Invasion, defection—and a last stand to save Earth.
Dissident alien commander Arid Ricimer and his human allies, Captain Jim Coalbridge and Lieutenant Commander Griff Leher, are the courageous and very mortal heroes who must face down the forces of a tyrannical star empire.
Captain Arid Ricimer, an alien starship commander with integrity and a clever plan, attempts to defect to Earth with his officers and entire spaceship—a vessel that mounts a superweapon of almost unimaginable power. He's pursued by his former fleet, a force that has already devastated Earth once and is poised to wipe humanity from existence forever. In a thriller filled with echoes of The Hunt for Red October and cool hard science fiction technology, it's a desperate gambit for the alien captain and for humanity, as well. Yet after years of battling back from the brink of destruction, the U.S. space navy has the wartested heroes to rise to the challenge, among them attack ship captain Jim Coalbridge and alien analyst, Griff Leher.
The players are in motion and the greatest confrontation this sector of the galaxy has ever witnessed is at hand. All depends on the courage of an honorable alien warrior and the intelligence and daring of his human counterparts and would-be compatriots.
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Product ReviewI really enjoyed this book. I would have liked a little more action, but a fun diversion worth the time.
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Product ReviewI trusted Baen. I want my money back. Mr. Daniel should keep his day job.
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Product ReviewGrabs the reader and will NOT let go. Tony Daniel has gone on my must-read list.
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Product ReviewAwesome author, gonna add him to my rounds of Lee/Miller, Weber, Ringo, Bujold, Taylor and Flint. LOTS of typos, but gotta be expected in an ARC. Looking forward to seeing how the characters develop further!
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Product ReviewDespite being a near rewrite of Hunt for Red October, I enjoyed this one. The author has a grasp of science, and physics, that make the story more believable. I found the Peepies (peacenics) in the story to be over the top, and had trouble with the aliens being able to exist both in vacuum, and high pressure environments (switching effortlessly between them), but not earth pressure without major adaptation.
The idea that there would be any civilization on earth after 90% of the population was wiped out was a serious stretch for the imagination, Asia and Europe destroyed seemed rather convenient too.Posted on