Hunting Armed Men

One world’s sunset is another’s sunrise.

First Officer Robert Lee VI sees himself as a man of duty, trapped between a derelict captain, his rightful inheritance and Earth’s ruthless command. His orders are absolute: seize his ship, crush the Martian colonies, and terminate the notorious insurrectionist, Cassandra Kurtz.

On the red frontier, Willard Bennett has traded his Earthly commissions for the restorative grit of the Martian underground. Meanwhile, the legendary "Colonel Kurtz" herself—Cassandra IX—is weary of the fires she started. Guided by her AI, Alethia, the woman who broke Earth’s fleet now seeks the one thing more dangerous than war: human connection. Three souls collide at the intersection of imperial order and Martian defiance in this visceral reimagining of Heart of Darkness.

Hunting Armed Men follows the events of Endless Fall of Night and Heavy Weight of Darkness as the hunt for one woman will decide if the future belongs to the empires of the past or the pioneers of the void.

Author: J. M. Erickson

Publisher: Emergency Comms Press (ECP)

April 16, 2026

ISBN (Kindle Format): 978-1- 942708-52-0
ISBN (KDF Soft Cover): 978-1- 942708-57-5
ISBN (KDP Hard Cover): 978-1- 942708-58-2
ISBN (ePub): 978-1- 942708-59-9
ISBN (B&N eBook): 978-1- 942708-60-5
ISBN (B&N Soft Cover): 978-1- 942708-61-2
ISBN (D2D eBook: 978-1- 942708-62-9
ISBN (D2D Print): 978-1- 942708-63-6