The conclusion to the third Ark Royal trilogy!
The Second Interstellar War – pitting humans and their Tadpole allies against an enigmatic alien empire – appears to have stalemated. Neither side can push through to the other’s core systems without risking substantial losses, neither side can gain a decisive advantage. But when a brilliant human scientist invents a way to jump across the stars without a gravity tramline, an opportunity arises to strike the enemy in their undefended rear. It is an opportunity that cannot be allowed to pass.
Now, HMS Vanguard and her crew – and the largest fleet ever assembled by the nations of Earth – heads out on a do-or-die mission to challenge their enemies to one final battle…and if they lose, they will never see home again.
A perfect example of the whole being greater than the sums of its parts. My biggest complaint about this book was that it was over so quickly. There is a moderately paced beginning to set the stage, and a few afterwords to finish things off. Almost everything in between is non-stop action.Â
A very satisfying conclusion… Christopher Nuttall brings the interstellar war to a satisfying conclusion. Once again, if you are looking for real descriptions of real people then Nuttall ought to be one of your favorite authors. Though there’s plenty of action, the first part of the book is devoted to what happens behind the scenes and you see people with real and complex motives who are neither angels nor demons. Nuttall, unlike some other authors in the SF genre, never makes the mistake of forgetting the people behind the…
Review of We Lead I have really liked the Ark Royal series and I have been reading it since book 1. Mr Nuttall has a way of keeping up the tension while exploring the characters and how they handle different situations. If we ever get into an interstellar war with other species, we can only hope it ends like this series where each side has a need to live in peace.Â