Aubrey, a brilliant but lonely ten year old girl who is above all things, kind, is about to learn a hard truth. That war makes monsters of us all.

Her mother always told her that her father died in a car accident. She lied. Bored by her advanced classes and tempted by an irresistible opportunity to learn the truth about her father's fate, Aubrey is torn from her life, pulled into the distant future to fight in the same brutal war against a terrifying alien enemy that made her father a war hero. And a martyr.

Forced into the Academy, a vicious training school where the future leaders of the perpetual war are trained, Aubrey gleefully immerses herself in the technological wonders of the 23rd century, in particular Juggers, the mechanical monstrosities that elite soldiers pilot in defense of the seven systems.

After undergoing brutal exams, Aubrey quickly learns that betrayal, murder, and cruelty are the way of life in the future, where mega-corporations rule civilization, rewarding deceit and violence with power and wealth. Will Aubrey even survive her deadly training to face down the horrifying enemy that threatens all of existence? How much blood will she have to wash from her hands in the process?

The first in a planned seven volume series, former writer for The Onion, David Osterman, has decided to release this series for free on Royal Road. All 28 Chapters will be posted on a regular Mon-Wed-Fri schedule.