Entry #3 in the popular Hell's Gate series.
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. 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, pouring 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:
Hell's Gate
Hell Hath No Fury
The Road to Hell
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
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"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
