With the Lightnings, Second Edition (RCN Series Book 1)

Now with a new Afterword by David Drake. A Friendship Forged in Hell!. Daniel Leary is a lieutenant in the Republic of Cinnabar Navy with no money and no prospects since he quarreled with his ruthless, politically powerful father.. Adele Mundy is a scholar with no money and no prospects since her family was massacred for conspiring against the Government of Cinnabar.. Kostroma is a wealthy planet which depends on diplomacy to stay independent in a galaxy whose two great powers, Cinnabar and the Alliance, battle for supremacy.. In a few hours, diplomacy is going to fail Kostroma. Daniel, Adele, and the scratch crew they gather aren't much to stand in the way of a powerful invasion fleet, but just possibly they're enough.. Men and women who hold courage cheap and honor more dear than life itself face impossible odds in a novel of color, intrigue and slashing action. From the corridors of a treason-ridden palace through the perils of unknown seas and hellish jungles to a final blazlng climax in space, the heroes never bow and the action never flags.. They have nothing on their side but each other - and heaven help whatever tries to stand in their way!. At the publisher's request, this title is sold without DRM (Digital Rights Management) .