Justice Ascends
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They killed her once for asking questions. She came back with answers.
Josephine Givens has 4.8 million reasons to burn toward Pinnacle Station. Death warrants signed during breakfast.
Termination authorizations approved between meetings. Children measured in credit deficits and erased from existence when the numbers didn't add up.
JUDGEMENT waited twenty years in glacier ice for a crew worthy of its purpose. Now it carries her toward an orbital fortress where seven executives hide behind automated weapons and forty-seven thousand workers who just learned what their employers really are.
The fuel margins say this might be a one-way trip. Her crew says they'd rather die for something than live for nothing. Someone in that station signed the order that killed an eight-year-old girl for costing 847 credits annually.
Someone will answer for it.
Her salvaged crew trusts her to know the difference between justice and vengeance. She's no longer certain she does.
The towers made her a warrior. The void will decide what kind.
When prosecution begins at weapons range, will she deliver verdicts-or become one?
A T Michaels
A. T. Michaels is the coauthor of the Quantum Cultivation and the Dreadnought Court series.
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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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