Forester’s Horatio Hornblower and Patrick O’Brian’s Master and Commander live on-into the galactic future. In the vastly popular Honor Harrington series, the spirit of C.S. With more than eight million copies of his books in print and 33 titles on the New York Times bestseller list, David Weber is a science fiction powerhouse. 'Fans of Weber's Honor Harrington series … will be delighted with this offshoot in which he and coauthor Flint develop several situations and characters from other stories.This outstanding effort transcends the label 'space opera' and truly is a novel of ideas.”- Publishers Weekly But if Zilwicki and Cachat succeed in rooting out the ancient conspiracy, a great evil may be finally removed from the galaxy-and on a long-oppressed planet, freedom may finally dawn. Soon they are on the run in Mesa’s underworld, not only hunted by the Alignment but threatened by the exploding conflict on the planet between Mesa’s overlords and the brutalized slaves and descendants of slaves who have suffered under their rule for so long. Now, defying the odds and relying on genetic wizardry themselves for a disguise, Zilwicki and Cachat return to Mesa-only to discover that even they have underestimated the Alignment’s ruthlessness and savagery. Their common foe: the Mesan Alignment itself.īut more information is needed to bring the Alignment out of the shadows.

New alliances have been born.įor starters, the long and hard-fought war between the Republic of Haven and the Star Empire of Manticore is not only over, but these bitter enemies have formed a new pact. The outing of the Alignment has turned the galaxy’s political framework topsy-turvy. Now the conspiracy stands exposed by spies Anton Zilwicki and Victor Cachat-one an agent of Honor Harrington’s Star Kingdom of Manticore, the other a Havenite operative. The Mesan Alignment: a centuries-old cabal that seeks to impose its vision of a society dominated by genetic rank onto the human race. TOIL AND TROUBLE IN THE CAULDRON OF GHOSTS Secret agent Anton Zilwicki and Victor Cachat return in this classic tie-in series set in David Weber's Honorverse.

Sequel to national bestsellers Torch of Freedom and Crown of Slaves, Book Three in the Crown of Slaves, Honor Harrington universe.

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