Drone Admiral

Drone Rising #5

by Kyle Johnson

To Benning Kidd, the best offense is leaving no one alive to attack you. It's time to make that philosophy a reality.Lauren Doheny, the Noble behind all the bounties, attacks, and plots against Benning, is dead. Unfortunately, Benning's struggles with the Nobility have just started. A coalition is forming against her, bringing together thousands of ships and an army of marines. Fleet admirals are gathering their forces and turning their eyes on Marauder's Rest. Benning needs to build defenses, but the corporations of the Collective refuse to deal with her, leaving her burgeoning system of Frostwise stranded.

And to top it all off, the System itself has stepped in and offered a massive reward to bring Benning down, once and for all.

Too bad they all forget what it means to declare yourself the enemy of Benning "The Marauder" Kidd, Scourge of the Fleet and Bane of the Collective.

It's time that Benning shows them all, and makes sure it's something they never forget.

363 pages, Kindle Edition

Published July 14, 2025

About the author

Kyle Johnson is a kids gymnastics and martial arts instructor who teaches outside of Chicago. He's worked on cruise ships, traveled the world, climbed glaciers, ziplined between mountains, and even danced in the end of a rainbow.

Currently, his main hobbies include helping his wife raise their two kids, because after that, who's got time for hobbies?

Reviews

[Mike Goodman · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great Stuff

This story of a feeder person becoming a citizen was a very interesting entertaining read that I really enjoyed reading.
By the end of this book she has kicked a cabal of Nobles Fanny and is now going after the System.

[Tony Hisgett · Rating 4 out of 5]

The author really loves his comic book pseudo-science and the over-the-top ‘Hollywood’ fights, but although I find it a bit irritating at times it was still an interesting story.
If possible I would have given 3.5 stars

[Peter Lawson · Rating 4 out of 5]

Better than the previous instalment, and ends with a fascinating cliff hanger for #6