ReviewsPraise for the Kris Longknife Novels "A whopping good read...Fast-paced, exciting, nicely detailed, with some innovative touches."-Elizabeth Moon, Nebula Award-winning author of Crown of Renewal "Shepherd delivers no shortage of military action, in space and on the ground. It's cinematic, dramatic, and dynamic."-Tor.com "A tightly written, action-packed adventure from start to finish...Heart-thumping action will keep the reader engrossed and emotionally involved."- Fresh Fiction, Praise for the Kris Longknife Novels "A whopping good read…Fast-paced, exciting, nicely detailed, with some innovative touches."-Elizabeth Moon, Nebula Awardwinning author of Crown of Renewal "Shepherd delivers no shortage of military action, in space and on the ground. It's cinematic, dramatic, and dynamic."-Tor.com "A tightly written, action-packed adventure from start to finish...Heart-thumping action will keep the reader engrossed and emotionally involved."- Fresh Fiction
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SynopsisIn the New York Times bestselling Kris Longknife novels, "fans of the Honor Harrington escapades will welcome the adventures of another strong female in outer space starring in a thrill-a-page military space opera" ( Alternative Worlds ). The aliens attacking the planetary system of Alwa are an enemy unlike any Admiral Kris Longknife has ever encountered before. She doesn't know who they are, only that they worship a being known as the Enlightened One and are unafraid to sacrifice themselves against her fleet. But Kris faces more than just the fanatical behavior of an alien armada. A saboteur has infiltrated the military's medical facility and unleashed an epidemic that has spread throughout the fleet without warning. Seventy-two career military women are down with something not even the aliens could do to them--including Admiral Kris Longknife...
LC Classification NumberPS3563.O88386