“Black Jack” Geary has ordered his fleet back to the Lakota Star System where the Syndics nearly destroyed them, a desperate gamble that may give them a fighting chance of survival—or tear them apart.

Praise for Series

"The kind of hero Hornblower fans will love!" -WILLIAM C. DIETZ

"The most believable space battles I've ever seen anywhere." -DAVID SHERMAN 

"Thoughtful and exciting...loaded with edge-of-your-seat combat." -ELIZABETH MOON