Flame Against Flame
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Last published Fri, Jan 12, 2018
For years, nineteen-year-old Kairo Hatasa dreamed of a life filled with excitement and adventure. What he gets, is nothing close. He is trapped as a soldier for the tyrannical Empire to support the only bit of hope left in his life -- his son.
Kairo is sent on a mission to the other side of the galaxy and given a chance to forever change the world he lives in alongside a spunky gang of misfits. But the price of forging a rebellion may be far too much for him to pay.
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