Eight Thirteen

A soldier in training. A system built on lies. One choice could ignite a revolution.

Orion never expected to leave his dying compound, let alone be chosen for the most elite training program on Kirev. After his father is killed protecting a suspected rebel, Orion takes his place in the fields until an aptitude test launches him into a world of advanced technology, strategic warfare, and whispered secrets among the stars.

As a new recruit in the Ascension Project, Orion trains with the best, lives among the privileged, and begins to earn the attention of Kirev's highest commanders. But beneath the order and promise of progress lies something darker. The war raging beyond Kirev's skies isn't what he's been told, and the planet's role in it may tip the balance of power across the galaxy.

Now, with his loyalty tested and the future of his homeworld at stake, Orion must decide if he will rise as a leader, or rebel against the very system that made him.