False Funds

By Jonathan Moeller

Jack March is an Alpha Operative of the Silent Order, working in the shadows to defend the interstellar nation of Calaskar from its enemies.

Chief among them is the Final Consciousness, a cybernetic hive mind bent upon enslaving humanity.

When March tracks down a front group supporting the Final Consciousness, its financial backers will do anything to protect their secrets.

Starting with March's death...

• Language: English
• Publisher: Jonathan Moeller
• Release date: Dec 2, 2022
• ISBN: 9781005557539

Jonathan Moeller

Standing over six feet tall, Jonathan Moeller has the piercing blue eyes of a Conan of Cimmeria, the bronze-colored hair of a Visigothic warrior-king, and the stern visage of a captain of men, none of which are useful in his career as a computer repairman, alas.He has written the "Demonsouled" trilogy of sword-and-sorcery novels, and continues to write the "Ghosts" sequence about assassin and spy Caina Amalas, the "$0.99 Beginner's Guide" series of computer books, and numerous other works.Visit his website at:http://www.jonathanmoeller.comVisit his technology blog at:http://www.jonathanmoeller.com/screed

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FALSE FUNDS

Jonathan Moeller

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Description

Jack March is an Alpha Operative of the Silent Order, working in the shadows to defend the interstellar nation of Calaskar from its enemies.

Chief among them is the Final Consciousness, a cybernetic hive mind bent upon enslaving humanity.

When March tracks down a front group supporting the Final Consciousness, its financial backers will do anything to protect their secrets.

Starting with March's death...

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False Flag

Copyright 2022 by Jonathan Moeller.

Published by Azure Flame Media.

Cover design by Jonathan Moeller.

Ebook edition published December 2022.

All Rights Reserved.

This novel is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places and incidents are either the product of the author's imagination, or, if real, used fictitiously. No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any electronic or mechanical means, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without the express written permission of the author or publisher, except where permitted by law.

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Author’s Note

This short story takes place between the events of SILENT ORDER: WRAITH HAND and SILENT ORDER: AXIOM HAND.

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False Funds

Jack March pulled his hood up as he walked through the rain, the water splashing around his boots.

It was one in the morning, local time, on Constantinople II. Lightning flashed and thunder rumbled overhead. Most of Constantinople II’s surface area was ocean, though countless small islands dotted the planet. That meant the planet’s one small continent had two seasons – the dry season and the rainy season.

He had bought a good raincoat before arriving at Constantinople II during the rainy season, which had turned out to be a wise choice.

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