Título: A Call to Insurrection (4) (Manticore Ascendant)
Autor: David Weber, Timothy Zahn, Thomas Pope
Sinopse: Book four in the nationallybest-selling Manticore Ascendant series, set in the world of David Weber’s multiple New York Times best-selling Honorverse series.
Yesterday, the Star Kingdom of Manticore was a small, unimportant interstellar backwater. A quiet little star nation, only recently recovered from the devastating blow of the Plague Years. More affluent than some, perhaps, but with little to attract trade or interstellar commerce, it had little need for a navy . . . and even less interest in paying for one.
But Manticore has now become a target. The Star Kingdom isn't certain who is attacking it, or why, or what its mysterious foe can possibly want, but Queen Elizabeth I knows she has to find out. And she knows that whatever some of her subjects think, Manticore does need a navy. And it needs allies, friends like the dynamic Republic of Haven and the Andermani Empire. It needs their trade . . . and to learn from their more experienced and powerful navies.
It is the job of officers like Travis Long and his wife, Lisa, to acquire that experience. Of utterly inexperienced diplomats like Travis's brother Gavin, Earl Winterfall, to build those alliances.
They have been sent to the powerful Andermani Empire to do just that, for the Imperial Navy is one of the most potent and experienced fleets in the galaxy. But the Andermani have problems of their own. Their Emperor's death is the trigger for insurrection, and now that powerful and experienced navy is locked in civil war.
The Manticoran visitors find themselves squarely in the path of the storm, and before Travis, Lisa, and Gavin can accomplish anything else, they first have to survive.
Praise for A Call to Arms:
“The plotting is as solid as ever, with smaller scenes building to an explosive, action-packed crescendo, and the authors strike a nice balance between technical details of space flight and the human cost of war.” —Publishers Weekly
Praise for prequel A Call to Duty:
“This exciting book marks the first collaboration of two powerhouses . . . fans of both writers should be quite pleased with the result. Like Robert A. Heinlein and Orson Scott Card, Weber and Zahn are telling a story about a teenage character but writing for readers of all ages.” —Booklist
“A new series set in the universe of Weber's popular heroine Honor Harrington gets off to a solid start. . . . Cowriters Zahn and Weber do an excellent job alluding to events known to longtime fans. . . . [T]his astronautical adventure is filled with . . . intrigue and political drama.” —Publishers Weekly
Praise for the Honor Harrington series:
“Weber combines realistic, engaging characters with intelligent technological projection and a deep understanding of military bureaucracy in this long-awaited Honor Harrington novel . . . Fans of this venerable space opera will rejoice to see Honor back in action.” —Publishers Weekly
“. . . everything you could want in a heroine. . . . Excellent . . . plenty of action.” —Science Fiction Age
“Brilliant! Brilliant! Brilliant!” —Anne McCaffrey
“Compelling combat combined with engaging characters for a great space opera adventure.” —Locus
“Weber combines realistic, engaging characters with intelligent technological projection . . . Fans of this venerable space opera will rejoice . . .” —Publishers Weekly
Praise for Timothy Zahn:
“Zahn keeps the story moving at a breakneck pace, maintaining excitement.” —Publishers Weekly
“[Y]ou can count on Timothy Zahn for three things: clean, sparse prose; good pacing; and great action scenes. The first book in the Cobra War series hits all those marks in admirable style and makes for a quick, entertaining sci-fi novel.” —Blogcritics
“[Conqueror’s Heritage] is another finely wrought space adventure . . . [with] social, political and emotional complications, all of which Zahn treats with his usual skill.” —Booklist
“Zahn paints every detail [in Angelmass] with gleamy realism . . . scientific dialogue that streams with starship har
Contexto da obra
Como livro em inglês, esta obra costuma ganhar também uma camada própria de interesse editorial e linguístico. “A Call to Insurrection (4) (Manticore Ascendant)”, de David Weber, Timothy Zahn, Thomas Pope, publicado pela editora Baen, em 2022 e com 384 páginas, integra a categoria Livros em Inglês. Por isso, o interesse da obra tende a se ampliar quando o leitor considera também a relação com a língua em que ela circula.
Editora: Baen
Páginas: 384
Ano: 2022-02-01
Edição: First Edition
Linguagem: en
ISBN: 1982125896
ISBN13: 9781982125899
Sobre a editora
Os livros da editora Baen costumam transportar o leitor para universos onde o conflito militar e a aventura espacial são centrais, com narrativas que mesclam ação tensa e estratégias de guerra em cenários que vão de invasões alienígenas a batalhas interestelares. A experiência de leitura frequentemente envolve protagonistas enfrentando ameaças implacáveis, seja em combates corpo a corpo, seja em confrontos de frotas estelares, com ritmo acelerado e foco em decisões de sobrevivência e honra. O catálogo sugere ainda uma diversidade que contempla desde fantasia urbana com mistérios sobrenaturais até histórias de ficção científica histórica, com personagens que transitam entre mundos e tempos, oferecendo tanto tramas mais narrativas quanto outras com tom mais informativo ou político.
