Call to Duty

#1 Manticore Ascendant

TIMOTHY ZAHN, David Weber

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BAEDEKER
28 June 2016

Science fiction; Aliens; Military; Galactic Empires; Space Ships

Growing up, Travis Uriah Long yearned for order and discipline in his life... the two things his neglectful mother couldn't or wouldn't provide. So when Travis enlisted in the Royal Manticoran Navy, he thought he'd finally found the structure he'd always wanted so desperately.

But life in the RMN isn'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 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.

By: TIMOTHY ZAHN, David Weber
Imprint: BAEDEKER
Country of Publication: United States
Volume: 1
Dimensions: Height: 171mm,
ISBN: 9781476781686
ISBN 10: 1476781680
Pages: 432
Publication Date: 28 June 2016
Recommended Age: From 16 years
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

With over eightmillion copies of his books in print andtwenty-nine titles on the New York Times bestseller list, David Weberis the science fiction publishing phenomenon of the new millennium. In the hugelypopular Honor Harrington series, the spirit of C.S. Forester s Horatio Hornblower and Patrick O Brian s Master and Commander lives on into the galactic future. Books in the Honor Harrington and Honoverse series have appeared on twenty-one bestseller 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, a science fiction and fantasy hybrid. Weber is has also engaged in a steady stream of best-selling collaborations including his Starfire Series with Steve White, which produced the New York Times bestseller The Shiva Option among others. Weber s collaboration with alternate history master Eric Flint led to the bestselling 1634: The Baltic War. His Honorverse collaborations with Flint in the Crown of Slave seriesare also popular, with latest entry, Cauldron of Ghosts, a New York Times bestseller. His planetary adventure novels with military science fiction ace and multiple national best-selling author John Ringo includes the March to the Stars and We Few. Finally, Weber s teaming with Linda Evans and Joelle Presbyproduced the Multiverse series, including latest entry, The Road to Hell. David Weber makes his home in South Carolina with his wife and children. Timothy Zahn is a Hugo award winner, and author of the #1 New York Times best seller Heir to the Empire. Born in Chicago, Zahn earned a B.S. in physics from Michigan State University and an M.S. in physics from the University of Illinois. He sold his first story to Analog magazine in 1978, and immediately attracted attention as a new writer of science fiction based on real, cutting-edge science. Other Zahn creations include the Conqueror and Dragonback series. His books for Baen include his popular Cobra SF adventure series and now the Manticore Ascendant series, cowritten with David Weber. The Timothy Zahn author page on Facebook has received over 50,000 likes and can be visited at http: //www.facebook.com/TimothyZahn.