Sequel to national bestseller, Nebula Award finalist, and Compton Crook Award winner Fire with Fire. Science fiction adventure on a grand scale. When reluctant interstellar diplomat and intelligence operative Caine Riordan returns from humanity’s first encounter with alien races, sudden war clouds burst. With Earth’s fleet shattered by a sneak attack and its survivors fighting for their lives, Caine must rely upon both his first contact and weaponry skills to contend with the non-humanoid enemy. And when the technologically-superior attackers sweep aside the solar system’s last defenses, and traitorous corporations invite the invaders to land ‘security forces,’ humanity fights back with...

Book Three in the Nebula award nominated and Compton Crook award winning series. Science fiction adventure on a grand scale. Caine Riordan, reluctant diplomatic and military intelligence operative, has just finished playing his part repulsing the Arat Kur’s and Hkh’Rkh’s joint invasion of Earth. But scant hours after the attackers surrender, the mysterious but potentially helpful Slaasriithi appeal to Caine to shepherd a diplomatic mission on a visit to their very alien worlds. The possible prize: a crucial alliance in a universe where the fledgling Consolidated Terran Republic has very few friends. But Caine and his legation aren’t the only ones journeying into the unknown...

Чарльз Эдвард Гэннон (Charles E. Gannon, 2013) Миры Хонор. Антологии. Истоки (Beginnings) — 1 Согласно Уставу (By The Book) Первый рассказ из цикла "Истоки" "Хоноверсума" Дэвида Вебера, в котором описываются События в солнечной системе, предшествующие образованию Солнечной Лиги.(Солли).

Essays by space scientists and engineers teamed with a collection of tales by an all-star assortment of award winning authors all taking on new methods of star travel.Some humans may be content staying in one place, but many of us are curious about what's beyond the next village, the next ocean, the next horizon. Are there others like us out there? How will we reach them? Others are concerned with the survival of the species. It may be that we have to get out of Dodge before the lights go out on Earth. How can we accomplish this?Wonderful questions. Now get ready for some answers. Here is the science behind interstellar propulsion: reports from top tier scientists and engineers on...

Раджнар ВАДЖРА. ДОКТОР И КОСМИЧЕСКИЙ РАЗУМ Хорошо известный нашим читателям «доктор для чужаков» готов взяться за лечение нового пациента. Но на этот раз ему предстоит решить задачу поистине вселенского масштаба. Марк НИМАНН-РОСС. ТЕХНИКА ПО-ЧЕЛОВЕЧЕСКИ Неужели даже та, которая готовится в недрах ВПК? Чарлз ГЭННОН. НЕ ДЛЯ СЕБЯ ОДНИХ Следить за этой схваткой можно только при условии немалой технической подготовки. И знание физики тоже не помешает. Том ПАРДОМ. ПРИВЯЗАННОСТИ МОРРИ Ну, вот теперь зашла речь о правах киберграждан. А нам бы свои отстоять… Дерек КЮНСКЕН. ПУТЬ ИГЛЫ Встроить японское Средневековье с их системой ценностей в...