The cruel stars
Birmingham, John, 1964-2020
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With a ruthless sect of humanity intent on wiping out their species, five intrepid heroes must think like their enemies in this epic sci-fi adventure. They thought the Sturm were dead. They were wrong. Centuries after their defeat, the enemy has returned with an overwhelming attack on the fringes of human space. On the brink of annihilation, humankind's only hope is a few brave souls who survived the initial onslaught: Commander Lucinda Hardy, thrust into uncertain command of the Royal Armadalen Navy's only surviving warship; Booker3, a soldier of Earth, sentenced to die for treason, whose time on Death Row is cut short by the invasion; Alessia, a young royal of the Montanblanc Corporation, forced to flee when her home planet is overrun and her entire family executed; Sephina L'trel, the leader of an outlaw band who must call on all of their criminal skills to resist the invasion. And, finally, retired Admiral Frazer McLennan, the infamous hero of the first war with the Sturm hundreds of years ago, who hopes to rout his old foes once and for all or die trying. These five flawed, reluctant heroes must band together to prevail against a relentless enemy and near-impossible odds. For if they fail, the future itself is doomed.
Main title:
The cruel stars / John Birmingham.
Author:
Birmingham, John, 1964-, author
Work:
Edition:
Paperback edition.
Imprint:
London : Head of Zeus, 2020.©2019
Collation:
485 pages ; 20 cm.
Series title:
Cruel stars trilogy ; 1.
Notes:
First published in 2019.
ISBN:
9781789545937 (pb)9781789545906 (ebook)
Dewey class:
A823.4F
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
618323