Major, the first book in the Operation Dreadnaught series, tells the story of one such badger soldier. Major is a seasoned veteran carrying both physical scars and the emotional burden of war. Haunted by the loss of his childhood friend Ella-abducted during a raid-he channels his grief into service, becoming one of the most skilled and respected officers in the regiment.
The novel follows Major from his early days growing up in the Western regions, through his military training, and into the thick of ongoing operations across a fractured landscape. As enemy activity intensifies, Major and his elite patrol unit, "B Troop", are tasked with defending rural settlements, conducting dangerous reconnaissance, and disrupting insurgent forces-including the fox regiments and human-controlled enemies who have returned to claim the North.
The narrative pulses with military realism: insertion missions, ambushes, sniper duels, and brutal close-quarters combat all form the day-to-day reality of Major's world. Alongside these tactical elements, the story explores deeper personal themes-loss, loyalty, trauma, and the price of leadership. As the war escalates, Major must lead his troop into increasingly deadly engagements while wrestling with the emotional fallout of the past and the uncertainty of survival.
Tactically astute and emotionally grounded, Major is both an action-packed military science fiction novel and a deeply character-driven drama. Through richly detailed missions and the camaraderie of the troop, readers are immersed in a world where honour is hard-won, and peace, if it comes at all, may cost everything.
With its blend of gritty realism, speculative world-building, and anthropomorphic warfare, Major launches the Operation Dreadnaught series with intensity and depth-perfect for fans of Watership Down, The Forever War, or Redwall reimagined through a soldier's lens.
