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The Cannons at the Gate: The Alpha Mission
Paperback
Series: Eagle Canyon Squadron, Book 2
FantasyMystery & ThrillerScience Fiction
Publisher: Robert Thompson Brown
Published: Dec 9 2025
Pages: 346
Weight: 1.02
Height: 0.72 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Before there was a mission... there was a team. Before there was a war... there was betrayal.
In a world rebuilt by intelligent animals after humanity's self-destruction, peace is fragile-and power is everything. When a covert German Shepherd army begins fortifying the strategic Strait of the Gate, the United Species scrambles to respond. Enter Eagle Canyon Squadron-a ragtag team of elite operatives, each with secrets, scars, and something to prove.
At the center is Captain D.C. Lionstar, a daring feline pilot haunted by past failures, and Gerlinde Goodheart, a lioness spy whose loyalty is tested when a young Shepherd defector named Greta stumbles into their world. With forged identities, midnight extractions, and high-stakes deception, the mission unfolds across icy tundras, hidden bunkers, and enemy-held towns-where one misstep means death or worse: exposure.
From disguises in occupied cities to sabotage under Arctic moonlight, The Alpha Mission lays the explosive groundwork for the Eagle Canyon saga. Readers will encounter:
- A mole inside Shepherd High Command
- Twin lioness agents with clashing ideologies
- A porcupine demolitions expert learning to fight
- And a Siberian tiger commander with unfinished business
Blending authentic Cold War military realism with rich animal-world worldbuilding, this debut novel merges the tactical grit of Tom Clancy with the emotional depth of Watership Down-all set in a hauntingly familiar post-human Earth.
Perfect for fans of:
- Animal-led speculative fiction
- Covert ops and espionage thrillers
- Found-family military teams in dystopian settings
Dive into the origin story that launched a legend. The cannons are loaded. The gate is open. History begins now.
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