The second novel of the bestselling In Her Name series…
Six months after the alien Kreelan Empire launched its invasion of human space, the Confederation of Humanity, a coalition of human worlds banding together for self defense, is rapidly growing.
Unfortunately, not all human worlds want to join the Confederation. Some, like Saint Petersburg, don’t believe the tales of alien invaders, and think that the formation of the Confederation is nothing more than a veil over Earth’s expansionist ambitions. With a powerful navy built in secret and armed with nuclear weapons, Saint Petersburg is preparing to launch their own offensive against Earth before the Confederation becomes too powerful.
The Confederation heavy cruiser Yura, commanded by Ichiro Sato, is part of the fleet the Confederation sends to preempt Saint Petersburg’s attack. Drawn into a deadly trap, the fleet and its Marines are fighting for their lives when Kreelan warships, led by the enigmatic warrior priestess Tesh-Dar, materialize out of hyperspace.
As Tesh-Dar and her warriors wreak havoc on the battling human fleets and Saint Petersburg itself, Ichiro, Roland Mills, and a Confederation spy known as SCARLET are faced with desperate choices from which they learn the true meaning of sacrifice.
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I just finished. The. First. Book ..cant. stop so interesting .. such vibrant. Character’s. I will pass these to my grandchildren and children great writting.Great imagination!
Those of us who can’t write are readers. You make me an avid reader.Great job on “In her name,first contact”.Now on to the rest of the series! Thanks
My new fav series
This is great reading. I haven’t read sci-fi for awhile and this was a super way to get back into it. Thanks Michael. Rebecca
Glad you enjoyed it!
Great book. Only comment is that the numbers and proportions for planetary populations and army sizes are not realistically large enough, they ‘fell’ like country sizes.
I had to leave them some room to grow! When I get to the next books set between Dead Soul and Empire, the military forces will be a LOT bigger…
I just finished first contact. I really enjoyed the characters of both the humans and the kreelan. I have always enjoyed the genre of first contact sci-fi, and the point of view of alien thoughts. Some day this will be a reality mankind must face, I hope it occurs in my lifetime, until then I will enjoy well crafted storiesj such as this, the author has a true grasp of the way of bushido. (The warriors way) .
Great writing! I have always enjoyed science fiction with a military slant. You keep writing and I’ll keep reading.