{"product_id":"kaines-crucible-founders-edition-ebook","title":"Kaine's Crucible: Founder's Edition—Shattered Empire (eBook)","description":"\u003ch2\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eGet the complete Kaine's Crucible Founders Edition (eBook)— plus a bonus short story collection.\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"905\" data-end=\"965\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"505\" data-end=\"522\"\u003eInstant delivery via BookFunnel \u003c\/strong\u003e(read on Kindle, Kobo, iphone, and more)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4 data-start=\"520\" data-end=\"552\"\u003eIncluded when you buy:\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cul data-start=\"554\" data-end=\"768\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1lriu9b\" data-start=\"554\" data-end=\"621\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"558\" data-end=\"597\"\u003eKaine’s Crucible — Founder's Edition: \u003c\/strong\u003enovella + classified annex (in-world dossier material)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"lqrvvi\" data-start=\"622\" data-end=\"689\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"626\" data-end=\"652\"\u003eBonus eBook:\u003c\/strong\u003e 3 \u003cem data-start=\"655\" data-end=\"673\"\u003eShattered Empire\u003c\/em\u003e short stories (included)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1pgx9b\" data-start=\"690\" data-end=\"768\"\u003eTimeline, glossary and author notes \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch4 data-start=\"967\" data-end=\"1006\"\u003e\u003cem data-start=\"970\" data-end=\"1006\"\u003eBuy now, start reading in minutes.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eWhat Early Readers Are Saying\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"Mind-bending and thoroughly engrossing.\"\u003c\/em\u003e — J.C.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"This book took my breath away.\" \u003c\/em\u003e— M.P.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"Wow. What a read.\" \u003c\/em\u003e— S.F.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 data-end=\"1158\" data-start=\"1118\" data-section-id=\"1gv0jlg\"\u003e\u003cspan role=\"text\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"1158\" data-start=\"1121\"\u003eYour Bonus eBook — Included\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"1276\" data-start=\"1160\"\u003eYour purchase includes an \u003cstrong data-end=\"1275\" data-start=\"1206\"\u003eexclusive 3-story collection set in the Shattered Empire universe\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli data-end=\"1276\" data-start=\"1160\"\u003e\n\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRemember Dulcinea\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e — \u003cem\u003eIn the silence between stars, the dead are still screaming.\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-end=\"1276\" data-start=\"1160\"\u003e\n\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Caverns That Sing \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e— \u003cem\u003eHe built a career proving the universe had no wonder. The universe disagreed.\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-end=\"1276\" data-start=\"1160\"\u003e\n\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Auditor of Vesh Linea\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e — \u003cem\u003eSome truths are easier to file than to face.\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"1398\" data-start=\"1278\"\u003eThese stories expand the world and add context that changes how you experience \u003cem data-end=\"1397\" data-start=\"1379\"\u003eKaine’s Crucible\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4 data-end=\"1444\" data-start=\"1400\"\u003eDownload instantly. Start reading today.\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan role=\"text\"\u003eWhat is \u003cem data-start=\"1416\" data-end=\"1434\"\u003eKaine’s Crucible\u003c\/em\u003e?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1439\" data-end=\"1492\"\u003eHayden Kaine has been shaped for command since birth.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1439\" data-end=\"1492\"\u003eElite Academy. Political bloodline. A future engineered down to the smallest detail.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1580\" data-end=\"1636\"\u003eThen a routine off-world observation mission goes wrong.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1638\" data-end=\"1724\"\u003eThe official report says one thing.\u003cbr data-start=\"1673\" data-end=\"1676\"\u003eWhat Kaine remembers is something else entirely.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1726\" data-end=\"1941\"\u003eThis is the origin story of the man who will matter when the \u003cem data-start=\"1787\" data-end=\"1805\"\u003eShattered Empire\u003c\/em\u003e era begins—a tight military science fiction novella about loyalty, control, and what happens when reality refuses to follow the script.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 data-start=\"1726\" data-end=\"1941\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eWhy the Founder's Edition is Different\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1995\" data-end=\"2021\"\u003eThis is more than a prequel novella.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp 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