To End in Fire: Volume 4

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THE CROWN OF SLAVES SAGA CONTINUES.ADVENTURE AND INTRIGUEIN THE STAR KINGDOM FROMNEW YORK TIMESBEST-SELLING AUTHORSDAVID WEBER AND ERIC FLINT.

The Solarian League lies in defeat, crushed by the Grand Alliance of Manticore, Haven, and Grayson.

Obedient to the Alliance's surrender demands, the League is writing a new Constitution, to prevent the reemergence of out-of-control bureaucrats, like the "Mandarins" who led it to disaster. Frontier Security has been disbanded, the Outworlds' have regained control of their own economic destinies, and multiple star systems will soon secede from the League entirely.

Yet the League isand will remainthe largest, most economically powerful human star nation in existence, and despite the overwhelming evidence that their unelected political leaders were the driving force behind the war, many League citizens deeply resent the fashion in which their star nationthe Solarian Leaguehas been humbled. And those who most resent the Grand Alliance continue to blame Manticore for the nuclear bombardment of the planet Mesa after its surrender. They refuse to accept that the Leagueand the members of the Grand Alliancecould have been manipulated by a deeply hidden interstellar conspiracy called the Mesan Alignment. The Alignment is only an invention of the Grand Alliance, no more than a mask, a cover, for its own horrific Eridani Violations.

Those Solarians will never accept the "war guilt" of the League, because they know the Grand Alliance was just as bad. Because they deeply resent the way in which the Grand Alliance pretends to be the innocent "good guys." And in the fullness of time,thoseSolarians will seek vengeance upon their enemies.

Not all Solarians feel that way, but even some of those who accept that therewasan interstellar conspiracy cherish doubts about its origins. But it is still out there, and now defeated Solarians and agents of the victorious Alliancemustjoin forces to find it. Even if they don't believe in it, it believes in them.

They must find it and identify it, to prove to revanchist Solarians that therewasa conspiracy.

And they must find it anddestroyit to end its evilonce and for all!

The Crown of Slaves Saga:
Crown of Slaves
Torch of Freedom
Cauldron of Ghosts
To End in Fire

About the Crown of Slaves Saga:
Fans of Weber's Honor Harrington series . . . will be delighted with this offshoot in which he and coauthor Flint develop several situations and characters from other stories. . . . This outstanding effort transcends the label space operaand truly is a novel of ideas.Publishers Weekly

About David Weber:
[A] balanced mix of interstellar intrigue,counterespionage, and epic fleet action . . .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.Booklist

[M]oves . . . as inexorably as the Star Kingdoms Grand Fleet, commanded by series protagonist Honor Harrington. . . . Weber is the Tom Clancy of science fiction. . . . His fans will relish this latest installment.Publishers Weekly

This entry is just as exciting as Webers 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 buildsShadow of Freedomto an exciting and unexpected climax.The Galveston County Daily News

Weber combines realistic, engaging characters with intelligent technological projection and a deep understanding of military bureaucracy in this long-awaited Honor Harrington novel. . . .Fans of this venerable space opera will rejoice to see Honor back in action.Publishers Weekly

This latest Honor Harrington novel brings the saga to another crucial turning point. . . .Readers may feel confident that they will be Honored many more times and enjoy it every time.Booklist

About Eric Flint:
This alternate history series is . . .a landmark . . . Booklist

[Eric] Flint's 1632 universe seems to be inspiring a whole new crop of gifted alternate historians.Booklist

[R]eads like a technothriller set in the age of the Medicis . . . Publishers Weekly

Author Bio

With more than eightmillion copies of his books in print and 33titles on theNew York Timesbestseller list,David Weberis a science fiction powerhouse. In the vastly popular Honor Harrington series, the spirit of C.S. Foresters Horatio Hornblower and Patrick OBriansMaster and Commanderlives oninto the galactic future. Books in the Honor Harrington and Honorverse series have appeared on 21 bestseller lists, includingThe Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, andUSA Today.Additional Honorverse collaborations include the spin-off miniseries Manticore Ascendant withNew York Timesbest-selling author, Timothy Zahn; and with Eric Flint,Crown of SlavesandCauldron of Ghostscontribute to his illustrious list ofNew York Timesand international bestseller lists.

Best known for his spirited, modern-minded space operas, Weber is also the creator of the Oath of Swords fantasy series and the Dahak saga, a science fiction and fantasy hybrid. Weber has also engaged in a steady stream of best-selling collaborations: the Starfire Series with Steve White; The Empire of Man Series with John Ringo; the Multiverse Series with Linda Evans and Joelle Presby; and the Ring of Fire Series with Eric Flint.

David Weber makes his home in South Carolina with his wife and children.