NEW SERIES FROM NEW YORK TIMES BEST-SELLING AUTHORS. Book #1 in
Manticore Ascendant, a new series set in David Weber's best-selling
Honorverse, from multiple New York Times best seller David Weber and
#1 New York Times best-selling author Timothy Zahn. FIRST TIME IN
PAPERBACK.
Growing up, Travis Uriah Long yearned for order in his life . . . some
things his neglectful mother couldn't or wouldn't provide. So when
Travis enlisted in the Royal Manticoran Navy, he thought he'd finally
found the structure he'd always wanted so desperately.
But life in the RMN isn't exactly what he expected. Boot camp is rough
and frustrating; his first ship assignment lax and disorderly; and with
the Star Kingdom of Manticore still recovering from a devastating
plague, the Navy is possibly on the edge of budgetary extinction.
The Star Kingdom is a minor nation among the worlds of the Diaspora, its
closest neighbors weeks or months away, with little in the way of
resources. With only modest interstellar trade, no foreign contacts to
speak of, a plague-ravaged economy to rebuild, and no enemies looming at
the hyper limit, there are factions in Parliament who want nothing more
than to scrap the Navy and shift its resources and manpower elsewhere.
But those factions are mistaken. The universe is not a safe place.
Travis Long is about to find that out.
Praise for A Call to Duty:
"This exciting book marks the first collaboration of two powerhouses . .
. fans of both writers should be quite pleased with the result. Like
Robert A. Heinlein and Orson Scott Card, Weber and Zahn are telling a
story about a teenage character but writing for readers of all
ages."-Booklist
"A new series set in the universe of Weber's popular heroine Honor
Harrington gets off to a solid start. . . . Cowriters Zahn and Weber do
an excellent job alluding to events known to longtime fans. . . .
[T]his astronautical adventure is filled with . . . intrigue and
political drama."-Publishers Weekly
About the Honor Harrington series:
"Weber combines realistic, engaging characters with intelligent
technological projection and a deep understanding of military
bureaucracy in this long-awaited Honor Harrington novel...Fans of this
venerable space opera will rejoice to see Honor back in
action."-Publishers Weekly
". . .everything you could want in a heroine .... Excellent ... plenty
of action."-Science Fiction Age
"Brilliant! Brilliant! Brilliant!"-Anne McCaffrey
"Compelling combat combined with engaging characters for a great space
opera adventure."-Locus
"Weber combines realistic, engaging characters with intelligent
technological projection . . . Fans of this venerable space opera will
rejoice . . ."-Publishers Weekly
About Timothy Zahn:
"Zahn keeps the story moving at a breakneck pace, maintaining
excitement."--Publishers Weekly
"[Y]ou can count on Timothy Zahn for three things: clean, sparse
prose; good pacing; and great action scenes. The first book in the Cobra
War series hits all those marks in admirable style and makes for a
quick, entertaining sci-fi novel." --Blogcritics
"[Conqueror's Heritage] is another finely wrought space adventure .
. . [with] social, political and emotional complications, all of which
Zahn treats with his usual skill."--Booklist
"Zahn paints every detail [in Angelmass] with gleamy realism . . .
scientific dialogue that streams with starship hardware and military
trooper talk . . . immensely appealing."--Kirkus Review
