A Call to Vengeance
Par Å”o e-grÄmatu
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 Manticoreās own government seek to discredit and weaken the Navy for reasons very much known: their own political gain.
Itās 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 Kingdomās enemies are about to learn it's dangerous to mess with the Manticore!
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With over eight million copies of his books in print and thirty titles on theĀ New York TimesĀ bestseller list,Ā David WeberĀ is the science fiction publishing phenomenon of the new millennium. In the hugely popular Honor Harrington series, the spirit of C.S. Foresterās Horatio Hornblower and Patrick OāBrianāsĀ Master and CommanderĀ lives onāinto the galactic future. Books in the Honor Harrington and Honorverse series have appeared on fourteen best-seller lists, including those ofĀ The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, andĀ USA Today.Ā While Weber is best known for his spirited, modern-minded space operas, he is also the creator of the Oath of Swords fantasy series and the Dahak saga. Weber has also engaged in a steady stream of bestselling collaborations including his Starfire series with Steve White, which produced theĀ New York TimesĀ bestsellerĀ The Shiva OptionĀ among others.Ā Weberās collaboration with alternate history master Eric Flint led to the bestsellingĀ 1634: The Baltic War,Ā and his planetary adventure novels with military science fiction ace and multiple national best-seller John Ringo includes the blockbustersĀ March to the StarsĀ andĀ We Few.Ā Weberās collaboration with Linda Evans and Joelle Presby produced the bestsellingĀ Multiverse series. David Weber makes his home in South Carolina with his wife and children.
Timothy ZahnĀ is a Hugo award winner and author of the #1Ā New York TimesĀ best sellerĀ Heir to the Empire. Born in Chicago, Zahn earned a B.S. in physics from Michigan State University and an M.S. in physics from the University of Illinois. He sold his first story toĀ AnalogĀ magazine in 1978 and immediately attracted attention as a new writer of science fiction based on real, cutting-edge science. Other Zahn works include the Conqueror and Dragonback series. His books for Baen include his popular Cobra SF adventure series, with latest entryĀ Cobra Traitor, and now the Manticore Ascendant series, cowritten with David Weber and Thomas Pope.
Thomas PopeĀ is a founder of BuNine, a collection of professionals assisting David Weber in defining and documenting the Honorverse. Tom served as lead editor forĀ House of SteelĀ and is collaborating with David and Timothy Zahn on a new series set in the early days of the Manticoran Navy. He lives in Pittsburgh with his wife, two children, and a constantly growing menagerie of pets.
