Harvest

By Myles Songolo

On the border of Sanctum and Verge sits the home of the Zhirnix, an insectoid race that once had their own massive Dominion, but now operates under the control of the NCE.

Amongst their number are eight queens, each responsible for managing a specific aspect of the Zhirnix Dominion. But when trouble arises thanks to the rare occurrence sister queens the strength of a Dominion that predates the NCE will be tested.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Lulu.com
• Release date: Jun 1, 2015
• ISBN: 9781329183346

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Harvest

Harvest

Harvest

Copyright © 2015 Myles Songolo

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ISBN:  978-1-329-18334-6

Prologue

"Lying on the border between Sanctum and Verge, Sanctum C. was a jurisdiction with both great strategic and economical value to the Neo-Christian Empire. The jurisdiction formed a defensive wall that was able to intercept any pirate or cultist threats coming from Verge, while simultaneously providing a wealth of mineral resources. Though the Empire was chiefly responsible for maintaining the defensive capabilities of Sanctum C., the jurisdiction’s vast supply of minerals were chiefly owned, exploited and protected by the remnants of the Zhirnix Dominion.

Prior to contact with the NCE in 18 NCT, the Zhirnix Dominion had assumed control of most of Sanctum and had been continuing to expand into adjacent regions. However first contact sparked the Zhirnix Contact War in which the Dominion was all but destroyed and faced with an imposing choice; be assimilated into the rapidly expanding NCE or be completely exterminated. With only one logical choice, the eight Quinhivex, the queens of the Dominion, chose assimilation and withdrew their remaining subjects to Sanctum C. to live under the rule of the NCE." Tivinak’Axiva, Val’ovta’Zhirnak, 20 NCT

Almost three millennia have passed since the downfall of the Zhirnix Dominion and we have now become one of the key players in the galactic economy. The Dominion is one of the galaxy’s leading exporters of minerals and is known around the galaxy for our logistics solutions. Kivik’Xivit, Zhirnix’Rivorra, 2723 NCT

"At the heart of this revitalized Dominion is the Zhirnix home world of Sevix, One of the five massive desert planets found in the Varel system. The