23 Years on Fire
Cassandra Kresnov - a highly advanced hunter-killer android - returns
to face down a rogue government's plot to eliminate free will.
Commander Cassandra Kresnov has her hands full. She must lead an assault against
the Federation world of Pyeongwha, where a terrible sociological
phenomenon has unleashed hell against the civilian population. Then she
faces the threat from a portion of League space known as New Torah, in
which a ruthless regime of surviving corporations are building new
synthetic soldiers but taking the technology in alarming directions.
On the Torahn world of Pantala, Sandy encounters betrayal, crisis, and
conspiracy on a scale previously unimaginable. Most challenging of all,
she also meets three young street kids who stir emotions in her she
didn't think she was capable of. Can the Federation's most lethal killer afford unexpected sentiment? What will be the cost if she is forced to
choose between them and her mission, not only to her cause, but to her
soul?
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Joel Shepherd
Joel Shepherd is an Australian author whose imagination bridges the vast expanse of science fiction and the intricate depth of fantasy. Born in Adelaide in 1974 and raised in Perth, he discovered an early fascination with storytelling through science fiction films and speculative tales that stretched beyond everyday life. This curiosity eventually led him to study film and television arts at Curtin University, a foundation that shaped his cinematic approach to narrative and world-building.
The Cassandra Kresnov Series
The adventures of Cassandra "Sandy" Kresnov, the ultimate synthetic soldier who was made by the League, but defected to her former enemy, the Federation. Explosive action sequences and a focus on character make the Cassandra Kresnov novels unique in SF.
The Cassandra Kresnov Series consists of six books. The current recommended reading order for the series is provided below.
