Hero!

Space opera at its finest and most actionfilled from the bestselling authorof fantasy quests epic tales and swashbuckling adventures. Vaun born apeasant in the ... » 

Space opera at its finest and most actionfilled from the bestselling authorof fantasy quests epic tales and swashbuckling adventures. Vaun born apeasant in the stinking mud flats of Ult a thriving colony planet claws hisway to survival and fame by becoming the toughest young officer in the SpacePatrol. A veteran of the brutal training academy he seizes opportunities asthey arise leading the first ship out against a surprise attack by themysterious Brotherhood. He returns to a heros welcome as the Brotherhood shipfalls to the surface of his home planet in shattered pieces. The Brotherhood iselsewhere unstoppable though as neighboring plants one by one fall silentconquered. And then the Patrol detects a huge spacecraft launched from one ofthe nowsilent worlds and headed for Ult. Facing a challenge greater than hecan truly hope to overcome Vaun nonetheless sets out to save Ult for a secondtime... «