McKnight's Mission

McKnight's Mission (Spineward Sectors: Middleton's Pride, Book 4)

Captain Middleton is gone. The Pride of Prometheus is shattered. And the Spineward Sectors are about to learn that the war is far from over.

Lieutenant McKnight never asked for the captain's chair, but now it's hers as she commands a battered light cruiser with a skeleton crew while towing a captured freighter packed with something far more dangerous than the enemy knows. When pirates, Imperial remnants, and a shadowy arms dealer named Lynch close in, McKnight must decide how far she'll go to protect the only thing left worth fighting for: her people.

Meanwhile, Corporal Lu Bu—pregnant, exiled from her homeworld, and carrying the last message from the man she loved—leads a desperate insertion onto the Core World of Capital. Her mission: recruit the only hackers alive who can crack an ancient intelligence network before the Empire shuts them down for good. One wrong move and her unborn children will never see the stars.

Two women. Two impossible missions. One galaxy on the brink.

As hidden Core Fragments awaken, ancient Jefferson-class warships rise from legend, and a centuries-old vendetta erupts into open war, McKnight and Lu Bu are forced into an alliance that will either save the Spine…or doom it forever.

Complicating matters, their new associate—Lynch—doesn't do favors. He does deals. And this one comes with a price no one saw coming: an insane run to commit deicide against a god that refuses to stay dead.

Buckle up. The Pride may have fallen, but its spirit just got promoted.

Book 4 in the explosive Middleton's Pride saga — where loyalty is earned in blood, family is chosen in fire, and the only way out is through. Perfect for fans of Honor Harrington, The Expanse, and Black Fleet who crave relentless action, razor-sharp characters, and space opera that doesn't pull punches.

Ready to ship out? Grab McKnight's Mission and find out why the Spine still fights.