Through the Gate
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Earth's destruction was just the beginning.
Rejected by the Marine recruiters, Jackson Bach thought his military dreams were over.
The dimensional recruiters had other plans.
Drafted into Atlantis University's elite tactical program, this human operative discovers his unique neural signature triggers Memory Echoes-classified visions of Earth's final transmissions. Plasma-scorched cities. Desperate evacuation orders. Command structures collapsing in real-time.
The brass calls it combat instability. Jackson calls it evidence.
Partnered with Zaena, a felinoid tactical specialist, Jackson infiltrates restricted archives. Ancient military logs reveal panicked distress signals, ignored strategic assessments, one classified reality:
Atlantis Command abandoned Earth's defense grid.
Billions died while dimensional gates sealed shut.
Academy Command wants Jackson terminated. His squad leader risks court-martial protecting him. Memory Echoes intensify during combat simulations, revealing exactly who gave the stand-down orders.
Dimensional strike teams hunt him through campus sectors. Academy leadership demands his immediate discharge.
Jackson faces a tactical nightmare: expose the cover-up and lose his squad, his mentor, his only shot at belonging to something greater than himself.
Stay silent, let humanity's genocide remain classified forever.
Will Jackson's warrior instincts overcome impossible odds? Can one soldier's truth shatter an empire's perfect lie?
Michael Anderle
Michael Anderle is a prolific science fiction and fantasy author best known for creating expansive, interconnected story worlds built around strong, complex characters. He is the creator of The Kurtherian® Gambit, a genre-blending series that combines science fiction, urban fantasy, action, and supernatural elements, and which has grown into a multi-series universe with a global readership. His work is recognized for its fast pacing, serialized storytelling, and long-form character arcs designed to sustain reader engagement across many books.
Over the past decade, Anderle has been one of the most widely read authors in digital subscription fiction. Amazon* recognized him as one of the ten most-read Kindle Unlimited* authors in the United Kingdom over the past decade, reflecting not just high sales volume but sustained reader loyalty. His books have reached readers in multiple international markets and have been translated into numerous languages, helping establish a broad and diverse fanbase.
Beyond writing, Anderle is known for his collaborative approach to storytelling. He frequently works with other authors within shared universes, mentoring new voices while maintaining tight narrative continuity across large bodies of work. This collaborative model has allowed his fictional worlds to expand organically while remaining accessible to new readers.
Today, Michael Anderle continues to develop new series and expand existing universes across science fiction, fantasy, and supernatural thrillers. His work emphasizes long-term worldbuilding, evolving characters, and stories designed to translate naturally across media, reflecting a forward-looking approach to modern genre fiction.
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