The Vethrak Requiem - Book 1.5

Humanity is building its first extrasolar fleet. The ships that will carry that mission sit in drydock, weeks from...

The Defiant Stand (The Vethrak Requiem) by Justin Wilson

Series

The Exodus Rush (The Vethrak Requiem Book 1)
The Tau Ceti Gambit (The Vethrak Requiem Book 2)
A Sky Full of Fire (The Vethrak Requiem Book 3)

The Vethrak Requiem

In 2125, humanity learned a terrible truth: we are not alone in the universe, and we are not safe.

The Vethrak arrived without warning, without negotiation, without mercy. They call themselves "Those Who Claim," and to them, the harvesting of intelligent species is as...

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The Echo Chamber Jury A chief executive walks into a Wednesday morning

A chief executive walks into a Wednesday morning strategy session with a major decision already half-made. He has framed it as a question, but the framing is doing work. He presents the plan to three people. His COO, the one he hired. His VP of Strategy, the one who reports to the COO. The consultant he has used on every major decision for the last four years, the one whose retainer he renewed three weeks ago. All three give him the same answer. He calls it consensus. He goes home Wednesday...

Deciding Alone on High-Stakes Issues At 11:47 on a Thursday night, a

At 11:47 on a Thursday night, a founder signed the offer letter and emailed it to the candidate before he closed his laptop. The board would learn about the hire on Monday. His COO would learn at the all-hands on Tuesday. His wife learned the next morning when she asked what time he had finally come to bed. He had been thinking about the candidate for six weeks. He had a clear read. The decision felt right. He hit send.

Three months later he was sitting across from that same hire explaining...

The Ventriloquist God A pastor stood in his office at 9:14 on a Wednesday

A pastor stood in his office at 9:14 on a Wednesday morning, Bible open on the desk between him and the elder who had come to push back on Sunday's sermon. The pastor had been thinking about this conversation for three days. He had built a defense, run it three times, found three verses he liked. The elder named one concern, calmly, and the pastor opened his Bible to Romans 16:17. Watch out for people who cause divisions and upset people's faith by teaching things contrary to what you have...

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