushy Run—to command the Templars and secure the alien temple Ephraim Biggs revealed in the Pennsylvania wilderness.

The mission is impossible. His new second-in-command served under him before and knows exactly what kind of coward Reece really is. The Strand Brothers possess the temple's coordinates but guard their own ambitions. And when Reece finally reaches the site, he discovers not a cache of weapons but an underground alien barracks housing technology that could tip the balance of power across continents—if any faction can claim it.

Then war chief Kariwase surrounds Fort Clarke with overwhelming forces, demanding the English withdraw from his people's holy ground. The incomplete fortifications won't hold. No relief is coming. His tactical mind sees every way they'll die, and his terror screams the same truth it always has: when battle comes, he'll freeze and watch his men fall.

But this time, there's nowhere left to run. The Crown needs this temple. The Shawnee will die to reclaim it. And the power buried beneath Pennsylvania will reshape the coming struggle for a continent.

In the crucible of siege and sacrifice, a broken officer will pay the price empires demand.

But this time, there's nowhere left to run. And buried in that temple is technology that could change the course of human history—if Reece can hold long enough for humanity to unlock its secrets.

In the crucible of siege warfare and impossible odds, a broken man will discover what courage truly costs.