When the Republic of Cinnabar doesn't have enough battleships to deal withall the crises in its war with the Alliance, it sends the next best thing:Commander Daniel Leary and his friend, the spy Adele Mundy. This time they'reoff to help the Bagarian cluster in its rebellion against the Alliance, butthey'll quickly find that the worst threats to the rebels are the treacherouspoliticians Leary and Mundy use electronic espionage, sub-machine guns,and shipkilling missiles to outwit political rivals, put down mutiny, andcapture an Alliance fortress. When all else fails, they'll strike for the heartof the Alliance--and then throw their tiny corvette into a major fleet action. A cascade of non-stop action as vivid as only David Drake can writeit!