Shortlisted for the #Wattys2018.
In the final hours of Emperor Palpatine's reign, newly promoted Captain Pina of the Star Destroyer Reaver is sent to quell unrest amidst the vast refugee camps on the planet Farsalt.
Unearthing a nest of conspiracies, Captain Pina will be forced to reconsider everything he believes about the Empire he serves in events that will change the planet Farsalt forever, and with it the lives of the Lady Jish, handmaiden to the queen, and the Princess Tayre and her adopted sister Ella.
And for Assayer Neerada, tasked by Lord Vader to hunt down Force Sensitives, Farsalt presents an end and a beginning - but only if she can survive long enough.
A completed story. A new chapter will be posted every 2 days at 20.00 UK time (15.00 in New York and Toronto, 12.00 in Los Angeles). Average chapter length is 1200 words. The spelling is British English. Please be sure to add Heir to the Sith to your reading list so you don't miss any of my updates.
- Prologue: The Sanctuary Command.
- Chapter 1: "Endor? I've never heard of it."
- Chapter 2: "They represent an idea. An alternative to the Emperor's rule."
- Chapter 3: "Today our Empire will prove itself utterly triumphant."
- Chapter 4: "The Empire has no citizens. It only has subjects!"
- Chapter 5: "Why do you hate the Empire so much, Lady Jish?"
- Chapter 6: "So this is the day we have spoken of?"
- Chapter 7: "This is the price of Imperial stability."
- Chapter 8: "You have other duties to fulfil, Lady Jish."
- Chapter 9: "Death to the Empire!"
- Chapter 10: Pina heard the spine break and saw the ribs explode outward.
- Chapter 11: For the first time, he knew what it was to fight to survive.
- Chapter 12: It was the hesitation Pina needed. He squeezed the trigger.
- Chapter 13: It exploded in a blistering inferno.
- Chapter 14: "That all depends on you, Captain. No one else."
- Chapter 15: "It's out of control! It's not slowing down."
- Chapter 16: The Interceptor's wings were red hot now. Sparks started to fly.
- Chapter 17: "It is evident to me the pilot is either dead or unconscious."
- Chapter 18: He felt immobile, frozen, unable to think clearly.
- Chapter 19: "The galaxy is in flux, Captain Pina. The old order is broken."
- Chapter 20: There was a predator on the loose.
- Chapter 21: She unlocked the safety on her bike's herding cannon.
- Chapter 22: "This is crazy. But it's all we've got!"
- Chapter 23: "You'll kill us both!"
- Chapter 24: "Oh dear . . . this will be interesting . . ."
- Chapter 25: She would become a murderer so that others could live free.
- Chapter 26: After the anger comes the calm.
- Chapter 27: Only a few more seconds remained before she was in range.
- Chapter 28: One man was thrown from the back, his limbs on fire.
- Chapter 29: By the time she landed, she was beyond any conscious feeling.
- Chapter 30: The fire continued, kicking up super-heated earth, playing with her.
- Chapter 31: "You won't feel a thing, Princess."
- Chapter 32: "It will be horrendous for her. And it will be because of you."
- Chapter 33: "A show of strength in a time of chaos."
- Chapter 34: The galaxy had condemned her to a hideous death.
- Chapter 35: "I would hope so, Captain. For your sake."
- Chapter 36: "You hurt me. So I shall hurt you."
- Chapter 37: Titus Perdition.
- Chapter 38: A new power in the galaxy, not like Vader, yet similar somehow.
- Chapter 39: As she passed out, she knew she had no choice.
- Chapter 40: "Just remember: I'll do all I can to help you."
- Chapter 41: "Me? My name is Lance Dare."
- Chapter 42: "Take him over there, against that tree. Shoot him."
- Chapter 43: "You are completely expendable!"
- Chapter 44: "Democracy: the flaws of many pollute the brilliance of the few."
- Chapter 45: "Please don't let them take me!"
- Chapter 46: "May the Force be with you."
- Chapter 47: The stormtrooper kicked his blaster away.
- Chapter 48: "Strive."
- Chapter 49: "A final amusement before I depart!"
- Chapter 50: "We shall suffer no more pretenders."
- Chapter 51: "One of you will die today."
- Chapter 52: The red of his lightsaber was extinguished.
- Chapter 53: The whole galaxy was quiet.
- Chapter 54: "Always good to have a wookie on your side!"
- Chapter 55: "I don't think you have to get quite so close to the ground . . ."
- Chapter 56: The Empire continued to exact a dreadful revenge.
- Chapter 57: "The promise I ask of you. Will you make it?"
- A forward by the author
- Cast of characters