The combined forces of
humanity have beaten back the First Imperium invasion. For the first
time, the enemy has been defeated in battle. The cost was high in blood
and suffering, but the Line held. The heart of human-occupied space has
been saved from annihilation. For now.
There is little time for
the victorious warriors to savor their triumph or mourn their dead. The
First Imperium has been driven back, but it has not been defeated. No
one expects the fruits of victory to be more than a brief respite.
Augustus
Garret, Erik Cain, and the rest of the human high command have a
decision to make. Do they stand on the defensive, waiting for the
massive second invasion they all know will come? Or do they consider
another option, one that compels them to face overwhelming odds, and
launch a strike that could end the war in one campaign?
The
attack ship Hornet returned home after a miraculous run through enemy
space, and her crew brought with them priceless intelligence…the
location of a world of the First Imperium. In the capitals of Earth, the
ruling classes call for caution, for the armed forces to stand on the
defensive. But on the frontier, Garret and his compatriots are planning
something different, and they do not intend to be deterred. They are
going to take the war to the enemy. They are going to march into hell’s
heart.
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