How much of the real Sartha Thrace remains? Sartha herself wonders - but as Handler brings her to the Empire’s heart to play power games that will stretch her mind to its limits, there is no time to dwell on the question. The show must go on.

An ex-hound struggles to survive after being left behind following a battle on the planet Eucharist.

A weapon is deployed to kill. She doesn’t know why. She doesn’t know her enemy, nor the woman whispering commands into her ear. She doesn’t need to. All she needs is reward for slaughter.

Meraniel Gallo, an Imperial Pilot, discovers just how far she can fall.

Amelia does not belong. No sense of comradery in the rebellion and almost killed by mercenaries. She has never belonged until Her. Lavinia cherishes her hound above all. She will become a perfect pet. The most efficient way to train a dog is through reward and discipline.

Under the burning Utah sun, a walker pilot named Eve is captured handily by an ATGM team, with one Private Lily Jones serving as her warden on the way back to base. However, Jones quickly finds that there’s far more to this strange girl than she first thought….