The Price of Surrender

Daranii Justice, Book 1

By: C.J. Dragon

Narrated by: John Solo

The war with the Daranii, instigated by Earth, was short and brutal.

Outgunned by superior weapons, the obliteration of the military outpost on Jupiter’s moon, Io, ended with Earth’s unconditional surrender.

Captain Jonathan Thomsin of the warship Excalibur was the only Captain of Earth’s combined forces to successfully destroy Daranii ships, not by confronting them, but with guerilla warfare. Outraged by Thomsin’s dishonorable tactics, the Daranii demand the captain as part of Earth’s reparations to Daran.

Captain Thomsin was given to Daran to protect Earth from Daranii vengeance.

A Sacrifice.

He expected to be tormented by loss and grief.

He expected to be tortured and die on Daran.

He never expected to fall in love.

PLEASE NOTE: This is a slow burn, male/male romance with torture scenes, health issues, and adult sexual situations.

©2022 C.J. Dragon (P)2023 C.J. Dragon

One of my favorite series

This was surprising in the best ways. I wasn't sure how I would feel about Johnathan being a sacrifice for Earth. It didn't seem fair at all but he honorably took his fate facing forward knowing he would die. In a surprise twist, Johnathan survives his punishments and is granted life, although still very much a prisoner, on Daran. He makes the best of his new life by making a few friends and even gets to teach English to some willing Daranii. But most surprising is that his most adamant torturer Talin becomes his friend. Talin starts to understand that Johnathan is a remarkable human and starts to form feelings for him. Ahh love is in the air. The plot really takes off after this but no spoilers from me. This was my first CJ Dragon book and I absolutely loved it. I enjoyed the world building and the creativity behind the alien species. John Solo is amazing as always. I really liked how he voiced the aliens. It made it feel more believable that most of the characters aren't human. I'm excited that the second book in the series is now on audio. I love this entire series and its sequel series. Fantastic books!