A Galaxy Engulfed by War The Dawn Alliance and the United Worlds are locked in a bitter war over the rich worlds of the Green Zone. The colony of New Panama is caught between the giants, and Tom Thrush has the impossible job of leading her rag-tag navy in a desperate struggle for survival.
The Burden of Command His fleet is a mix of armed freighters and salvaged warships. The crews are former pirates with no military training. His enemy has the most powerful navy the galaxy has ever seen. With no hope of victory, he fights just to postpone annihilation.
But these are the famed rebels of the Free Planets, tough and resourceful and hard as rats to kill. They might not count for much in a straight fight, but they know a thing or two about tackling impossible odds. If Tom can earn their respect, they might just teach him something about survival - or even victory.
As the series progresses it becomes easier to at least ignore (if never accept) the terrible “science” and really lean into the fiction. What Elwood lacks in basic research, be makes up for in solid plot which continues to emerge with believable surprise.
Another good adventure. This book has the author branching out a little and having more than one point of view. It is a welcome change. The series is definitely story driven rather than character driven. This book should appeal to players of space-based RPGs and the entire series reminds me a lot of the Battletech books I've read.
Well what can one day I have just finished the fourth Green Zone book and cannot wait for the fifth instalment cracking story's about to start the Hive series now. Well done Jake