Trinity

REDEMPTION AT TRINITY The Rim rebellion was gloriousand doomed from the start. Brilliant Rim Confederation Navy spaceship captain Jared Clement scuttled his career and professional life by joining the rebels against the overwhelming force of the 5 Suns Alliance. The rebel cause was just. That didnt matter. Ten years later, Clement regrets nothing and would prefer to be left alone to his thoughts and drink. But a new chance to command a ship of incredible potential is thrust in his laphumanitys first truly faster-than-light vessel. The destination: Trinity, a newly discovered star system where strange signs of possible spacefarers may lead to humanitys first alien encounter. Or to interstellar war. Humanity is on the brink of a new age, and everything depends on one crusty starship captain, his gritty crew, and the Beauregard, a ship that was never meant to wage war turned into a weapon-bristling battleship that will either propel humanity to ultimate destruction or into a new starfaring age of exploration and conflict. And along the way, a noble lost causeone Captain Jared Clementmay finally get his revenge. And find his redemption. About Trinity: [A] rousing. . . far-future tale, taking hard-drinking former Rim Confederacy Navy Capt. Jared Clement of the gunship Beauregard into a whopper of a galactic confrontation. . . . [with] Clements rebirth as an idealistic military commander, leading to breathless Horatio Hornblowertype ship-to-ship action updated into a Star Treklike environment. . . [with] plenty of fun, derring-do, and even some tension-relieving fraternization will keep readers invested in Clement and crew. This is an entertaining escape from the here and now.Publishers Weekly About Dave Bara: . . . fun, fast, and proper science fiction, where the stakes are big and things matter.New York Times best-selling author Simon R. Green on Dave Baras Lightship Chronicles Series This energetic mlange of tried-and-true elementsfuturistic jargon, military and romantic tactics, and multiple levels of skullduggeryeasily grabs the readers attention; more impressive is that Baras story holds that attention all the way to the end. Publishers Weekly on The Lightship Chronicles Series Bara manages to ramp up the depth and complexity of his world while retaining that sense of excitement, suspense, and adventure. Barnes & Noble Sci Fi & Fantasy Blog