Governor, Paperback by Weber, David; Fox, Richard, ISBN 1982126116, ISBN-13 9781982126117, Like New Used, Free shipping in the US

<b>A NEW MILITARY SCIENCE FICTION SERIES FROM&#160;<i>NEW YORK TIMES</i>&#160;BEST-SELLING AUTHOR AND CREATOR OF THE HONOR HARRINGTON SERIES DAVID WEBER AND BEST-SELLING AUTHOR RICHARD FOX</b><br><br>The Terran Republic. The Terran League. Genocidal enemies. Members&#160;of the Five Hundred don&#8217;t care. They are the social elite of the Heart&#160;Worlds, light-years from any threat of attack. Rear Admiral Terrence&#160;Murphy is of the Five Hundred. There is no end to how high he can rise in&#160;the Republic&#8217;s power structure. But the powers-that-be have miscalculated.&#160;For Terence Murphy is a man of honor. He intends to stop the killing.&#160;Terrence will end fifty-six years of bloodshed and slaughter&#8212;and Hell&#160;itself rides with him.<br> <br> <b>About <i>Governor:</i></b><br> &#34;The authors pack the story with both the specs of far-future fighting machines . . . and the hypercompetent, duty-driven warriors who crew them. Fans of old-school military sci-fi should check this out.&#34;&#8212;<i>Publishers Weekly</i><br> <br> <b>About&#160;<i>The Gordian Protocol</i><i>:</i></b><br> &#8220;Tom Clancy-esque exposition of technical details . . .&#160;absurd humor and bloody action. Echoes of Robert Heinlein . . .&#160;lots of exploding temporal spaceships and bodies . . .&#160;action-packed . . .&#8221;&#160;&#8212;<i>Booklist</i><br> <br> &#8220;. . . a&#160;fun and thrilling standalone from Weber and Holo. . . . Time travel enthusiasts will enjoy the moral dilemmas, nonstop action, and crisp writing.&#8221;&#8212;<i>Publishers Weekly</i><br> <br> <b>About David Weber:</b><br> &#8220;. . . a&#160;balanced mix of interstellar intrigue,&#160;counterespionage, and epic fleet action . . .&#160;with all the hard- and software details and tactical proficiency that Weber delivers like no one else; along with a large cast of well-developed, believable characters, giving each clash of fleets emotional weight.&#8221;<i>&#8212;Booklist</i><br> <br> &#8220;. . . moves . . . as inexorably as the Star Kingdom&#8217;s Grand Fleet, commanded by series protagonist Honor Harrington. . . . Weber is the Tom Clancy of science fiction. . . . His fans will relish this latest installment. . . .&#8221;&#8212;<i>Publishers Weekly</i><br> <br> &#8220;This entry is just as exciting as Weber&#8217;s initial offering. . . . The result is a fast-paced and action-packed story that follows [our characters] as they move from reaction to command of the situation. Weber builds&#160;<i>Shadow of Freedom</i>&#160;to an exciting and unexpected climax.&#8221;&#8212;<i>The Galveston County Daily News</i><br> <br> &#8220;Weber combines realistic, engaging characters with intelligent technological projection and a deep understanding of military bureaucracy in this long-awaited Honor Harrington novel. . . .&#160;Fans of this venerable space opera will rejoice to see Honor back in action.&#8221;&#8212;<i>Publishers Weekly</i><br> <br> &#8220;This latest Honor Harrington novel brings the saga to another crucial turning point. . . .&#160;Readers may feel confident that they will be Honored many more times and enjoy it every time.&#8221;&#8212;<i>Booklist&#160;</i><br> <br> &#8220;. . . everything you could want in a heroine. . . .&#160;Excellent . . .&#160;plenty of action.&#8221;&#8212;<i>Science Fiction Age</i><br> <br> &#8220;Brilliant! Brilliant! Brilliant!&#8221;&#8212;Anne McCaffrey<br> <br> &#8220;Compelling combat combined with engaging characters for a great space opera adventure.&#8221;&#8212;<i>Locus</i><br> <br> &#8220;Weber combines realistic, engaging characters with intelligent technological projection. . . . Fans of this venerable space opera will rejoice . . .&#8221;&#8212;<i>Publishers Weekly</i>