The Milleran Cluster

Book Three

The Suicide Fire

by Kennneth P. Langer

Book Three of the Milleran Cluster Series

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Erut is a simple farmer who found himself forced into the military by the power-hungry Kevutians bent on controlling all the asteroids of a region known as the Milleran Cluster. He is shipped to the verdant planet Pa'Myshka only to find himself falsely accused of stealing from the fees imposed on the subjugated Myshkans. He escapes from his fellow soldiers only to find himself amidst a band of rebels known as the Sifuti.

Ony'a, grand-daughter of Zoe and a Myshkan with some connection to Sifuti, uses her abilities to determine that Erut is telling the truth when he says the only thing of interest to him is going home to his farm. He agrees to aid the Sifuti if they can help him realize his wish. On a mission to rescue the Myshkan Lyrin and his followers, Erut proves his worth to the others.

Ony'a's brother Lagos is inspired by Erut to become a leader to the Myshkans and enact a ritual long ago prohibited by the occupying Kevutians. In the middle of the ritual, however, the Myshkans catch sight of banners flying from their sacred building, the Chantry. The Myshkans riot but are captured and surrounded. They are forced to give up their leader, Lagos. He is made to stand trial but his sister and closest friends know it is all for show the outcome of which will determine the future of the people of Pa'Myshka.

Ony'a and the Sifuti must find a way to rescue Lagos and force the Kevutians off their planet before the Myshkans and the life they once knew are destroyed forever.

Follow the plight of Exizoyn and her daughters as they resist the power-hungry forces of the Kevutian Conglomerate in the third book of this thrilling science-fiction series.

  • ISBN: 9780976411994

  • Publication Date: August 2016

  • Retail Price: $24.99

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  • Edition: First

  • Pages: 342

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  • Binding: Perfect

Contents

Prologue

  1. The Seed of Betrayal

  2. The Commonality of Surprise

  3. Running Toward Emptiness

  4. An Illusion More Real

  5. The Long Thread

  6. The Thunderous Whisper

  7. The True Warrior

  8. The Keeper of Secrets

  9. The Lightness of Freedom

  10. The Truth Before You

  11. A Capacity For Wisdom

  12. The River and the Rain

  13. Where The Meadow Has No Flowers

  14. The Path of Destiny

  15. Forward in Harmony

  16. Choosing Emptiness

  17. The Wind Does Not Wait

  18. The Addiction of Desire

  19. At the Edge of Knowing

  20. Embracing Truth

  21. Boundless Pride

  22. The Strength of the Heart

  23. A Necessary Burden

  24. A New Sunrise

  25. The Hope of Flowers

  26. A Calling

  27. The Edge of Darkness

  28. Unseen River

  29. Ends Without a Center

  30. The Cost of Indecision

  31. The Suicide Fire

  32. Looking Underneath From Above

  33. Conversion

  34. Just to be Heard

  35. The Lynch Pin

  36. I am Found Because I am Lost

  37. Open Wound

  38. A Little Help From Above

  39. The Frame is the Image

  40. Abandonment

  41. A Silent Partner

Epilogue

Appendices

  • The Yocu Sachen

  • The Epiphanies of Lagos

  • Maps

  • Map Legend

  • Terminology

  • Characters

  • Acknowledgements

  • About the Author