A young fleet officer and a marine stand together to defend their colony
in the continuation of the powerful and action-packed Genesis Fleet saga
from New York Times best-selling author Jack Campbell.
In the three years since former fleet officer Rob Geary and former
marine Mele Darcy led improvised forces to repel attacks on the newly
settled world of Glenlyon, tensions have only gotten worse.
When one of Glenlyon's warships is blown apart trying to break the
blockade that has isolated the world from the rest of human-colonized
space, only the destroyer Saber remains to defend it from another
attack. Geary's decision to take Saber to the nearby star Kosatka to
safeguard a diplomatic mission is a risky interpretation of his orders,
to say the least.
Kosatka has been fighting a growing threat from so-called rebels - who
are actually soldiers from aggressive colonies. When a "peacekeeping
force" carrying thousands of enemy soldiers arrives in Kosatka's star
system, the people of that world, including Lochan Nakamura and former
"Red" Carmen Ochoa, face an apparently hopeless battle to retain their
freedom. It's said that the best defense is a good offense. But even if
a bold and risky move succeeds, Geary and Darcy may not survive it....
