The Emperor’s daughter Mercedes is the first woman ever admitted to The High Ground, the elite training academy of the Solar League’s Star Command, and she must graduate if she is to have any hope of taking the throne. Her classmate Thracius has more modest goals—to defy his humble beginnings and rise to the rank of captain. But in a system rocked by political division, where women are governed by their husbands and fathers, the poor are kept in their place by a rigid class system, and the alien races have been conquered and subjugated, there are many who want them to fail.
A civil war is coming and the machinations of those who hunger for power threaten the cadets. In a time of political intrigue, class conflict, and alien invasion, they will be tested as they never thought possible...
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Recensione:
“Melinda Snodgrass just keeps getting better and better.” GEORGE R.R. MARTIN
“Space opera with a social conscience as well as lots of sprawling action.” DAVID DRAKE, bestselling author of With the Lightnings
“Written with an easy elegance. The opening salvo of what promises to be a grand space opera.” BENNETT R. COLES, author of Virtues of War
"Snodgrass has done a wonderful job of depicting how aristocrats and society would work in world where aliens and space travel is an every-day norm." - Gamers Sphere
“romance, political backstabbing, and all the cool stuff that goes along with alien subjugation, class warfare, and sexism. Keen.” Atomic Moo
L'autore:
Melinda Snodgrass has written multiple novels and screenplays, and is best known for her work on Star Trek: The Next Generation. She has also worked on numerous other shows, including The Profilers, Sliders and Seaquest DSV. She coedits the Wild Cards series with George R.R. Martin. Melinda is the author of The Edge series, which is published by Tor Books in the US and Titan Books in the UK. She lives in Santa Fe, New Mexico.
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- EditoreTitan Books
- Data di pubblicazione2017
- ISBN 10 1785654098
- ISBN 13 9781785654091
- RilegaturaCopertina flessibile
- Numero di pagine433
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