Kris Longknife is a daughter of privilege, born to money and power. Her father is the Prime Minister of her home planet, her mother the consummate politician's wife. She's been raised only to be beautiful and to marry well. But the heritage of the military Longknifes courses through Kris's blood--and, against her parents' objections, she enlists in the marines.

She has a lot to live up to and a lot to prove in the long-running struggle between her powerful family, a highly defensive--and offensive--Earth, and the hundreds of warring colonies. And then an ill-conceived attack brings the war close to home, putting Kris's life on the line. Now she has only one choice: certain death on the front lines of rim space--or mutiny...

Author: Mike Shepherd
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Ace Books
Published: 01/27/2004
Series: Kris Longknife Novels #1
Pages: 389
Weight: 0.42lbs
Size: 6.76h x 4.21w x 1.12d
ISBN: 9780441011421
Audience: Young Adult


Review Citation(s):
Booklist 01/01/2004 pg. 840
Romantic Times 01/01/2004 pg. 60 - Very Good

About the Author
Mike Shepherd is a pseudonym for Mike Moscoe. Moscoe, a former civil servant, lives in the Pacific Northwest with his wife Ellen and now writes full-time. As Mike Shepherd, he has written the five very popular Kris Longknife military science fiction adventures, with more to come!