David Weber

The Shadow of Saganami David Weber

Publisher Marketing: The Star Kingdom of Manticore is once again at war with the Republic of Haven after a stunning sneak attack. The graduating class from Saganami Island, the Royal Manticoran Navy s academy, are going straight from the classroom to the blazing reality of all-out war except for the midshipmen assigned to the heavy cruiser HMS Hexapuma, that is. They re being assigned to the Talbott Cluster, a backwater far from the battle front. With a captain who may have seen too much of war and a station commander who isn t precisely noted for his brilliant and insightful command style, it isn t exactly what the students of Honor Harrington expected. But things aren t as simple or tranquil as they appear. Pirates, terrorists, genetic slavers, smuggled weapons, long-standing personal hatreds, and a vicious alliance of corporate greed, bureaucratic arrogance, and a corrupt local star nation with a powerful fleet, are all coming together, and only Hexapuma, her war-weary captain, and Honor Harrington s students stand in the path. They have only one thing to support and guide them: the tradition of Saganami. The tradition that sometimes a Queen s officer s duty is to face impossible odds . . . and die fighting." Contributor Bio:  Weber, David David Weber is a science fiction phenomenon. His popular Honor Harrington and Honorverse novels--including "Mission of Honor", "At All Costs", and "Torch of Freedom"--are "New York Times" bestsellers and can't come out fast enough for his devoted readers. He is also the author of the Safehold series, including "Off Armageddon Reef", "By Schism Rent Asunder", "By Heresies Distressed" and "A Mighty Fortress". His other top-selling science fiction novels include "Out of the Dark", the Dahak books and the Multiverse books, written with Linda Evans. He has also created an epic SF adventure series in collaboration with John Ringo, including "We Few". His novels have regularly been Main Selections of the Science Fiction Book Club. Weber has a bachelor's degree from Warren Wilson College, and attended graduate school in history at Appalachian State University. He lives in South Carolina. Contributor Bio:  Snyder, Jay Jay Snyder is a voice actor, voice director, and script adapter. He is best known as the voice of Yugi Muto from the Japanese manga television series, "Yu-Gi-Oh!" A native of California, he studied acting at Julliard School in New York City.