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The Man Who Would Not Be King

This short story was a bonus feature at the back of Paul Kane’s sequel to Arrowhead, Broken Arrow.

‘The Man Who Would Not Be King’ is a prequel to Operation Motherland featuring two of the characters from that book, casting one of them in a very different light indeed.

Nine thousand words long, it’s a twisted little shocker designed to be a light dessert after a hearty main course.

Download the story as a PDF.