Mercenary's Humanity

A Wild Geese Science Fiction Novel

The eleventh Wild Geese novel, Mercenary’s Humanity, opens with a cry in space, a cry followed by silence. Disasters visiting new colonies is not rare, especially in the Frontier, and Kodomir sends a relief force. But there are secrets inside of secrets on New Monterey and the first is the colonists are not alone. Something, someone, from the dark past, is rising from the mountains like ghosts of mythology. Into this comes the Wild Geese and Gwielgi has his own secrets revealed, including one that could result in his death. As Gwielgi and the Geese fight to survive, they find an unexpected ally in someone searching for her humanity. Mercenary’s Humanity, in the midst of intrigue, betrayal, and combat, explores the question of what makes us human. Steven M. Silver uses his background as a psychologist, war veteran, and historian to take the reader into the 29th Century and the world of those former mercenaries known as the Wild Geese.