Book description
Space opera at its finest and most action-filled, from the bestselling
author of fantasy quests, epic tales and swashbuckling adventures. Vaun,
born a peasant in the stinking mud flats of Ult, a thriving colony
planet, claws his way to survival and fame by becoming the toughest
young officer in the Space Patrol. A veteran of the brutal training
academy, he seizes opportunities as they arise, leading the first ship
out against a surprise attack by the mysterious Brotherhood. He returns
to a hero's welcome as the Brotherhood ship falls to the surface of his
home planet in shattered pieces. The Brotherhood is elsewhere
unstoppable, though, as neighboring planets, one by one, fall silent,
conquered. And then, the Patrol detects a huge spacecraft launched from
one of the now-silent worlds and headed for Ult. Facing a challenge
greater than he can truly hope to overcome, Vaun nonetheless sets out to
save Ult for a second time. Dave Duncan, born in Scotland in 1933, is
a Canadian citizen. He received his diploma from Dundee High School and
got his college education at the University of Saint Andrews. He moved
to Canada in 1955, where he still lives with his wife. He has three
grown children and four grandchildren. He spent thirty years as a
petroleum geologist. He has had dozens of fantasy and science fiction
novels published, among them A ROSE-RED CITY, MAGIC CASEMENT and THE
REAVER ROAD, as well as a highly praised historical novel, DAUGHTER OF
TROY, published, for commercial reasons, under the pseudonym Sarah B.
Franklin. He also published the "Longdirk" series of novels,
DEMON SWORD, DEMON KNIGHT and DEMON RIDER, under the name Ken Hood. His
website is DaveDuncan. com. In the Fall of 2007, Duncan's 2006 novel,
CHILDREN OF CHAOS, published by Tor Books, was nominated for both the
Prix Aurora Award and the Endeavour Award.
