Baen Books - Governor - Hardcover

Binding: Hardcover
Description: Six Billion Dead And One Man Intent on Putting a Stop to the Killing For more than fifty years the Terran Republic and the Terran League have been killing one another. The death toll has climbed ever higher year after year with no end in sight. But the members of the Five Hundred the social elite of the Republic's Heart Worlds don't care. Their star systems are light - years from any threat of attack. Their children are sheltered from the mandatory service that falls so heavily on the Fringe Worlds backs. Their trade connections with the Rishathan Sphere bring them wealth and influence. And their contracts to build ships fighters missiles and all the other sinews of war have made them the wealthiest human beings in the history of the galaxy. Rear Admiral Terrence Murphy is a Heart Worlder. His family is part of the Five Hundred. His wife is the daughter of one of the Five Hundred's wealthiest most powerful industrialists. His sons and his daughter can easily avoid military service and political power is his for the taking. There is no end to how high he can rise in the Republic's power structure. All he has to do is successfully complete a risk - free military "governorship" in the backwater Fringe System of New Dublin without rocking the boat. Without dredging up any lunatic Fringe conspiracy theories. Without undercutting the Five Hundred's stranglehold on wealth and power. But the people sending him to New Dublin have miscalculated because Terrence Murphy is a man who believes in honor. Who believes in duty in common decency and responsibility. Who believes there are dark and dangerous secrets behind the fa ade of what "everyone knows." Terrence Murphy intends to meet those responsibilities and unearth those secrets and he doesn't much care what the Five Hundred want. He intends to put a stop to the killing. Wherever that takes him he will go. Whatever that costs him he will pay. And whatever that requires he will do. Terrence Murphy is coming for whoever has orchestrated fifty - six years of bloodshed and slaughter and Hell itself is coming with him. A new novel in the world of In Fury Born one of David Weber's most celebrated novels. About The Gordian Protocol: Tom Clancy - esque exposition of technical details absurd humor and bloody action. Echoes of Robert Heinlein lots of exploding temporal spaceships and bodies action - packed Booklist A fun and thrilling standalone from Weber and Holo . Time travel enthusiasts will enjoy the moral dilemmas nonstop action and crisp writing. Publishers Weekly About David Weber: A balanced mix of interstellar intrigue counterespionage and epic fleet action with all the hard - and software details and tactical proficiency that Weber delivers like no one else; along with a large cast of well - developed believable characters giving each clash of fleets emotional weight. Booklist M oves as inexorably as the Star Kingdom's Grand Fleet commanded by series protagonist Honor Harrington . Weber is the Tom Clancy of science fiction . His fans will relish this latest installment . Publishers Weekly This entry is just as exciting as Weber's initial offering . The result is a fast - paced and action - packed story that follows our characters as they move from reaction to command of the situation. Weber builds Shadow of Freedom to an exciting and unexpected climax. The Galveston County Daily News Weber combines realistic engaging characters with intelligent technological projection and a deep understanding of military bureaucracy in this long - awaited Honor Harrington novel . Fans of this venerable space opera will rejoice to see Honor back in action. Publishers Weekly This latest Honor Harrington novel brings the saga to another crucial turning point . Readers may feel confident that they will be Honored many more times and enjoy it every time. Booklist E verything you could want in a heroine . Excellent plenty of action. Science Fiction Age Brilliant! Brilliant! Brilliant! Anne Mc Caffrey Compelling combat combined with engaging characters for a great space opera adventure. Locus Weber combines realistic engaging characters with intelligent technological projection . Fans of this venerable space opera will rejoice Publishers Weekly
Title: Governor
Brand: Baen Books
Barcode: 9781982125400
Pages: 400 Pages
Publication Date: 6/1/2021
Category: Space Opera