Preservation: A DRMR Short Story

Michael Patrick Hicks

Apr 2017 · Michael Patrick Hicks

About this ebook

Memories are the most dangerous beast.

 

Kari Akagi is ex-British Special Forces, augmented by her government to be the prime soldier. In the wake of a devastating attack that cost her her legs, she has a new mission – protecting South Africa’s endangered species as a ranger for the Kruger National Park game reserve.

The number of animals within the reserve is rapidly dwindling as poachers mercilessly slaughter them for black market trade. Somebody is paying and equipping the poachers, and after her unit comes under assault, Akagi is determined to end this impossible war.

All she needs to do is capture one of the poachers alive, hack into his brain, and find out who hired him. A lifetime of fighting, though, has taught Akagi that things are rarely ever that simple…

Preservation is a stand-alone short story set in the world of the DRMR series. 

Ratings and reviews

This short story packs a punch. Michael Patrick Hicks weaves a tale that I could totally see in today's news. It was fantastic to read about the underside, and see how someone takes on the darkness. Be warned, it tugs at the emotions. And if you enjoy this short, read Convergence, and, Emergence, based in the DRMR world. I originally read this in, the Cyborg Chronicles anthology.

About the author

Michael Patrick Hicks is the author of the science fiction novels Convergence, an Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award 2013 Quarter-Finalist, and Emergence.

His work has appeared in several anthologies, and he has written for the websites Graphic Novel Reporter and Audiobook Reviewer.

In between compulsively buying books and adding titles that he does not have time for to his Netflix queue, he is hard at work on his next story.