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In the year 2420, war looms between the galaxy’s two most powerful
empires: the tyrannical Theocracy and the protectionist
Commonwealth. Caught in the middle sits the occupied outpost system
Cadiz, where young officer and aristocrat Katherine “Kat” Falcone
finds herself prematurely promoted at the behest of her powerful
father. Against her own wishes—Kat is sent to command the
Commonwealth navy’s newest warship,
Lightning.
Determined to prove she has value beyond her family name, Kat
struggles to earn her crew’s respect and find her footing as the
youngest captain in naval history. She soon discovers the situation
on Cadiz is even worse than anyone in power anticipated. War isn’t
just a possibility—it is imminent. Yet the admiral in position to
bolster defenses refuses to prepare for a fight. Can Kat find a way
to investigate the enemy, alert the Commonwealth, and whip an entire
fleet into fighting shape before the Theocracy’s war machine
destroys everything she holds dear?