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Troy Vernon stands as Earth’s last hope against the alien Horvath, whose conquest has enslaved humanity. Determined to restore freedom, Troy directs the struggle and pioneers the first steps into space through the acquisition and use of alien technology. If he succeeds, his ambitions culminate in the construction of the Troy battlestation—a thousand trillion‑ton behemoth designed to guard the entire solar system from future threats.
Set amid high‑stakes space warfare, the story follows Troy’s strategic ingenuity and the broader human resistance as they confront an overwhelming alien adversary and reshuffle the power dynamics of the cosmos.
First publish date: 2010
Genre: Science Fiction/Military Science Fiction
Authors: John Ringo
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