In a not too distant future, the island of Manhattan has been commandeered by rebels aided by terrorists who have set themselves against the U.S. government. The Brooklyn Bridge, now fallen into disuse, stands as a sort of "no-man's land" between the island and the military that patrol the Hudson River. When the rebels bomb the Bridge, the nation is plunged into what might become a second Civil War.<br><br>Captain Jace Rickert is a grounded pilot whose Army lover, Second Lieutenant Tomas Tait, is sent on a routine reconnaissance mission. When Tait disappears and the military can’t stop the impending war to find one missing soldier, Rickert takes matters into his own hands.

War Torn

of the anchorage, a steep slope that I slip on once or twice, the


wood moldy and old this close to the water. Where it runs along


beneath the Bridge, the walkway evens out, but it’s still warped in


places and creaks eerily when we hurry along its length. I keep one


hand on the concrete strut beside me, leaning against it to stay


across, just a narrow plank suspended out over the water at an


impossible height. I don’t look down because then I’ll fall. And


the water is so far away, rushing below us with a swift current I


don’t like one bit. I shouldn’t be doing this. The military was


right, I shouldn’t be up so high because it makes me dizzy and I’m


going to fall, I know I’m going to fall—


pushing me back when I stumble into him. We’re about halfway now,


the sun a little higher in the sky and casting long shadows from


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