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Book 7 in the military space opera series Shattered Empire
Two stories converge. One choice will decide what survives.
Kaine's Resolve brings together the two storylines that have shaped the most recent books in the Shattered Empire series.
The direct sequel to Kaine's Regret and the continuation of Sovereigns of Ruin.
The Story
For twenty-nine years, Hayden Kaine has slept.
After the Brahmastra Event burned out every piece of active Glenatat technology and sealed the Void, he and what remained of his fleet had only one job left: survive the long dark between dead systems.
Then they found a signal.
It came from P17-K. Knossos.
To Kaine, it was just another nameless system in the vast former Confederation—a world he had never heard of, never visited, and knew nothing about.
Except for one thing.
It is the only place in the galaxy where Glenatat technology is still active.
When Scimitar and Invictus arrive, Kaine expects wreckage. Perhaps a ghost beacon.
Instead, he finds a living world.
Knossos is thriving. After decades of isolation, it has become something the rest of the shattered empire never managed to become: stable, humane, whole.
But that future was built on a sacrifice.
And now Knossos is calling out.
Something has answered.
The Book
The events set in motion by Kaine's final mission have finally brought him to Knossos.
For the people who built their lives there, his arrival could change everything.
For Kaine, Knossos represents something he has not encountered in a very long time: a glimpse of what the galaxy might have become without the wars, ambitions, and compromises that shaped his life.
But the past has a way of catching up with people.
And Kaine has brought a great deal of the past with him.
Kaine's Resolve is military space opera with thriller momentum—fleet tactics, political intrigue, alien technology, and characters forced to live with the consequences of their decisions.
What to expect:
- Hayden Kaine and his crew returning to the story
- The return to Knossos and the legacy of Monk's sacrifice
- A thriving world with a hidden history
- A mysterious signal—and the question of who or what is listening
- Kaine, Pavlovich, Emma, and Martini facing an impossibility that neither tactics nor technology can easily solve
- The fates of Cora and Stella revealed
- Fleet action, political intrigue, alien technology, and difficult choices
Series Reading Order
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Kaine's Regret — Kaine's final mission ends with a galaxy no longer available to humanity, all alien technology inactive
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Sovereigns of Ruin — the story of Knossos and the sacrifice that allowed its people to survive.
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Kaine's Resolve — the two storylines finally converge.
Preorder Details
Title: Kaine's Resolve — Shattered Empire Book 7
Author: D.M. Pruden
Length: ~82,000 words
Format: eBook (EPUB & MOBI)
Release: December 2026
Preorder Bonus: Exclusive bonus scene delivered during launch week
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Preorder Kaine's Resolve today and be there when Hayden Kaine finally reaches Knossos.
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