The Bone Tactician

In a brutal simulated war designed to forge humanity’s ultimate commanders, a disgraced cadet awakens a forbidden power: the ability to absorb the combat skills and memories of the fallen. By devouring the experience of the dead, he transforms from cannon fodder into an unparalleled strategist, a battlefield phantom who outwits all foes. His ascent from lone survivor to fleet admiral draws the attention of a rogue godmind lurking within the system’s code. Now, he must wage a war on two fronts—against relentless machines on the field and an enemy who treats the entire war as its personal chessboard. But the simulation itself hides the most terrifying secret of all, and winning this game is the last hope for humanity’s survival.