This Alien Sky

A secret mission.
The war against Ryland is going well–but the dictator will destroy everything he can before the last defenses collapse. He’s got the former leaders of Ryland in a secret prison, and Jeff Yi has a new mission: sneak down to an embattled planet and save Ryland’s best and brightest before they can be murdered.

A desperate battle.
A resort town turns into a battleground as fanatical Blackshirts close in on the prison. Jeff and a rag-tag group of sailors and partisans fight street by street, house to house, knowing that even if the prisoners can be saved, their troubles are just beginning....

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