1. John Ringo has over two and a half million books in print.
2. He has written six New York Times best sellers.
3. A veteran of the 82nd Airborne, Ringo brings military characters and
their explosive battles to vivid, three-dimensional life.
4. Travis S. Taylor's science background complements Ringo's military
realism with scientific realism, praised by Publishers Weekly as
"dazzling . . . cutting-edge scientific possibilities . . .stimulating
and satisfying. . . ."
5. Full color brochure for the series.
6. Special kit mailing of brochure and the hardcover edition. .
7. Trade advertising.
8. Advertising in Locus, Kliatt, more.
9. Teaser chapters for Claws That Catch by Ringo and Taylor, and
Storm from the Shadows by David Weber.
10. Special backlist discounts for Ringo.
In the midst of recovering from their successful if casualty prone first
mission, the crew of the Alliance Space Ship Vorpal Blade are suddenly
scrambled back into action. All other priorities take second place as
word arrives on earth of a gate colony which has fallen to an
unidentified alien assault. As the only space ship currently available
to the Human-Adar Alliance, the Vorpal Blade is dispatched to find out
what happened to the colony, rescue any survivors and learn the identity
of the attackers.
With new complexities added to the universe started in the novel Into
the Looking Glass and continued in Vorpal Blade, Manxome Foe
continues the tradition of non-stop action, valorous if quirky
characters and rigorous science drawn from the frontiers of current
theory. The odd-ball crew of the Vorpal Blade is an unlikely savior of
earth, but none dare say they quail at engaging the Manxome Foe.
