With the Lightnings
Author: David Drake
Daniel Leary is a Cinnabar Navy lieutenant with no money and no prospects, and so is scholar Adele Mundy after her family was massacred. When diplomacy fails to keep wealthy planet Kostroma safe from competing powers of Cinnabar and the Alliance, only Daniel, Adele, and a scratch crew stand in the way, from palace corridors to seas and jungles…..Read More
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