Publisher Description

• Sequel to national bestsellers Torch of Freedom and Crown ofSlaves, and Book Three in the Crown of Slaves series set in DavidWeber's Honorverse.
• The Mesan Alignment: a centuries-old cabal that seeks to impose its visionof a society dominated by genetic rank onto the human race. Now the conspiracystands exposed by spies Anton Zilwicki and Victor Cachat — one an agent ofHonor Harrington's Star Kingdom of Manticore, the other a Haveniteoperative. The outing of the Alignment has turned the galaxy's politicalframework topsy-turvy. Old coalitions have disintegrated. New alliances havebeen born. But more information is needed to bring the Alignment out of theshadows. Now, defying the odds and relying on genetic wizardry themselves for adisguise, Zilwicki and Cachat return to Mesa — only to discover that eventhey have underestimated the Alignment's ruthlessness andsavagery.

Notes

The third in the Crown Of Slaves series set in David Weber's Honorverse. Anton Zilwicki and Victor Cachat seek to expose a centuries-old cabal - the Mesan Alignment - that seeks to impose its vision of a society dominated by genetic rank onto the human race.

Author Biography

With more than eight million copies of his books in print and 33 titles on the New York Times bestseller list, David Weber is a science fiction powerhouse. In the vastly popular Honor Harrington series, the spirit of C.S. Forester's Horatio Hornblower and Patrick O'Brian's Master and Commander live on--into the galactic future. Books in the Honor Harrington and Honorverse series have appeared on 21 bestseller lists, including The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, and USA Today. Additional Honorverse collaborations include the spin-off miniseries Manticore Ascendant with New York Times best-selling author Timothy Zahn; and with Eric Flint, Crown of Slaves, Cauldron of Ghosts, and To End in Fire contribute to Weber's illustrious list of New York Times and international bestsellers. Best known for his spirited, modern-minded space operas, Weber is also the creator of the Oath of Swords fantasy series and the Dahak Saga, a science fiction and fantasy hybrid. Weber has also engaged in a steady stream of best-selling collaborations: the Starfire series with Steve White; the Empire of Man series with John Ringo; the Multiverse series with Linda Evans and Joelle Presby; and contributions to the Ring of Fire series with Eric Flint. Eric Flint was the creator of the New York Times best-selling Ring of Fire series, the best-selling alternate history series of all time. Beginning with 1632, Flint--along with dozens of cowriters--chronicled what happened when the 20th-century town of Grantville, West Virginia, was transported through time and space to 17th-century Europe. In addition, Flint was the author, with New York Times best seller David Weber, of the Crown of Slaves Saga, as well as the Belisaurius series, with best-selling author David Drake. Flint was the editor of Jim Baen's Universe, as well as numerous short story anthologies. Before becoming a writer, Flint worked as a trade union organizer, longshoreman, truck driver, auto worker, steel worker, oil worker, meatpacker, glassblower, and machinist. Eric Flint passed away in 2022.

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