A Call to Duty (Manticore Ascendant series Book 1)

A Call to Duty (Manticore Ascendant series Book 1)

Growing up, Travis Uriah Long yearned for order and discipline in his life . . . the two things his neglectful mother couldnâ€™t or wouldnâ€™t provide. So when Travis enlisted in the Royal Manticoran Navy, he thought heâ€™d finally found the structure heâ€™d always wanted so desperately.

But life in the RMN isnâ€™t exactly what he expected. Boot camp is rough and frustrating; his first ship assignment lax and disorderly; and with the Star Kingdom of Manticore still recovering from a devastating plague, the Navy is possibly on the edge of budgetary extinction.

The Star Kingdom is a minor nation among the worlds of the Diaspora, its closest neighbors weeks or months away, with little in the way of resources. With only modest interstellar trade, no foreign contacts to speak of, a plague-ravaged economy to rebuild, and no enemies looming at the hyper limit, there are factions in Parliament who want nothing more than to scrap the Navy and shift its resources and manpower elsewhere.

But those factions are mistaken. The universe is not a safe place.

Travis Long is about to find that out.

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About A Call to Duty:
"A new series set in the universe of Webers popular heroine Honor Harrington gets off to a solid start. . . . Cowriters Zahn and Weber do an excellent job alluding to events known to longtime fans. . . . [T]his astronautical adventure is filled with . . . intrigue and political drama."â€“Publishers Weekly

About the Honor Harrington series:
â€œWeber combines realistic, engaging characters with intelligent technological projection and a deep understanding of military bureaucracy in this long-awaited Honor Harrington novelâ€¦Fans of this venerable space opera will rejoice to see Honor back in action.â€â€“Publishers Weekly

â€œ. . .everything you could want in a heroine â€¦. Excellent â€¦ plenty of action.â€â€“Science Fiction Age

â€œBrilliant! Brilliant! Brilliant!â€â€“Anne McCaffrey

â€œCompelling combat combined with engaging characters for a great space opera adventure.â€â€“Locus

â€œWeber combines realistic, engaging characters with intelligent technological projection . . . Fans of this venerable space opera will rejoice . . .â€â€“Publishers Weekly

About Timothy Zahn:
â€œZahn keeps the story moving at a breakneck pace, maintaining excitement.â€â€”Publishers Weekly

"[Y]ou can count on Timothy Zahn for three things: clean, sparse prose; good pacing; and great action scenes. The first book in the Cobra War series hits all those marks in admirable style and makes for a quick, entertaining sci-fi novel." â€”Blogcritics

â€œ[Conquerorâ€™s Heritage] is another finely wrought space adventure . . . [with] social, political and emotional complications, all of which Zahn treats with his usual skill.â€â€”Booklist

â€œZahn paints every detail [in Angelmass] with gleamy realism . . . scientific dialogue that streams with starship hardware and military trooper talk . . . immensely appealing.â€â€”Kirkus Review

With over seven million copies of his books in print and seventeen titles on the New York Times bestseller list, David Weber is the science fiction publishing phenomenon of the new millennium. In the hugely-popular Honor Harrington series, the spirit of C.S. Foresterâ€™s Horatio Hornblower and Patrick Oâ€™Brianâ€™s Master and Commander lives onâ€”into the galactic future. Books in the Honor Harrington and Honoverse series have appeared on fourteen best seller lists, including those of The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, and USA Today. While Weber is best known for his spirited, modern-minded space operas, he is also the creator of the Oath of Swords fantasy series and the Dahak saga
Country USA
Manufacturer Baen Books
Binding Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate 2014-09-15
Format Kindle eBook

Country	USA
Manufacturer	Baen Books
Binding	Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate	2014-09-15
Format	Kindle eBook

A Call to Duty (Manticore Ascendant series Book 1)

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