Cette saga se déroule dans un futur lointain où l'humanité s'est répandue à travers la galaxie, créant de nouvelles civilisations et nations interstellaires. Malgré les avancées technologiques, la paix demeure un lien fragile, constamment menacé par des puissances ambitieuses. Les récits suivent des officiers de marine audacieux qui entreprennent de périlleuses missions dans l'espace lointain pour déjouer des complots et protéger le fragile équilibre de la galaxie. Les amateurs de science-fiction qui apprécient les space operas complexes et les intrigues politiques seront captivés par ces chroniques.
A remote solar systemA fragile galactic allianceAn interstellar war is on the brink of eruption...When the Lightship Impulse is attacked without provocation, Lt. Peter Cochrane, son of the Grand Admiral, is sent to investigate. Surrounded by strangers and following secret orders, is he willing to do what it takes to keep the alliance together?
THE NEW GALACTIC UNION HANGS IN THE BALANCE...The Lightship Impulse is gone, sacrificed while defeating First Empire ships the fragile new galactic alliance hoped it would never see again.
In his acclaimed military science fiction debut series, Dave Bara takes readers on a thrilling journey filled with discovery, diplomacy, and danger. Newlyweds Peter Cochrane and Karina are on a diplomatic mission to Sandosa, an old ally of Pendax, the latest member of the Union. Their mission quickly turns perilous when Sandosa's government attacks Peter's command, Defiant, and attempts to assassinate them. Peter must use all his resources to protect his wife and their ship. Just as the situation escalates, Defiant is diverted to Skondar, where Peter's former love, Dobrina Kierkopf, and her ship, Impulse II, are under assault by the notorious Prince Arin, known as the Butcher of Carinthia. Although they fend off Arin's attack, the consequences are severe. Peter soon finds himself heading to the enigmatic world of Altos, uncovering unsettling truths about the Union's allies, the Historians of Earth. Each encounter with Arin and his forces leaves Peter and the Union Navy reeling as they pursue this elusive enemy. Ultimately, all paths lead to a climactic showdown where Peter and Arin will clash over the fate of humanity—Union or Empire.