Severed

Danny Andela is the most wanted woman in the Empire—and the enemy who controls every road between the stars wants her alone.

The galaxy believes Danny assassinated Emperor Ramaker. Only Danny and her crew know the truth: the man she killed was a clone controlled by the self-aware interstellar array. Now the Imperial Shield and Rangers are hunting her, while the array is free to punish anyone Danny cares about.

To protect her crew, Danny makes a desperate bargain and surrenders herself.

The array keeps its word in the cruelest way possible. Danny is stripped of her ship, her resources and the people she trusts, leaving her stranded, hunted and forced to rebuild from almost nothing. Every identity, weapon, ally and scrap of information must be won one painful step at a time.

But while Danny fights to reunite her scattered family and clear her name, a new Emperor rises—and the array’s influence over the Empire is becoming something far more dangerous than political power.

To survive, Danny will have to do what the Imperial Hammer has always done: improvise, endure and fight back. Because this time, defeating the array may mean taking on the Empire itself.

Severed is Book 4 of the Imperial Hammer series, a character-driven space opera of rogue artificial intelligence, galactic intrigue, survival, found family and explosive action.

Imperial Hammer

Book 1: Hammer and Crucible
Book 1.1: An Average Night on Androkles
Book 2: Star Forge
Book 3: Long Live the Emperor
Book 4: Severed
Book 5: Destroyer of Worlds
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Praise for Severed:

“This sci-fi thriller just gets better and better.”
“An intense read...”
“Fast moving, action filled read with some interesting character twists and a couple political twists that were very well done.”
“I could not put this book down! I had to read it in one long, satisfying session.”
“Compulsive reading and full of surprises!”
“Thrilling and Suspenseful story that is an amazing continuation of this series.”
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Cameron Cooper writes fast-moving, character-driven science fiction filled with big ideas, political intrigue, expansive worlds, and people facing extraordinary circumstances. Best known for the Imperial Hammer space opera series, Cameron also writes military science fiction, SF crime, dystopian and alternate-history fiction, and hopepunk.

Cameron’s publishing career began in 1999 and spans both traditional and independent publishing. Cameron placed fourth in Hugh Howey’s Self-Published Science Fiction Competition #2, and the novella *Quiet Like Fire* was an Aurealis Award finalist for Best Science Fiction Novella.

Cameron Cooper is the science fiction pen name of Tracy Cooper-Posey. An Australian-Canadian, she lives in Edmonton, Canada, where she writes science fiction fueled by Irish Breakfast tea, chocolate, and a stubborn belief that the future is still worth fighting for.