A Mighty Fortress

WELCOME AGAIN TO THE MANY WORLDS OF HONOR HARRINGTON Lady Dame Honor Harrington isnt alone. Her life touches others¾and their lives touch hers¾directly or indirectly whether as a naval officer steadholder or duchess. In this collection Jane Lindskold gives us the story of a prince on the brink of maturity and an extraordinary young Grayson woman named Judith¾a victim of Masadan brutality who confronts insurmountable odds in a desperate effort to lead her sisters to freedom¾ or¾death among the stars. Timothy Zahn weighs in with a story of the heavy cruiser HMS Fearless a brilliant young tactical officer on temporarily detached duty Solarian con men secret weapons that arent quite what they seem to be naval spies spooks and dirty tricks courage and honor and a surprising glimpse into one of Admiral Sonja Hemphills most crucial technological innovations. John Ringo offers his unique blend of nonstop action and deliciously skewed humor in two offerings. The Peep planet of Prague and its brutally repressive StateSec regime will never be the same again after the unscheduled unofficial and thoroughly catastrophic visit by a pair of Manticoran Marines with a most peculiar taste in their holiday destinations. And then theres the question of what an explosively expanding navy does with the personnel who cant quite cut the mustard. Eric Flint tells us the story of an idealistic young StateSec officer who finds himself in the right place at the right time following the fall of Oscar SaintJust. Young Victor Cachat could influence the loyalty of an entire sector ... if hes only lucky enough to manage to stay alive long enough to try. And finally David Weber gives us the tale of the first Grayson midshipwoman on her snotty cruise at a time when internal tensions threaten the entire future of the Manticoran Alliance and people are about to rediscover the Fact that the Peeps are far from the only predators hiding in the stars. At the publishers request this title is sold without DRM Digital Rights Management.