Silent Moons

In this gripping short story set in the universe of the Last Marines, the HKT's of the Vapaus Republic undertake a perilous mission to plant a virus aboard a civilian space station, aiming to create chaos during a military investigation. Led by Grimkel, his elite team—comparable to space-borne SEALs—includes Hakala and Kivisto, but they soon discover that their seemingly straightforward mission is complicated by the mysterious evacuation of the military from the system. This narrative unfolds before key events in the book Gates of Hell and precedes the intense battle for Zhukov.