Colonel Mateo Larra returns to command Joint Base Sagittarius Arch—and just in time. Increased intergalactic cargo runs require more patrols to meet demand and ensure trade continues unhindered. But priorities shift when the CSV Tallahassee limps into port with news more alarming than a convoy’s destruction.
Their stealth technology is useless against a highly advanced enemy.
The once insular Mifreen nation has taken to the stars after acquiring FTL drives, which offers the League ambassador an opening to procure antimatter reactors at last. With the loss of technological superiority, Colonel Larra has one choice—call upon the only commander and crew who’ve faced this enemy.
Lieutenant General David Cohen and the CSV Lion of Judah roar back into action.
And not a moment too soon. The Mifreens have occupied newly colonized worlds to force captives into the Netsim matrix—no matter the human cost. Now the CSV Lion of Judah and her crew must confront their old enemy where it will hurt the most.
There is no rationale for League of Sol to have an "embassy" on the Arch. There would be one embassy on Canaan or SATO central facility / location. The Arch is a key location that would not be put at risk. Having said that, a great deal of the plot revolves around the League of Sol and the exploits of the ESS. Another basic flaw in this series. JSID would have three people watching every single person associated with the "embassy." Also Bako would have been kicked off the Arch after the first shannanigans, just poor story writing / spy craft. And so it goes, convenient tech left behind by lazy contractors, etc. and the story evolves with fake plotlines. The "politically correct" mumbo jumbo really lowers the standard of the series. The Mifreen are killing large numbers of people, this would be brought to and end, quickly, by the most efficient means.
And finally, this series suffers from the small cast syndrome. Typical of television series, often found in books that struggle to consider reality. Worlds with billions, societies with trillions, yet only one task force with six capital ships? Joking right?
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Disaster looms - can the Lion of Judah bring victory?
An alien race wants to spread its version of utopia to all sentients - by force. The League of Sol wants to conquer the Terran Coalition. The Arch is under attack. With enemies on all sides, David Cohen and the Lion of Judah are back in action, but they need a miracle to find a way to peace.