As a boy, Ian Hadrian used to look up at the night sky and dream of commanding a starship.
As a man, he’s one of the Interstellar Compact Navy’s youngest battlecruiser captains—but dreams rarely match reality. His command, the Belisarius, is a star-leaping stallion leashed to a solitary and remote sun, watching over a long-suffering world the enigmatic Ciphers abandoned after the Great War.
Far from straining at his leash, Hadrian has come to accept his posting, even at times to enjoy it—perhaps because the heroic official record behind his rapid promotion to captain hides a much darker truth.
Whatever Sorăna Mirra’s childhood dreams were, she’s long since forgotten them. Twenty-five years as a marine will do that.
Mirra commands a team of marine special operators, hand-picked to fight humanity's oldest foe—the Kyrans. Time and again they defeat the vicious saurians, knowing they'll get no credit for their victories.
Hadrian and Mirra are separated by half a galaxy, by service, and by a lifetime’s experiences. But when each of them is targeted in ruthless attacks, their hunt for answers sets them on a collision course. Their clash will decide the fate of an entire world—and reveal a shadowy new enemy that humanity and its allies are not prepared to fight.
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As he has done in past works, McFadyen creates alien characters that not only interact with humans in believable fashion but are key plot elements[...] The violent battle scenes both on the ground and in space are very realistic, utilizing weapons, equipment and tactics that are described in detail without losing the reader in technical trivia[...] Lessons of War is a page-turner that I found hard to put down. I'm ready for a sequel.
— Rick Moltzon
You will be drawn into this well written, action packed, fast paced military mission[...] What happens will keep you glued to the pages ‘til the end, with the last page leaving you wanting more!
— Lisa Hunt
Dylan McFadyen at his usual mind blowing, butt-kicking best in this futuristic, realistic story of betrayal, survival, sacrifice & intrigue along with humour, heart & struggle against impossible odds, invisible adversaries both literally & figuratively, all perfectly balanced with his easy flowing style, unpredictable plot twists & the ability to bring the characters into reality & draw the reader into the story.
— Adam McDonough
