Overview
Since boyhood, Druadaen expected heād ascend to the command of an elite legion and become the leader his father predicted he would be. However, fate had something different in store.
Assigned instead to a small group of outriders tasked with watching nearby kingdoms, Druadaen discovers that the world beyond his homeland is riddled with impossibilities. How do humanoid raiders, known as the Bent, suffer staggering losses and yet return as a vast horde every decade? How do multi-ton dragons fly? How have fossils formed in a world which sacrists insist has existed for only ten millennia? Ā
Determined to solve these mysteries, Druadaen journeys into the dank warrens of the Bent, seeks out a dragonās lair, and ventures into long-buried ruins in search of ancient scrolls. But, whereas legends tell of heroes who encounter their greatest perils during just such forays into the unknown, Druadaenās most lethal enemies might lurk in even more unusual places:
The temples and council chambers of his own homeland.
About Charles E. Gannon:
āChuck Gannon is one of those marvelous findsāsomeone as comfortable with characters as he is with technology, and equally adept at providing those characters with problems to solve. Imaginative, fun, and not afraid to step on the occasional toe or gore the occasional sacred cow, his stories do not disappoint.āāDavid Weber
āIf we meet strong aliens out there, will we suffer the fate of the Aztecs and Incas, or find the agility to survive? Gannon fizzes with ideas about the dangerous politics of first contact.āāDavid Brin
āChuck Gannon writes the kind of science fiction we all grew up on: rousing, mind-expanding, pulse-pounding sagas of spaceships and aliens.Ā He's a terrific writer, and we're lucky to have him.ā āRobert J. Sawyer
ā[A] strong [writer of] . . . military SF . . . [much] action going on in his work, with a lot of physics behind it. There is a real sense of the urgency of war and the sacrifices it demands.āĀ āLocus
About the work of Charles E. Gannon:
Caine's Mutiny:
āThis is military Science Fiction the way itās supposed to be written.Ā . . .Ā All in all, a highly satisfying tale of the Terran Republic that moves the story forward and setsĀ us up for the next chapter, which promises to be interesting at worst and explosive at best.āāSFcrowsnest
Raising Caine:
āRaising CaineĀ unveils a lot of thought-provoking ideasĀ but ultimately this is a space opera adventure. There are space battles, daring emergency landings, desperate quests, hand-to-hand combat, and double-and-triple crosses. Itās an engrossing read. You owe it to yourself to read the two previous books in order. Then enjoyĀ Raising Caine. Itās an intergalactic thrill-ride.āāFantasy and Science Fiction Book and Audiobook Reviews
āThis is science-fiction adventure on a grand scale.āāKirkus
āGannonās harrowing . . . military space opera (followingĀ Trial by Fire) builds well on his established settingĀ . . . Gannonās signature attention to developing realistic alien worlds makes this installment satisfying.āāPublishers Weekly
ā[A]n incredibly active book . . . asĀ our protagonists are confronted by the beautiful, terrible, and sometimes lethal variety of the universe and its inhabitants. . . . [A]Ā whole mess of fun . . . that manages to be scientifically accurate while refraining from excessiveĀ wonkiness. Those who value meticulous world-building . . . will certainly have their needs met.āāBN Sci-Fi and Fantasy Blog
Nebula-nominatedĀ Trial by Fire:
āI seriously enjoyedĀ Trial by Fire.Ā This oneās a tidal waveācanāt put it down. An excellent book.ā āJack McDevitt
āGannon's whiz-bang second Tales of the Terran Republic interstellar adventure delivers on the promise of the first (Fire with Fire). . . . The charm of Caine's harrowing adventure lies in Gannon's attention to detail, which keeps the layers of political intrigue and military action from getting too dense. The dozens of key characters, multiple theaters of operations, and various alien cultures all receive the appropriate amount of attention. The satisfying resolution is enhanced by the promise of more excitement to come in this fascinating far-future universe.āāPublishers WeeklyĀ Starred Review
ā[D]efinitely one to appeal to the adventure fans. Riordan is a smart hero, up against enormous obstacles and surrounded by enemies. Author Gannon does a good job of managing action and tension to keep the story moving, and the details of the worlds Riordan visits are interesting in their own right.āāAnalog
ā[O]ffers the type of hard science-fiction those familiar with the John Campbell era ofĀ AnalogĀ Science FictionĀ will remember. Gannon throws his readers into an action-packed adventure. A sequel toĀ Fire With Fire, it is a nonstop tale filled with military science-fiction action.āāThe Galveston CountyĀ Daily News
Compton Crook Award winner for best first novel,Ā Fire with Fire:
āThe plot is intriguing and then some. Well-developed and self-consistent; intelligent readers are going to like it.āāJerry Pournelle
ā[T]he intersecting plot threads, action and well-conceived science kept those pages turning.āāSFcrowsnest
Starfire series hitĀ Extremis, coauthored by Charles E. Gannon:
āVivid . . . Battle sequences mingle with thought-provoking exegesis . . .āāPublishers Weekly
āItās a grand, fun series of battles and campaigns, worthy of anything Dale Brown or Larry Bond ever wrote.ā āAnalog
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