Coins for the Dead

Matt Hawke used to believe in rules. Now he sells violence to the highest bidder.

When his ship is sabotaged and his crew erased, what little life he built vanishes in fire and vacuum. No witnesses. No justice. Just silence—and the certainty that someone wanted him wiped out.

The galaxy is rotten to the core. Governments lie. Corporations own worlds. Syndicates, machines, and ancient intelligences pull strings from the dark. Trust is a liability. Truth is for sale.

As Hawke digs for answers, allies disappear, enemies make offers, and every favor comes with a knife hidden in it. The bodies pile up. The options run out.

This isn’t about saving anything. It’s about finding who pulled the trigger—and deciding who dies last.