They told him peace was worth any cost. Even genocide.

Elias Kade survived the warlords, the quarantine zones, and the slow death of a forgotten city. He was just a boy when the Terran Human Alliance saved him with food, firepower, and promises of order. Now, years later, he's the hand that delivers that order — as an elite soldier of Ghost Force.

But when Kade is deployed on a mission to cleanse a newly discovered alien world, the truth hits harder than any battlefield ever could: these aren't enemies. They're farmers. Artists. Families. The only thing they did wrong was exist.

If you're tired of clean-cut hero stories where the “good guys” are never questioned, this is your book.

Ashes of Xyphos is a fast-paced, emotionally intense sci-fi novella about loyalty, indoctrination, and what it really means to fight for peace. If you’ve ever wrestled with the dark side of authority, or wanted your science fiction to ask real moral questions, this story will stay with you long after the last page.

From Kevin Sanon, author of the upcoming Eclipse Series, this novella is your first glimpse into a galaxy where truth is weaponized, peace is propaganda, and one soldier must decide if silence is survival — or betrayal.

But what will Kade risk when telling the truth makes him the next target?

Kevin Sanon

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