Civil War

The Fight for Britannia 7 - Civil War is the final book in the Fight for Britannia Series written by Saxon Andrew. The Colonies innate paranoia of being attacked by other advanced civilizations didn't only extend to alien civilizations but also included the two other civilizations inhabited by humans. With their increased military might, the Prime Minister decided to use his power to take control of the only two human governments still not members of the Colonies. He intended to be the ruler of all humanity and he started planning to accomplish that goal years earlier. Once again as throughout history, the most dangerous species to humanity was itself. Earth and Britannia were in the cross hairs of a coming Civil War and there was little they could do to stop it. They were heavily outnumbered by the Colony Fleets and time was running out.

Excerpt from Civil War

He hesitated and then walked out into the clearing. He kept his eyes moving and walked slowly up to the backpack. He immediately saw the blood scattered around it and it led away from the clearing into the tree line on the left. He went to the stream and saw the Admiral's water container lying at the edge of the water. All along the stream were animal tracks and he shook his head. He lifted his communicator and pressed a button. "Have you carried out your orders?"
"No Sir. It appears I won't have to kill the Admiral."
"Why not?!"
"One of the predators in the forest beat me to it. Judging by the tracks at the stream, a Gorean Lion must have attacked, killed the Admiral, and drug her away into the forest."
"You can't be serious!"
"Sir, there's blood everywhere and her thoughts were suddenly stopped. I've telepathically scanned this area and there's nothing here."
The telepath heard a laugh, "This is great! Her death can't be traced back to us. In a few weeks we'll go out and look for the body and the Prime Minister will hold a funeral for one of the Colonies Heroes. This is a gift!"
"Yes Sir. What do you want me to do?"
"Get out of there. Take the shuttle back to Fleet Operations and report to me when you arrive."
"Yes Sir. On my way." The assassin turned and ran out of the clearing and into the woods.

Kendal listened to the conversation and her expression turned angry. She lifted the blaster to kill the shuttle pilot before he ran away and the man put his hand on her arm and shook his head. Kendal suddenly turned the blaster on him. "That was Admiral Bellemy's voice I heard and you're on his staff."
The man smiled, "Some things change Admiral."
The man showed no fear and Kendal glared at him with a hate filled expression, "Why would Bellemy want me dead?"
"I don't think Bellemy cares if you live or die but the Prime Minister want's you removed."
"Why? I'm a loyal officer in the Colony Navy."
"Are you loyal to the Colonies or the Prime Minister?"
Kendal stared at the man and asked, "What's the difference?"
"There's a huge difference," the man replied. "And the Prime Minister knows it."


Genre: Young Adult Fantasy