The Lost Stars: Perilous Shield
A thrilling spin-off from Jack Campbell’s The Lost Fleet series, The Lost Stars: Tarnished Knight delivered “excellent tales of space battles and struggles against tyrants and aliens.” Now the New York Times bestselling author returns with the next chapter in the overthrow of the Syndicate Worlds’ oppression…
Following a successful coup, the leaders of the rebel Midway Star
System struggle to forge a government free enough to please its citizens yet strong enough to secure power. But in a world where former rulers
have become new foes, an alien threat to humanity may turn old
adversaries into uncertain allies.
General Artur Drakon knows three words describe someone who confides in a Syndicate CEO: Stupid. Betrayed. Dead. Despite his misgivings, he partnered with another former CEO to
overthrow Syndic forces. Now, with an enigma fleet menacing their
hard-earned independence, he can ill afford to trust her — or lose her
support.
President Gwen Iceni believes Midway is humanity’s
defense against the enigmas. Syndicate training taught her
self-preservation in a crisis, yet she’s determined to fight for the
star system’s fate…even if it means joining forces with Drakon — and an
officer of the hated Alliance.
Their plan places the Midway
flotilla at great risk in hopes of greater reward: recruiting the
personnel necessary to man warships against the enigmas. But before
facing the alien advance, Drakon and Iceni must survive hidden dangers
closer to home: all-too-human threats that could jeopardize Midway’s
freedom… and their own lives.
Jack Campbell
“Jack Campbell” is the pen name of John G. Hemry, a retired naval officer who graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis before serving with the surface fleet and in a variety of other assignments. He is the New York Times bestselling author of The Lost Fleet series and The Lost Stars series, as well as the Stark’s War, Paul Sinclair, and Pillars of Reality series. He lives with his indomitable wife and three children in Maryland.
The Lost Stars
The Lost Stars consists of four books. The current recommended reading order for the series is provided below.
Main series The Lost Fleet
