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Imperial Intelligence couldn't find them, the Imperial Fleet couldn't catch them, and local defenses couldn't stop them. It seemed the planet-wrecking pirates were invincible. But they made a big mistake when they raided ex-commando leader Alicia DeVries' quiet home, tortured and murdered her... read more
Ridiculously Simplified Synopsis edit
Characters edit
- Alicia DeVries: Granddaughter of Marine Sergeant Major Sebastian O'Shaughnessy, holder of the Banner of Terra.
- Tisiphone: One of the legendary three Greek Furies.
- Megarea: The alpha synth's artificial intelligence.
- Sir Arthur Keita: "Uncle Arthur": Imperial Cadre leader.
- Ben Belkassem: Senior Inspector, Operations Branch field agent of Ministry of Justice.
- Wadislaw Watts: Intelligence.
Quotes edit
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“The few, the proud, the Cadre.”
Setting & Locations edit
- Terra: "Old Earth"
- Shallingsport
- Louvain
- Mathison's World
- Soissons: Franconia Sector capital.
Organizations edit
- Imperial Cadre: "Drop commandos", "the Emperor's Own,": Elite unit of augmented soldiers under the Emperor's personal command, specially selected for physical, mental, and psychological excellence. The only imperial military organization whose total roster strength was forever restricted by constitutional amendment to a maximum of forty thousand.
- Terran Empire: The Terran Empire had grown out of the ruins of the old Terran Federation, following the League Wars and the Human-Rish Wars. The first Emperor was Emperor Terrence I of the House of Murphy.
- Imperial Marines: "Empire's Wasps": Fighting force of the Imperial Navy and Terran Empire.
- Rishathan Sphere: "Lizards": Alien matriarchal interstellar society.
- Quarn Hegemony: Add a description of this organization.
First Sentence edit
Blackness.
Glossary edit
- mysorthayak: Lizard equivalent to human jihad, all about clan honor, honor debts, and Rish bloody-mindedness, with only a small religious component.
Authors & Contributors edit
- David Weber (Author)
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 813.54
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