Iron Children

'It grabs you and it doesn't let go' - MICHAEL MAMMAY
'I wish there were more SFF like it!' - ZEN CHO
'A compelling SF war story' - RUN ALONG THE SHELVES

A battalion of human-mech soldiers must survive the bitter cold and the traitor in their midst

Asher has been training her entire life to become a Sor-Commander. One day, she'll give her soul to the gilded, mechanical body of the Sor and become a commander to a whole battalion of Dedicates. These soldiers, human bodies encased in exoskeletons, with extra arms, and telepathic subordination to the Sor-Commanders, are the only thing that's kept the much larger Levastani army of conquest at bay for decades.

But while on a training journey, Asher and her party are attacked, leaving her alone to lead the unit across a bitterly cold, unstable mountain. Worse, one of the Dedicates is a spy for the enemy, with their own reasons to hate their mechanical body and the people who put them in it.

To get off the mountain alive, Asher and her unit will need to decide how much they're willing to sacrifice.