Описание: The second installment of the Seafort Saga finds Nick Seafort heading back to Hope Nation, but danger isnt far behind . . .
After his heroics aboard the Hibernia in Midshipmans Hope, Nicholas Seafort wins command of his first ship, the Challenger, and joins Admiral Tremaines task force. Their first meeting is a rude awakening, however, as Tremaine demotes him to a smaller, overcrowded ship and blatantly ignores Seaforts report of alien life on Hope Nation. Above all, Seafort is anxious for his pregnant wife, whos due to have their baby on the journey.
After an alien attack and an admirals betrayal, a wounded Seafort is left stranded aboard a ship short of weapons and fuel. Hundreds of lives hang in the balance as Seafort must find a way to survive.
Heinlein meets Van Vogt on the reefs of space. --Christopher Rowley, author of the Vang series
David Feintuch (1944-2006) was the author of the award-winning military science fiction Seafort Saga series, which spans Midshipmans Hope, Challengers Hope, Prisoners Hope, Fishermans Hope, Voices of Hope, Patriarchs Hope, and Children of Hope. Feintuch came to writing late, previously having worked as a lawyer and antiques dealer. In 1996, at the age of fifty, he won the John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer from the World Science Fiction Society. He later expanded into the fantasy genre with his Rodrigo of Caledon series, including The Still and The King.
