Citadel

The second entry in the bestselling Troy Rising saga and follow-up toLive Free or Die from multiple New York Times and USA Todaybestseller John Ringo!When the orbital gates first materialized in the outer solar system, allseemed well. And, lo, peaceful traders made first contact — so whatevercame next couldn't be so bad, could it? Yeah, it could. Very bad. Now humanshave battled back from a Trojan-horse-like conquest by a tyrannical alienspecies to become a force to be reckoned with in the galaxy. On a crash-buildingcourse, we've built a near-impregnable battlestation of Deathstar proportions toprove it. But the enemy is remorseless and to survive we must take the fight toour attackers — and prevail! Unfortunately, the bones and burnt hulks ofthose who have tried litter the star-ways. But these galactic imperialists havenever contended with humans, a foe who is their match in sheer ferocity anddesire to win.