TED RUSS
Former Army officer. Lapsed philosophy student. Recovering executive.
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A special operations helicopter pilot launches an illegal mission into ISIS territory to rescue the man who taught him everything at West Point. As his crew flies through the Iraqi night, Sam Avery revisits the years at the academy that made him — plebe summer, the brotherhood of his company, and the mentor he's now risking his life to save. A story of West Point, special operations, and why sometimes, the right thing to do breaks all the rules.
A CIA-trained military intelligence officer forges an unlikely friendship with a Russian army officer in the chaos of Kosovo — a friendship that spans the globe and finally becomes impossible to sustain when Ukraine ignites in 2014. Kidnapped by Russian gunmen and held at gunpoint crossing the Black Sea, Val Rafter has to reckon with every choice that brought him to this point. A globe-spanning story about duty, loyalty, and what it costs when they collide.
In the 2060s, AI soldierbots do most of the dying, and a shrinking cadre of human officers still bears the burden of leading them in combat. Paul Owens and Kata Vukovic are the best of that cadre, chosen to command a new generation of soldierbots that are programmed to fight, but learn loyalty. Unfortunately, even the most advanced military AI is no match for the appetites of the military-industrial complex. Paul is about to learn that the hard way. First in a five book series.