War Whore

Governments across the galaxy often pay private armies to fight in their place, and the Berserkers rank at the top of that trade. Corporations and states call on them for work that regular forces cannot handle cleanly, whether the job is too brutal, too sensitive, or too lethal. Their members are drilled hard and carry the latest weapons, and for a sufficient fee they will carry out nearly any contract.

The Berserkers also live by an unwritten rule that no paycheck can override: they look after their own. Captain Ron Axel faces that rule in its harshest form when he is ordered to lead a risky operation to pull a Berserker unit out from behind enemy lines on a desolate frontier world. There is no room for mistakes, and the unit must hold out against waves of hostile fighters. Axel has to decide whether the mission or the lives of his soldiers come first.

The contract on the table would be the largest payout in the galaxy, if the crew survives long enough to collect it. The novel is self-contained and set in the War's Edge universe. It contains graphic violence, strong language, and sexual content, and it is written for mature readers.