400 Bullets

Andrew Lee Potts,Adesuwa Oni

A group of mercenaries intercept and acquire four missiles on a cold, snowy night in Afghanistan. Double-crossed, Black Ops specialist Noah Brandt escapes with the navigation pins. On the run and injured, he stumbles upon a British outpost of shipping containers and netting. The unit that occupies the outpost is out on a mission, with only two soldiers and 400 bullets left to defend the compound.—Paul M. N. Haakonsen