Total War - Fleet, Bk 5 Author:David Drake (Editor), Bill Fawcett (Editor) Pledged to protect us all The soldiers of the Alliance come from different worlds, different cultures. But they share a common mission: to reclaim occupied space from the savage Khalian invaders. The ruthless aliens, armed with lasers and plasma cannons, have overrun our colonies with their warships and spies. Now mankind's fighting ba... more »ck -- searching out the Khalian home world. The Khalia have surrendered. But the brave men and women of the Fleet cannot enjoy their victory. For now they face the secret power behind the Khalian invasion: the ruthless Syndicate of Families. The Syndicate controls thousands of alien races and worlds, and possesses advanced technology far beyond anything the Fleet has fought before. Worst of all, the Syndicate is human. How can the Fleet, already exhausted from one grueling war, hope to win this even greater conflict -- against a foe capable of infiltrating the Fleet itself?
Contents:
Interludes (Total War) [The Fleet] / short fiction by Bill Fawcett
Pirates [The Fleet] / novelette by Christopher Stasheff
Placebo [The Fleet] / short story by Doug Murray
Patriot's Song [The Fleet] • poem by Judith R. Conly
Mandalay [The Fleet] / short story by Anne McCaffrey
Triple-Cross [The Fleet] / novelette by Janny Wurts
Change Partners and Dance [The Fleet] / short story by Jody Lynn Nye
Smash and Grab [The Fleet] / novelette by David Drake
Birthday Present [The Fleet] / novelette by Janet Morris
Dove [The Fleet] / short story by Shariann Lewitt [as by S. N. Lewitt]
Manstopper [The Fleet] / novelette by Katherine Kurtz and Scott MacMillan
Without Paint [The Fleet] / short story by Bill Fawcett
Testflight [The Fleet] / short story by Diane Duane and Peter Morwood