Rich Man’s War is the second book in the Poor Man’s Fight series by Elliott Kay.
Publisher’s summary[]
No one walks away from business with the three biggest corporations in the Union of Humanity. Cutthroat trade deals and bloody covert operations make that clear as the star system of Archangel tries to break free. Yet despite all their power, the Big Three are more vulnerable than anyone knows—leaving them desperate to make an example of Archangel.
Tanner Malone would gladly avoid such struggles. He’d rather run out the clock on his enlistment in the Archangel Navy. Instead, he’s been ordered back into the front lines of a cold war that quickly grows hot. He doesn’t know about his government’s shady deals, or about the old enemies lurking in the shadows. All he knows is that the sky is falling—and he’ll have to fight harder than ever if he doesn’t want to be crushed beneath it.
Warning[]
Rich Man’s War contains explicit violence, explicit expletives, economic discontent, municipal safety code violations, blasphemy, militarism, space piracy, predatory capitalism, toxic masculinity, ordinary jerks, pride, wrath, treason, party fouls, assault with common hand tools, breaking and entering, planetary bombardment, murder, attempted murder, mass murder, premeditated murder, punching, kicking, elbowing, grappling, theft, bearers of false witness, destruction of private and public property, abuse of authority, perjury, transnational crime, discharge of firearms within city limits, and PTSD.
Appearances[]
Roughly in order of appearance.
Characters[]
- Maria Pedroso, NorthStar VP of Risk Management
- Gabriel Aguirre, president of Archangel
- Ranjan, pirate
- Trevor, pirate
- Shahal, pirate
- Hannah Black, pirate captain of Guillotine
- Alicia Wong
- Martin Ravenell, Archangel Navy
- Michelle Janeka
- Willis, Archangel intelligence agent
- Crowder, Archangel lieutenant
- Aaron Hawkins, first officer of Argent
- Casey
- David Kiribati, head of Archangel intelligence
- Theresa Cotton, foreign minister of Archangel
- Meiling Yeoh, Archangel admiral
- Victor Hickman, Aguirre’s chief of staff
- Jones, crewman
- Tanner Malone
- Jonathan Hartmann, Archangel investor
- Beth, Ascension Hall receptionist
- Andrea Bennett
- Sanjay Bhatia, crewman Joan of Arc
- Darrell Booker, lieutenant and XO Joan of Arc
- Lynette Kelly, lieutenant and CO Joan of Arc
- Erin, engineer Joan of Arc
- Stan Grzeskiewicz, ops specialist Joan of Arc
- Val Ordoñez, Joan of Arc
- Mike, Joan of Arc
- Teddy, Joan of Arc
- Sarah Kessler
- Edwin Garber, NorthStar Director of Education
- Greg, NorthStar executive assistant
- Jon Weir, NorthStar Chief Administrative Officer
- Anton Brekhov, NorthStar CEO
- Hector Eldridge, CO NorthStar Security Fleet
- Vanessa Rios, Archangel intelligence
- Raoul, a licensed prostitute
- Edgar Cervantes, Joan of Arc
- Romita, ops specialist Joan of Arc
- Harris, NorthStar Security
- Basara, Hashemite major
- Abnett, NorthStar Risk Management
- Adams, Archangel marine
- Regan, Archangel consul
- Peterson, officer on Argent
- Hartford, Archangel Navy
- Todd Branch, Archangel Navy admiral
- Terry Donaldson, NorthStar Chief Financial Officer
- Jedidiah Coughlin, CDC CEO
- Patrick Shay, Archangel senator
- Stewart Dempsey, Archangel senator
- Diana Castillo, Archangel senator
- Divin, Archangel Navy
- Abdul Shadid, Archangel finance minister
- Terrence Jackson, Union Assembly
- Lung-Wei, La Wai Director of Operations
- Covington, CDC
- Edith, Archangel government staffer
- Phil Lewis, Archangel Navy
- Bernard, Archangel Navy, CO Los Angeles
- Sutton, Archangel Navy, XO Los Angeles
- Rebecca Krause, Archangel journalist
- Jenny, Archangel government staffer
- Dennis, Archangel government staffer
- Sherman Deng, Archangel journalist
- Ellen, Andrea Bennett’s assistant
- Jim Bowers, Archangel Independent Shipping Guild chairman
- Evelyn Bowers, Archangel lawyer
- Jessica Baldwin, Archangel Navy
- Trevor Jacobson, Archangel Navy
- Farina, Archangel Navy
- DeLeon, Archangel Navy
- Brent Collins, Archangel Navy
- Avery Sinclair, Archangel Navy
- Ed Matuskey, Archangel Navy
- Chris Baljashanpreet, Archangel Navy
- Huang, Archangel Navy
- Other Gomez, Archangel Navy
- Fuller, Archangel Navy
- Finch, NorthStar Security
- Soldan, NorthStar Security
- Kevin P. Eickenberry, NorthStar Security
- Schlensker, helmsman on Argent
- Renaldo, communications on Argent
- Okeke, ship engineer on Argent
- Stanwood, ship doctor on Argent
- Dominguez, Archangel intelligence
- Grosser, Archangel intelligence
- Szweda, Archangel intelligence
- Quentin, ops on Argent
- Shabolov, NorthStar Security
- Gordon, NorthStar Security
- Bill Everett, Archangel Navy
- Alvarez, Archangel Navy
- Mohamed, Archangel Navy
- Saraff, NorthStar Security
- Garcia, Archangel Navy
- Blair, Archangel Navy
- Santos, Archangel Navy
- Rose McCoy, Archangel Navy
- Armstrong, Archangel Navy
- Hernandez, Archangel Navy
- Marcus Keever, Archangel Navy
- Hitomi, Archangel Navy
- Djawadi, NorthStar Security
- Bales, Archangel Navy
- Kipsang, Archangel Navy
- Lawson, Archangel Navy
- Hyun Jun, Archangel Navy
- Antonio Rivera, Archangel Navy
- MacAllan, Archangel Navy
- Wagner, NorthStar Security
- Samantha Young, NorthStar Security
- Grishin, NorthStar Security
- Fuller, Archangel Navy
- Williams, Archangel Navy
- Bishop, NorthStar Security
- Narendra, NorthStar Security
- Patrick, NorthStar Security
- Paulson, NorthStar Security
- Leung, Lai Wa navy
- Swanson, NorthStar Security
- Meeks, NorthStar Security
- Newitz, NorthStar Security
- Jensen, NorthStar Security
- Gulati, NorthStar Security
- Masters, NorthStar Security
- Subong, NorthStar Security
- Donati, NorthStar Security
- Gould, NorthStar Security
- Thibert, Archangel Navy
- Zacapa, Archangel Navy
- Matuskey, Archangel Navy
- La Rocca, Archangel Navy
- Alvarado, Archangel Navy
- Thompson, Archangel Navy
- Kurth, NorthStar Security
- Baker, Archangel Navy
- Middleton, NorthStar Security
- Beacham, Archangel Navy
- Stowe, Archangel Navy
- Lauren Williams, pirate
- Isacsson, Archangel CDF
- Bindar Dhawan, Union Assembly president
- Prince Kaseem, Hashem (mentioned only)
- Prince Murtada, Hashem (mentioned only)
- Garrison, Oscar company graduate (mentioned only)
- Stevens, lieutenant Archangel Navy (mentioned only)
- Morales, Archangel Navy (unnamed, mentioned only)
- Daniel Figueroa, CO Ascension Hall Honor Guard (mentioned only)
- Vikram Pandit, StellarCast CEO (mentioned only)
- Madelyn Carter, Union Fleet (mentioned only)
- Arnold Erlich, CDC facility manager (mentioned only)
- Murphy, Archangel senator (mentioned only)
- Stephan Alonzo, Archangel (mentioned only)
- Bob Norris, Archangel journalist (mentioned only)
- Lockwood, Archangel Navy (mentioned only)
- Staehely, Archangel Navy (mentioned only)
- Crall, Archangel Navy (mentioned only)
- Finkbiner, Archangel Navy (mentioned only)
- Meese, Archangel Navy (mentioned only)
- Warren Markinson, Union Assembly (Edison)
- Harry Tidewater, Mars Governor (mentioned only)
- Ramos, Archangel Navy (mentioned only)
- Gomez, Archangel Navy (mentioned only)
- Manyara, Archangel Navy (mentioned only)
- Cunningham, NorthStar Security (mentioned only)
- Clark, NorthStar Security (mentioned only)
- Theodore J. Wilbourne, NorthStar Security (mentioned only)
- Evans, NorthStar Security (mentioned only)
- Baumgartner, Archangel intelligence (mentioned only)
- Gibril Coleman, journalist (mentioned only)
- Freeman, Archangel Navy (mentioned only)
- Miller, Archangel Navy (mentioned only)
- Wilkins, Archangel Navy (mentioned only)
- Quincy, Archangel Navy (mentioned only)
- Peggy Whittier, NorthStar Navy (mentioned only)
- Bob Norris, Archangel journalist (mentioned only)
- Domingo Ramos, Archangel Navy (mentioned only)
Locations & organizations[]
- Edison, a pirate haven
- NorthStar
- Archangel system
- Archangel Navy
- Ascension Hall
- Fort Bradley, Michael
- Hashem
- Scheherazade
- Fairhaven
- CDC
- Lai Wa
Vessels[]
- Guillotine, pirate yacht
- Argent
- Joan of Arc
- Ambar, Hashem cruiser
- Los Angeles, Archangel cruiser
- Hercules, NorthStar battleship
- Telesto, NorthStar Security
- Pallene, NorthStar destroyer
- Cascia, NorthStar frigate
- Werrengo, NorthStar Security
- Foxhound, NorthStar corvette (tentative)
- Andromeda, NorthStar battleship
- Ursa, NorthStar Battleship
- Irrawady, NorthStar Security
- Daphnis, NorthStar destroyer
- Norfolk, CDC destroyer
- Colombo, CDC destroyer
- Gwendolyn, CDC frigate
- Helene, NorthStar destroyer
- Janus, NorthStar destroyer
- Devonport, CDC destroyer
- Waterloo, NorthStar assault carrier
- St. George, Archangel corvette
- Thermopylae, NorthStar assault carrier
- Chatham, CDC destroyer
- Calypso, NorthStar destroyer
- Hyperion, NorthStar destroyer
- Hanjin, CDC destroyer
- Monaco, Archangel destroyer
- Gallant, Archangel frigate
- Madrid, Archangel destroyer
- Carnegie, NorthStar frigate
- Atlas, NorthStar destroyer
- Mastiff, NorthStar corvette
- Halley, NorthStar cruiser
- Telesto, NorthStar destroyer
- St. Mark, Archangel corvette
- St. Patrick, Archangel corvette
- St. Luke, Archangel corvette
- Sorenson, NorthStar frigate
- St. Nicholas, Archangel corvette
- Albert the Great, Archangel corvette
- St. Martin, Archangel corvette
- St. Valentine, Archangel corvette
- Devout, Archangel frigate
- Resolute, Archangel frigate
- Caracas, Archangel destroyer
- Saratoga, NorthStar assault carrier
- Tuttle, NorthStar assault carrier (tentative)
- Lovejoy, NorthStar cruiser
- St. Constantine, Archangel corvette
- Rio de Janeiro, Archangel ship
- Pride of Polaris (mentioned only)
- Fletcher, Union Fleet battleship (mentioned only)
- Belfast, Archangel corvette (mentioned only)
- St. Francis, Archangel corvette (mentioned only)
- St. Catherine, Archangel corvette (mentioned only)
- St. Sebastian, Archangel corvette (mentioned only)
Publication history[]
Rich Man’s War was first self-published on July 22, 2014.[1] A paperback edition was released in November 2014.[2] It was re-released as a paperback and ebook by Skyscape on June 30, 2015, with only minor editorial changes.[3]
The main change in the Skyscape editions was that Allison Carter was renamed to Madelyn Carter, due to the high number of women in the books with names starting with an ‘A’.[4]
An audiobook was released by Audible on June 2, 2015, narrated by Timothy Andrés Pabon.