
In the end the only political system that seems to work are those based on freedom The inner World leaders of the Terran Federation seem to have forgotten this simple truth After fighting the Khanate- with the Fringe Worlds to supply the raw material & the fighting men- the Inner Worlds found it hard to give up the powers they had seized during the war So they decided not to- rather than allow the rapidly expanded Fringe Worlds representation in the Federation they are inviting the Khanate in to keep the colonial upstart in their place The Fringers have only one answer to that Insurrection About the Author David Weber is a science fiction phenomenon His popular Honor Harrington & Honorverse novels—including Mission of Honor At All Costs & Torch of Freedom — are New York Times bestsellers & can&t come out fast enough for his devoted readers He is also the author of the Safehold series of books including Off Armageddon Reef & By Schism Rent Asunder His other popular novels include Out of the Dark the Dahak books & the Multiverse books written with Linda Evans