In the near future, the United States has fought a short, bloody war with China in the Pacific. The fighting is over, but the US Navy maintains a blockade. Some call it the First Sino-American War. Others worry it is the start of World War III.
In a prison cell in Beijing, Navy fighter pilot Jack Knapp tells his story about the victory in the Battle of Taiwan and how he ended up in a Chinese show trial, accused of crimes against humanity.
With his life in the balance, Jack will have to choose between survival and participating in his captors’ lies, and ultimately learn the true meaning of heroism in a war between superpowers where even stories are weapons.
Craig DiLouie is an acclaimed American Canadian author of literary dark fantasy and other fiction. Formerly a magazine editor and advertising executive, he also works as a journalist and educator covering the North American lighting industry. He is a member of the Imaginative Fiction Writers Association, International Thriller Writers, and Horror Writers Association.
Garrett Michael Brown, once both a chef and a musical theater actor, is an Audie-nominated audiobook narrator and producer in the Seattle area. He has worked both independently and in partnership with production houses to tell a wide variety of fantastic stories. Garrett was a finalist in 2021's Independent Audiobook Awards and in 2023's Audie Awards, both for science fiction.