検索キーワード： 著者 "Mark Wandrey" すべてのカテゴリー

Five years ago, a group of human researchers and their mercenary friends helped evacuate 26 cetaceans from Earth just ahead of their arrest. The world government didn't approve of their giving the cetaceans pinplants, and it wanted to euthanize the dolphins and orcas in their care. After finding a home on the distant ice-covered ocean world of Hoarfrost, the humans and cetaceans settled in. Less than a year later, they were attacked when the planet's previous owners, the aquatic Selroth, tried to regain possession of it.

Buckle up for an explosive ride into the heart of battle with 'Contested Landing' – the ultimate anthology of military science fiction that'll leave you on the edge of your seat! Get ready to dive headfirst into the fray as fearless defenders clash with relentless invaders in heart-pounding actions across the cosmos. From pulse-pounding firefights to jaw-dropping heroics, these adrenaline-fueled tales will thrust you into the heart of interstellar conflict like never before.

The Winged Hussars, the only one of the Four Horsemen mercenary organizations to specialize in space warfare, have succeeded in what is arguably the most difficult branch of the profession. Alexis Cromwell is now the longest-serving commander in Hussars’ history, and her long-term romance with Nigel Shirazi, commander of Asbaran Solutions, has finally resulted in a complicated marriage and two equally complicated children.

Jim Cartwright, Erbe einer der führenden Söldnerkompanien der "Four Horsemen", hat ein schlechtes Jahr. Er ist bei den VOWS-Prüfungen in der Highschool durchgefallen und hat gerade erfahren, dass seine Mutter das Familienunternehmen in den Bankrott getrieben hat, bevor sie verschwand und ihm seines Kavalier-Geburtsrechts beraubte. Aber die Horsemen vergangener Zeiten waren schlau - sie hinterließen ein Erbe an Ausrüstung, das Jim nutzen kann, um den nächsten Auftrag zu erfüllen und die Firma wieder aufleben zu lassen.