Jim Cartwright at Large Books

Jim Cartwright is commander of Cartwright’s Cavaliers, one of Earth’s storied Four Horsemen mercenary companies. He’s not your typical merc commander. He’s overweight and, at 20 years old, he’s the youngest person to ever take the reins. After a series of successful contracts, though, Jim’s brought the Cavaliers back from the brink of financial ruin. Having discovered a functioning Raknar—a 20,000-year-old, 100-foot-tall war machine left from another era—Jim was able to use it to win a decisive battle. But now Jim wants more. Lots more. He knows there must be more Raknar out in the galaxy, and he’s determined to find them. Follow along with Jim and his partner, Splunk, a member of the enigmatic race known as Fae, as they search the galaxy for more Raknar. Before it’s too late.

The Quest Continues!Jim Cartwright is commander of Cartwright’s Cavaliers, one of Earth’s storied Four Horsemen mercenary companies. He’s not your typical merc commander. He’s overweight and, at 20 years old, he’s the youngest person to ever take the reins. After a series of successful contracts, though, Jim’s brought the Cavaliers back from the brink of financial ruin. Having discovered a functioning Raknar—a 20,000-year-old, 100-foot-tall war machine left from another era—Jim was able to use it to win a decisive battle. But now Jim wants more. Lots more. Jim found a warehouse full of Raknar, but now he needs to learn more about how they were built, maintained, and operated. Searching for clues, Jim has found the location of the largest Raknar deployment in written history—the Valley of Loss. Will Jim and Splunk be able to find the info they need there, though, or will it become their own valley of loss?

***A Four Horsemen Universe Short Story*** The Quest Continues! Jim Cartwright is commander of Cartwright’s Cavaliers, one of Earth’s storied Four Horsemen mercenary companies. He’s not your typical merc commander. He’s overweight and, at 20 years old, he’s the youngest person to ever take the reins. After a series of successful contracts, though, Jim’s brought the Cavaliers back from the brink of financial ruin. Having discovered a functioning Raknar—a 20,000-year-old, 100-foot-tall war machine left from another era—Jim was able to use it to win a decisive battle. But now Jim wants more. Lots more. Jim found a warehouse of Raknar and brought 20 of them back, but now he needs to learn more about how they were built, maintained, and operated. Searching for clues, Jim and Splunk visited the Valley of Loss, and barely came away with their lives. Now Jim is after the source of the Raknars—an enigmatic city-state known as the Machine Empire. Will Jim and Splunk be able to find the source documentation for the Raknars there, or will they become one more victim of the empire?

***A Four Horsemen Universe Short Story*** The Quest Continues! Jim Cartwright is commander of Cartwright’s Cavaliers, one of Earth’s storied Four Horsemen mercenary companies. He’s not your typical merc commander. He’s overweight and, at 20 years old, he’s the youngest person to ever take the reins. After a series of successful contracts, though, Jim’s brought the Cavaliers back from the brink of financial ruin. Having discovered a functioning Raknar—a 20,000-year-old, 100-foot-tall war machine left from another era—Jim was able to use it to win a decisive battle. But now Jim wants more. Lots more, and his quest for knowledge has led him halfway across the galaxy. Now he’s reached the end of his quest; the Science Guild. Jim hopes that by digging in the timeless archives of the Science Guild, he’ll find answers to his questions. Instead, what he finds is a deadly threat and the end of his quest.

Jim Cartwright is nearing the end of his quest to learn more about the 20,000-year-old war machines known as Raknar, although he hasn’t found any of the technical manuals or manufacturing secrets he’d hoped for. Truth be told, he’s found very little of use. One more stop on the way back to his Cavaliers is on the agenda…but it might be his last. Earlier on his trip, Jim stopped on a world where thousands of Raknar and Canavar fought. There he managed to make an enemy and draw attention to himself he didn’t want. He’s gone from being the hunter to being the prey. On a lonely world in a backwater star system, he’ll have to fight for his life against an enemy he never expected. He’ll also find a mysterious ally from his distant past—one long forgotten—who might one day play a huge part in his future. The quest comes to an end in this final chapter of Jim Cartwright at Large.