Entry #3 in the popular Hell's Gate series by 28 times New York
Times best-selling author David Weber and Joelle Presby.
The war between magically-gifted Arcana and psionically talented Sharona
continues to rage. The dragon-borne Arcanan assault across five
universes has been halted at Fort Salby by a desperate defense, but at
atrocious cost. One of those costs was the life of Crown Prince Janaki,
heir to the newly created Sharonian Empire, who went knowingly to his
death in the tradition expected of the House of Calirath. And another
price will be the sacrifice of his younger sister, Grand Imperial
Princess Andrin, now heir of Sharona, for the accords creating the
Sharonian Empire require the marriage of the heir to the Crown to wed a
Uromathian prince.
Andrin bears her family's Talent, the Glimpses, which show flashes of
events yet to come. She knows the accords must be secured . . . and like
her brother, she will pay any price, make any sacrifice for her duty to
her people.
Sharona's soldiers dig in, facing the Arcanans in a tense standoff which
cannot last long. Both sides continue rushing reinforcements towards the
front, but how do armies fight wars when they can reach one another only
through the portals which join the universes? And far, far behind the
front, carried by dragons, a young Voice name Shaylar and her husband
Jathmar hurtle deeper and deeper into Arcanan captivity, their only
protection the fierce personal honor of the Andaran officer whose men
massacred all of their companions in the horrendous misunderstanding
which began the entire conflict.
Men and women of honor on both sides must grapple with the terrible
costs and deadly secrets of the spreading cataclysm, and in the shadows,
those who will balk at neither treason nor murder drive the conspiracies
which pour fuel into the furnace. The stakes are high and the pieces are
in motion, but there are factors known not even to the conspirators and
not even a Calirath can Glimpse the final outcome.
The Hell's Gate Series:
The Road to Hell
Hell Hath No Fury
Hell's Gate
About the Hell's Gate series:
"Magic and high tech collide in this exciting military SF novel from
bestseller Weber . . . The authors treat both societies sympathetically
and realistically, with human vices and virtues evenly
distributed."-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
