Orvan Eld once believed humanity's interstellar future would be a divinely ordained utopia... and yet the colonies of Proxima A lay ravaged by injustice and bloodshed.

Now a battle-hardened Choctaw guerrilla, Orvan blames only one man: Donald Stafford of the Atlas Nations. And when he misses his chance to capture the enemy general, their bitter conflict changes the landscape of Proxima A forever.

After years of Atlas Nations oppression, Orvan and his colleagues from Horst Rocha's famous covert unit finally have a chance to strike back. But can Orvan save Choctaw's innocent civilians from the horrors of war or will his personal vendetta put both his friends and his faith in the gods of his grandfather in mortal danger?

Discover the dramatic backstory of popular WRITING IN THE SAND characters Orvan Eld and Don Stafford as THE EXPANSE meets STAR WARS and STAR TREK in this action-packed prequel to the Atlas Nations series.

"The Bloodaxe of Choctaw"

by David Munday