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The narrative is structured into a prologue, three major parts (CONTACT, RECONNAISSANCE, and WAR!), and an epilogue that follows escalating events from early interactions and planned operations to conflict, occupation, and return. Supporting materials include appendices detailing societies, planets, councils, chronology, treaties, war planning, and ship specifications.","DEFENCELESS  \nMark Tushingham  \n[OceanofPDF.com](OceanofPDF.com)  \nCopyright © 2016 Mark Tushingham  \nFirst Kindle edition: © 2023  \nSecond Kindle edition: © 2026  \nThis book is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places and incidents are products of the author ’s imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual events or persons, living or dead, is  \nentirely coincidental.  \nAll rights reserved. No parts of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means—electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording or using an information storage-and-retrieval system—without written permission from the publisher via [fairycrosspublishing@gmail.com](fairycrosspublishing@gmail.com), except by a reviewer who wishes to quote brief passages for  \ninclusion in a review.  \nCanadian Cataloguing Publication Data  \nTushingham, Mark – 1962  \nDefenceless / Mark Tushingham  \nISBN 978-0-9918021-4-2 (softback edition)  \nISBN 978-1-7770201-7-0 (electronic edition)  \nI. Title.  \n1. Science fiction.  \nEditor: Dianne Tushingham  \nTypesetter: Mark Tushingham  \nCover design: © Mark Tushingham  \nFC 79570-30874  \n[OceanofPDF.com](OceanofPDF.com)  \nNOVELS BY MARK TUSHINGHAM  \nSPECULATIVE MILITARY FICTION  \nBattle for the Taiwan Strait 2033 Battle for the Baltic States 2033  \nBattle for North Korea 2033 Battle for Iran 2033 Battle for Tibet 2033 Battle for the Arctic 2033 Battle for Siberia 2033  \nSCIENCE FICTION  \nDefenceless  \nSecond Awakening Beyond Ageless Uplift 40  \nHotter than Hell Hell on Earth Climate Collapse 2066  \nFANTASY  \nThe Gifts of Faeries  \nThe Dreams of Faeries  \nCRIME  \nInspired and Dedicated Thief Blue Ice Dead  \nCHILDREN’S BEDTIME STORY  \nThe Great Trek of the Churkahs The Long Search of the Churkahs  \nNON-FICTION  \nGood Government: A Voter ’s Guide on How Not to Pick a Bad One  \nThese books may be purchased through Amazon.  \nElectronic Kindle editions are also available.  \nFollow on Instagram @fairycrosspublishing and X (Twitter) @Mark_Tushingham.  \n[OceanofPDF.com](OceanofPDF.com)  \nPRAISE FOR TUSHINGHAM'S  \nNOVELS  \n“Brisk seller” ~ New York Times  \n“Fast-paced … Just ahead of tomorrow ... Able to recreate [warfare] vividly”  \n~ New Brunswick Telegraph-Journal“Rapid-fire …Unremitting” ~ Gallon“A bullet” ~ Toronto Star  \n“A best seller” ~ CBC News  \n“Remarkably well written … Gripping ... A keen student of military matters”  \n~ Charlottetown Guardian“A prophecy of things to come” ~ Ottawa Citizen“Engrossing and suspenseful” ~ DreamCatcher“Begging to hear more” ~ Manotick Messenger“For fiction lovers” ~ Halifax Chronicle-Herald  \n[OceanofPDF.com](OceanofPDF.com)  \nFor David. Imagination is the first step to wisdom.  \n[OceanofPDF.com](OceanofPDF.com)  \nCONTENTS  \nTitle Page  \nCopyright  \nNovels by Mark Tushingham  \nPraise for Tushingham's Novels  \nDedication  \nPreface to the Kindle Edition  \nEpigraph  \nPrologue: Six  \nPart I: CONTACT  \nReprimand  \nEscape  \nCouncil  \nContingency  \nAbduction  \nProposal  \nApproval  \nReaction  \nSpeeches  \nPart II: RECONNAISSANCE  \nAssignments  \nScouting  \nNegotiations  \nWorlds  \nAlternating  \nFlight  \nRethinking  \nMessages  \nTreaty  \nPart 3: WAR!  \nPlans  \nRout  \nRaid  \nCollaboration  \nDebacle  \nCalm  \nStorm  \nDecision  \nRepercussions  \nDefender  \nDisobedience  \nOccupation  \nEmbrace  \nViolence  \nReturn  \nJourney  \nEpilogue: Challenges  \nAPPENDICIES  \nTezkosian Society  \nPlanets of Interest  \nCouncil of the Queens Chronology of the Tezkos  \nFirst Contact with Humans  \nThe Treaty of Singapore  \nWar Council  \nWarship Specifications  \nShipbuilding Program  \nScouting Missions  \nOrders of Battle  \nLiberation of Aafhel  \nDisposition of Warfleet  \nTragedy of the Great War  \nBooks By This Author  \n[OceanofPDF.com](OceanofPDF.com)","cbCaijgF9lJ2ALHi","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaijgF9lJ2ALHi","pdf",2312557,370,"English","en",105,"# Prologue: Six\n# Part I: CONTACT\n## Reprimand\n## Escape\n## Council\n## Contingency\n## Abduction\n## Proposal\n## Approval\n## Reaction\n## Speeches\n# Part II: RECONNAISSANCE\n## Assignments\n## Scouting\n## Negotiations\n## Worlds\n## Alternating\n## Flight\n## Rethinking\n## Messages\n## Treaty\n# Part 3: WAR!\n## Plans\n## Rout\n## Raid\n## Collaboration\n## Debacle\n## Calm\n## Storm\n## Decision\n## Repercussions\n## Defender\n## Disobedience\n## Occupation\n## Embrace\n## Violence\n## Return\n## Journey\n# Epilogue: Challenges\n# APPENDICIES\n## Tezkosian Society\n## Planets of Interest\n## Council of the Queens\n## Chronology of the Tezkos\n## First Contact with Humans\n## The Treaty of Singapore\n## War Council\n## Warship Specifications\n## Shipbuilding Program\n## Scouting Missions\n## Orders of Battle\n## Liberation of Aafhel\n## Disposition of Warfleet\n## Tragedy of the Great War\n# Books By This Author","[{\"question\":\"How is Defenceless organized structurally?\",\"answer\":\"The book includes a prologue, three main parts labeled CONTACT, RECONNAISSANCE, and WAR!, plus an epilogue and a set of detailed appendices.\"},{\"question\":\"What types of conflict and events does the War section cover?\",\"answer\":\"Part 3 focuses on escalating military actions and consequences, including plans, raids, collaboration, debacle, occupation, violence, and eventual return and journey.\"},{\"question\":\"What information is provided in the appendices?\",\"answer\":\"The appendices supply worldbuilding and operational detail, such as Tezkosian society, planets of interest, councils, chronology, treaties, war planning, warship specifications, and orders of battle.\"}]","Defenceless - 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