Cover by Chris Moore
Solaris, 2008

The Dragon’s Nine Sons is a story of war in space, and of the people caught in between when empire clash.

A disgraced naval captain and a commando who knows secrets he should never have learned are picked to lead a suicide mission, piloting a salvaged Mexica spacecraft to Xolotl, the asteroid stronghold of their enemies, armed with enough explosives to reduce the Mexica base to dust. But when they arrive to find dozens of  Chinese prisoners destined to be used as human sacrifices, their suicide mission suddenly becomes a rescue operation.