Resolute Alliance (The War for Terra Book 6) by Prosser James

Author:Prosser, James [Prosser, James]
Language: eng
Format: azw3
Published: 2014-10-30T16:00:00+00:00

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Battleship Resolute

The ride from Tonal space to the remains of the black planet system was rough. Roy Booth had fixed the stabilizers enough to allow them passage through the special membrane, but the ship shook and bounced during transit. Lee had no time to talk to the rescued spy until they had reached the neutral spot. Seeing the accreting remains of the planet which had once harbored the last vestige of a human fleet reminded him of the potential that existed in his own kind for massive destruction. The system’s lone planet had been destroyed by the renegade battleship Victory and the insane politician Banu Rao as a test for the end of the Ch’Tauk Empire only a short time ago. The sight of it chilled him, but he knew it was the safest place to hide from Alliance forces.

He ordered everyone who was involved in the investigation to the ship’s small galley to watch the news feed from Alliance Today. For some reason, the government was broadcasting their efforts back at the Ixloab station to the galaxy. The few seconds he had already watched were enough to convince him something was very wrong. As he entered the dining hall, he noticed Preston McGraw standing in the corner with a Tonal woman. He assumed the woman was the spy known as Petunia, but he couldn’t see her face with her back to him. Henry Moore was standing closest to the holographic projection with his mouth open, staring at it in horror. Lee stepped through the small group to stand near Alice, who inched nearer to him as she watched.

“…terrorists had no time to escape as the magnificent carrier Trinity launched advanced fighters and the new series of bombers, known as the Mjolnir class, at the base…”

Lee saw the sleek, wide-nosed ships streak away from the launch bay towards the Ixloab asteroid. The two cruisers left behind by Resolute had been destroyed almost instantly by the carrier group. After their run-in with the battleship, they had been left defenseless in the face of the massive attack. In fact, the base itself was unable to mount any real defense as the powerful attack blasted away the remaining fighters and tore holes in the asteroid. Lee felt a pang of regret as they watched chunks of ice and stone blasted away into the darkness. Had they tried a more subtle approach to rescue the spy, the Ixloab might have had a chance to hold out, but as it was they were being systematically torn apart by the Alliance ships.

“This is a slaughter,” Henry said quietly. “This isn’t what the Alliance is all about, Lee. This isn’t what we fought for during the war.”

“For once, I agree with Henry,” Jakes responded. “This ain’t right. We just left ‘em wide open for extermination, Lee. We gotta go back and help.”

“Which side?” Lee said quietly, stopping the murmur which had begun after Moore’s comment. “I don’t think I know which side I’m on anymore. We started this to find out who set off the bombs at the peace conference.

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