A Non-canon Story in the Swarm Cycle Universe
The Assassin
Cover
Foreword
Chapter 1
Burning My Bridges
Leaving Earth
Recruitment
Chapter 2
Training
Promotion
Duty
Chapter 3
Taking Charge
Deploying Patrols
End of Probation
Chapter 4
The Rescue
The Trial
Dire Predictions
Chapter 5
Volunteers
Planning for the Future
The Future Arrives
Chapter 6
Concubines?
Family Matters
Birthday Celebration
Choosing a Partner
Chapter 7
Promotion
Setting Up Shop
Base Operations
Chapter 8
A Family Matter
No Time to Prepare
Chapter 9
Grooming the Family
Planned Emergency
Preparing for the Refugees
Chapter 10
The Arrivals
Settling In
Getting to Know You
Chapter 11
Building a Bigger Family
Preparing for the Onslaught
Chapter 12
A Building Force
New Arrivals
Chapter 13
My Family
Organizing the Enemy
The Daily News
Housing Shortage
Conflict of Interest
Chapter 14
Incoming
A Family Way
Refugees
Chapter 15
Amelia
Adoption
Continuing Immigration
Growth
Chapter 16
Project Exodus
Seeing Home
Chapter 17
New Home
Reinforcements
Rescues
Chapter 18
Colony Management
Earth Delivery
Business as Usual
Reproduction
Chapter 19
All in the Family
Organizing Our Mess
Meeting the Council
Comfort
Chapter 20
Special Delivery
Fire!
Aftermath
Chapter 21
Gifts
Questions About Immortality
Allies
Chapter 22
Coming of Age
Prairie Fire
Surprise
Chapter 23
Retirement Planning
Semicentennial Jubilee
Exercises
Chapter 24
Conference
Fire, Again
Immigration
Invasion
Chapter 25
Battlefront
Rear Lines
Aftermath
Chapter 26
Plotting
Insanity
Chapter 27
Action
Facing the Council
Facing Myself
Bibliography
The End
The Assassin
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