Monarchy's Shadow

Synopsis

The Third World War has claimed the life of the planet. Those that remain: a group called the Shadows, the innocents they¿ve sworn to protect, and the Monarchy¿a society that seeks human perfection¿through the destruction of the imperfect.Having been pursued by the Monarchy to another world, the Shadows have been lying in wait. But the Monarchy has found them, and the war is ready to rage once more.Leading a small group on a strike of the Monarchy¿s citadel, Taal¿Unn Blake, the Shadows commander, has the experience, the know-how and the tenacity to pull off the impossible. He¿s just lacking one thing: the sanity. Now he stands poised either to bring freedom back to the innocent people under his care¿or to blow up yet another planet.The Monarchy¿s leader, a megalomaniac that has crowned himself prince over humanity, has only to destroy the Shadows and his rise to become king will be complete. Mustering his best soldiers, he sends them out to bring the Shadows to their knees.The two armies race across hostile terrain, contending with chaotic weather and wildlife, to be the first to obliterate their adversaries and end the war. The Monarchy has the numbers, the weapons, the technology. The Shadows¿have some really smashing pancake recipes.The Shadows know they don¿t stand much of a chance. But Taal¿Unn Blake has learned something from all his years of fighting. To fight an enemy bent on twisting humanity, a twisted human is sometimes the best weapon¿