Deadly Nightshade

Deadly Nightshade

Max Robichauxâ€™s thrilling adventures didnâ€™t begin on 21 January 2315 when he took command of the USS Cumberland at the age of 28. Somehow, before that date, Max became an expert on battle tactics, the psychology of command and leadership, the customs and fighting techniques of the mysterious and powerful Vaaach race, and how to devise innovative strategies to defeat superior enemy forces, bringing his ship and his men home when the odds are against him.
Deadly Nightshade tells a small but crucial part of that story, shedding light on how Max became the creative, innovative, deadly warrior readers have come to know in the â€œMan of Warâ€ Trilogy. In June 2304, the 16 year old green Ensign Max Robichaux is given a small but fast and stealthy ship to penetrate enemy space, observe a mock attack on a new kind of enemy battle station, and return with reams of information on the station, enemy weapons, enemy tactics, and other valuable intelligence.
Max finds that his vesselâ€™s capabilities as well as his own courage and tenacity are tested when a Vaaach ship intervenes in the Krag exercise and takes Max away from his task . . . and from any hope of rescue. It seems that the Vaaach have their own uses for the young ensign and his nearly invisible craft. Max must fight his way past a superior force of alien fighters to come to the aid of a race being victimized in one of the most horrific ways imaginable. Once there, he must call upon every ounce of courage and the deepest parts of his humanity to save millions of lives through making what may prove to be the ultimate sacrifice.
Deadly Nightshade is a novella-length (approximately 37,000 words) tale of adventure, courage, tenacity, and sacrifice. It packs everything Honsingerâ€™s readers expectâ€”realistically staged space combat, deep character development, believable aliens, and the thrill of being on a warship in deep spaceâ€”into a compact package. Fans of Honsingerâ€™s other books will gain interesting insight into the events that helped make Max Robichaux the officer we meet in the â€œMan of Warâ€ books. It is also an easily accessible entre to the series for new readers. A follow up novella, "The Hunters of Vermin," is expected in January 2017.
Country USA
Manufacturer H. Paul Honsinger
Binding Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate 2015-03-24
Format Kindle eBook

Country	USA
Manufacturer	H. Paul Honsinger
Binding	Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate	2015-03-24
Format	Kindle eBook

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