Virion: The Golden Bough (Volume Two of the Virion Series)

By R.L.M. Sanchez

300 million credits to the one who kills the Martian, but do the best bounty hunters in Freedom City even stand a chance?

Earth Marshal Alan McKenna's investigation to find the Golden Bough detours when he apprehends a notorious hacker and tabloid nightcrawler, The Mad Black Hatter, whom informs him that the largest bounty in centuries has just landed on his head, paid by the Golden Bough itself. The hacker has connections to the Hasker Syndicate, a ring of illegal undercity information brokers that will aid him in uncovering the Golden Bough's illusive leader, for a price.

Hot on the trail of the mysterious fighter craft that attacked the Earth Naval blockade, Sky Marshal Henry Stoker takes his search to Shanghai to find the fighter wing may have ties to the Tianlong Group, the largest aerospace defense contractor in the system. When he gets too close, the Golden Bough's leader, known only by his alias, The Commander, orders the Sky Marshal's termination. After an intense dogfight, Stoker finds the proof he is after, but to go toe to toe with one of the largest corporations may spell danger, even for a Marshal.

The Commander remains hidden as he plots with bio-industrial giant ValiantCorp, funding research into his cure for the Black Cell while also securing an alliance with the notorious undercity gang, Wargame and with Naval commitment from Tianlong, he is laying his pieces for something sinister, but for what? To attack Earth? Or another entity entirely?

Only McKenna can find out, but will he discover the plot and apprehend the Commander before it's too late? Or will Earth be left to another fate? Find out in The Golden Bough.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1977665381
• ISBN13: 9781977665386
• Release Date: June 2018
• Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 384 Pages
• Weight: 1.24 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"