paperback, 500 pages
Published Feb. 12, 2019 by Glynn Stewart.
When Terra knelt to an alien Imperium They guaranteed our safety and our future But now their enemies are coming for us
To preserve humanity's survival and freedom in a hostile galaxy, Annette Bond tied her world to the A!Tol Imperium, taking on the mantle of Duchess of Terra to rule humanity in the Imperium's name.
The A!Tol have provided technology, ships, and money to uplift the new Duchy of Terra, but those gifts come with strings attached. The Imperium has their own plan for Terra—but Bond has tricks of her own.
With enough time, she can build Earth a place in the galaxy. But as Bond's many enemies gather their forces, the clouds of war threaten not only the recovering Terra but the entire Imperium.
I really enjoyed this book, while there are grand space battles and tension, mainly it's about good characters being nice to eachother and doing their best. The battles are cool, but kept short, which I really like, since while I like space battles, in many books they tend to be dragged out way too long.
This is a really enjoyable kind of pop-corn ish space opera, and I love it for it.
