Victory over the Celestium has saved Earth.
But peace is as far away as ever.
Admiral Caleb Hawthorne has turned back the Celestium invasion of Sol, but the cost has been severe. His ships are damaged, his forces far from home, and his long-planned strike against the Republic’s Founder Worlds has been delayed.
Meanwhile, the Republic is gathering its vast fleets within the Inner Core.
And beyond known space, a darker threat is growing.
Rebecca’s stolen intelligence confirms Caleb’s worst fear: the Celestium still possess the greater part of their strength. Every day he hesitates, their hidden battle fleet comes closer to being refitted and made ready for war.
Then comes the most dreadful news.
Republic Admiral Huntington has discovered Waystation.
With the Federation supply depot all but defenceless, everyone stationed there—including Caleb’s brother, Zach—faces defeat, capture, and execution.
Caleb must choose where to strike.
Save his brother? Wound the Republic? Or stop the Celestium before their hidden battle fleet is ready for war?
Every choice leaves another enemy free to strike at his defenceless flanks.
Yet Caleb must choose, for until true peace is won, the Federation’s survival—and the freedom of every world that has dared to stand against the Republic—hangs by a thread.
Genre: Science Fiction
But peace is as far away as ever.
Admiral Caleb Hawthorne has turned back the Celestium invasion of Sol, but the cost has been severe. His ships are damaged, his forces far from home, and his long-planned strike against the Republic’s Founder Worlds has been delayed.
Meanwhile, the Republic is gathering its vast fleets within the Inner Core.
And beyond known space, a darker threat is growing.
Rebecca’s stolen intelligence confirms Caleb’s worst fear: the Celestium still possess the greater part of their strength. Every day he hesitates, their hidden battle fleet comes closer to being refitted and made ready for war.
Then comes the most dreadful news.
Republic Admiral Huntington has discovered Waystation.
With the Federation supply depot all but defenceless, everyone stationed there—including Caleb’s brother, Zach—faces defeat, capture, and execution.
Caleb must choose where to strike.
Save his brother? Wound the Republic? Or stop the Celestium before their hidden battle fleet is ready for war?
Every choice leaves another enemy free to strike at his defenceless flanks.
Yet Caleb must choose, for until true peace is won, the Federation’s survival—and the freedom of every world that has dared to stand against the Republic—hangs by a thread.
Genre: Science Fiction
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