Book three in the nationally best-selling Manticore Ascendant series,
a prequel series to David Weber's multiple New York Times best-selling
Honor Harrington series. Sequel to A Call to Duty and A Call to
Arms.
After the disastrous attack on the Manticoran home system by forces
unknown, the Royal Manticoran Navy stands on the brink of collapse. A
shadowy enemy with the resources to hurl warships across hundreds of
light years seeks to conquer the Star Kingdom for reasons unknown, while
forces from within Manticore's own government seek to discredit and
weaken the Navy for reasons very much known: their own political gain.
It's up to officers like Travis Long and Lisa Donnelly to defend the
Star Kingdom and the Royal Manticoran Navy from these threats, but the
challenge is greater than any they have faced before. Weakened but not
defeated, the mercenary forces and their mysterious employer could
return at any time, and the anti-Navy faction within Parliament is
growing. The situation becomes even more dire when fresh tragedy strikes
the Star Kingdom.
While the House of Winton faces their enemies at home, Travis, Lisa, and
the other officers of the Royal Manticoran Navy must reunite with old
friends and join new allies to hunt down and eliminate the forces
arrayed against them in a galaxy-spanning conspiracy.
Manticore has learned that the universe is not a safe place, but the
Star Kingdom's enemies are about to learn it's dangerous to mess with
the Manticore!
