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RENEGADE GENERAL 1 IBD

HOCK HOCHHEIM
LAURIC ENTERPRISES, INC.
05 / 2023
9781932113976
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Sinopsis

Lt. General Mordecai 'Swoop' Swellen was once known for hisáviolent raids and attacks on any and all enemies. Some wereácriminals, but many were raiding, warring American Indians.áWhen so ordered, he would 'swoop' in and decimate anyádeclared enemy. He was also known for his tactical brillianceáand sudden viciousness, and his branding iron, red hot anger!ááBut in 1890, Swellen had a change of heart. He was faced witháenraging the local Lakota Indians near his fort, which he knewáwould lead to disaster, or disobeying orders. He walked away fromáhis command just before the massacre at Wounded Knee,ádisobeying all orders, he disappeared. AWOL. His vindictiveásuperiors branded him a coward, a traitor to the United States andáissued a wanted dead or alive $1,000 bounty on his head. Theámilitary orchestrated a massive hunt for him. Swellen struggles toástay one step ahead of his many bounty pursuers and the Unitedá States Army.áááIn SwellenâÇÖs Reckoning, we learn his origin story, and how as aáfugitive he became involved with a new invention, aámountain-climbing, cog and rail train system, and its companyáfrom Sicily, working in Pikes Peak, Colorado. HeâÇÖs hired by theáSicilian owner-inventor Arturo Zapello to thwart sabotage, theft,áand murder within his own company, and further foil one of hisásinister crew chiefs, Carlo Greco, also a renowned swordsmanáobsessed with challenging the locals to sword duels to their death.áá áMany reckonings befall Swoop and all those around him ináthis, his first adventure, as the trap closes in and in...'