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Legendary war hero Captain "Blackjack" Geary fights to stay ahead of his enemies in the fourth novel in Jack Campbell's New York Times bestselling military science fiction series. Deep within Syndicate World space, the Alliance fleet continues its dangerous journey home under the command of Captain John "Blackjack" Geary - revived after a century spent in suspended animation. Geary's victories over the enemy have earned both the respect - and the envy - of his fellow officers... Geary has made many risky decisions as commander of the Alliance fleet but ordering them back to the Lakota Star System where the Syndics nearly destroyed them has his officers questioning his sanity. It's a desperate gamble that may buy the fleet just enough time to prepare for the Syndics' inevitable return. Even as he struggles to give the fleet a fighting chance at survival, Geary faces dissent from within. An unknown number of officers want a change of command, but Geary knows that the Alliance fleet must stand together, or else the Syndic forces will tear them apart...… (más)
En lo profundo del espacio de los Mundos Síndicos, la flota de la Alianza continúa su viaje a casa bajo el mando del capitán Black Jack Geary. Las victorias de Geary sobre el enemigo le han hecho ganarse tanto el respeto como la envidia de sus compañeros. El comandante ha tomado numerosas decisiones arriesgadas, pero cuando ordena a la flota que vuelva al sistema estelar Lakota, creen que ha perdido el juicio...
A pesar de que lucha por mantenerse un paso por delante del enemigo, Geary debe hacer frente a conspiradores dentro de su propia flota. Él sabe que sus hombres deben permanecer unidos o las fuerzas síndicas harán lo posible por separarlos...
Información procedente del conocimiento común inglés.Edita para encontrar en tu idioma.
To Jack M. Hemry (LCDR, USN, retired) and Iris J. Hemry, my parents. One word I never said often enough: thanks.
For S., as always.
Primeras palabras
Información procedente del conocimiento común inglés.Edita para encontrar en tu idioma.
Two of the armored bulkheads surrounding hell-lance batteries three alpha on the Alliance battle cruiser Dauntless shone like new.
Citas
Información procedente del conocimiento común inglés.Edita para encontrar en tu idioma.
Humans fear death and pain, and when we reach beyond that fear to protect others, we have done something to be proud of. (p.178)
... winning is usually a matter of making one less mistake than the enemy or just getting up one more time than you get knocked down. (p.142)
Thousands of years of human technological advancement had yet to produce a single piece of equipment that was Marine-proof, or sailor-proof, for that matter. (p.44)
We expect obedience from those under us, and in return they deserve respect for their willingness to follow orders to the death. (p.38)
I've found it hard to overestimate the ability of any system to promote stupid people. (p.239)
Legendary war hero Captain "Blackjack" Geary fights to stay ahead of his enemies in the fourth novel in Jack Campbell's New York Times bestselling military science fiction series. Deep within Syndicate World space, the Alliance fleet continues its dangerous journey home under the command of Captain John "Blackjack" Geary - revived after a century spent in suspended animation. Geary's victories over the enemy have earned both the respect - and the envy - of his fellow officers... Geary has made many risky decisions as commander of the Alliance fleet but ordering them back to the Lakota Star System where the Syndics nearly destroyed them has his officers questioning his sanity. It's a desperate gamble that may buy the fleet just enough time to prepare for the Syndics' inevitable return. Even as he struggles to give the fleet a fighting chance at survival, Geary faces dissent from within. An unknown number of officers want a change of command, but Geary knows that the Alliance fleet must stand together, or else the Syndic forces will tear them apart...
El comandante ha tomado numerosas decisiones arriesgadas, pero cuando ordena a la flota que vuelva al sistema estelar Lakota, creen que ha perdido el juicio...
A pesar de que lucha por mantenerse un paso por delante del enemigo, Geary debe hacer frente a conspiradores dentro de su propia flota. Él sabe que sus hombres deben permanecer unidos o las fuerzas síndicas harán lo posible por separarlos...