The Combat Codes
Alexander Darwin

Combat Codes
Orbit
June 2023
On Sale: June 13, 2023
Featuring: Murray Pearson; Cego
464 pages
ISBN: 0316493007
EAN: 9780316493000
Kindle: B0BH4K9KNT
Paperback / e-Book
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Science Fiction

The first book in a debut, action-packed and character- driven science fiction trilogy set in a world where the fate of empires is determined by battle-hardened warriors who are trained to compete in brutal single combat.

In a world long ago ravaged by war, the nations have sworn an armistice never to use weapons of mass destruction again. Instead, highly-skilled warriors known as Grievar Knights represent their nations’ interests in brutal hand-to- hand combat.

Murray Pearson was once a famed Knight until he suffered a loss that crippled his homeland — but now he’s on the hunt to discover the next champion.

In underground and ruthless combat rings, an orphaned boy called Cego is making a name for himself. Murray believes Cego has what it takes to thrive in the world's most prestigious combat academy – but first, Cego must prove himself in the vicious arenas of the underworld. And survival isn’t guaranteed.