The Blackheart is a Military Space Opera novella by author Thom Bedford, set during the same timeframe as the Sandorn’s Allegiance trilogy. It’s available for pre-order from Amazon on Kindle. Scroll down for more information on this book, including GoodReads reviews.
Spend an evening on a warship in this military space opera novella!
SABOTAGE AND SUSPICION
After narrowly escaping an explosion from a botched sabotage attempt, Captain Felysta Sandorn of the Combined Systems Alliance receives orders to lead a small fleet of agile warships to hunt down and destroy a pirate group. On arrival to the neutral system, however, not everything is as it seems, as they encounter archaic vessels and subdued, nervous behavior.
The year is 2815 and the galaxy teeters on the brink of war, but not everyone can be trusted. Is Felysta’s target a ragtag band of pirates as she’s been told? Or is it an organized fleet sent by the supposed Free Planetary Union, an emerging galactic empire? Only time will tell.
THE PIRATES OF WAN-NAKHON
This military space opera novella brings deception, suspense, and epic fleet combat to the genre, with detailed world-building, politics, and a hint of romance. All the best parts of science fiction.
For fans of franchises like Star Wars or the darker side of Star Trek, and fans of authors like Jack Campbell or John Scalzi.
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THE BLACKHEART by Thom Bedford
ISBN: 978-1-7392108-2-3
This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, businesses, places, events, locales, and incidents are either products of the author’s imagination or used in a fictitious manner. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, or actual events is purely coincidental.
Thom Bedford asserts the right to be recognized as the author of this work.
Please visit www.thombedford.com to find the latest information about new releases, artwork, and more.
Cover by Phil Dannels: www.phildannelsdesign.com
Copyright © 2025 by Thom Bedford: First Edition
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Thank you for reading THE BLACKHEART.
If you have a moment, please share a review online where you purchased the book, I’d be thrilled to read your reaction, no matter how short. Not only does your rating and review really help to get this in front of more people who enjoy space operas, but it also encourages me to create more stories for this series.
Please visit www.thombedford.com to find the latest information about new releases, artwork, and more. Thank you again to all new and returning readers.
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Special thanks to everyone who helped bring this novel to life: Isabelle Felix, Shanice Felix, Phil Dannels, and Vitaly Ostaschenko.
Thank you to my other writing friends for offering feedback and advice and encouraging me, and to all my friends who helped with advice and guidance whenever I asked for it.
Finally, eternal thanks to my close family: Mum, Dad, and my wife Helen who puts up with my sci-fi obsessions.