The Cruel Stars (The Cruel Stars Trilogy, #1)

by John Birmingham

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They thought the Sturm were dead. They were wrong.

Centuries after their defeat, the enemy has returned with an overwhelming attack on the fringes of human space. On the brink of annihilation, humankind's only hope is a few brave souls who survived the initial onslaught: Commander Lucinda Hardy, commander of the Royal Armadalen Navy's only surviving warship; Booker3, a soldier of Earth, sentenced to die for treason; Alessia, a young royal forced to flee when her home planet is overrun and her entire family executed; Sephina L'trel, the leader of an outlaw band.

And, finally, retired Admiral Frazer McLennan, the infamous hero of the first war with the Sturm, who hopes to rout his old foes once and for all - or die trying.

These five flawed, reluctant heroes must band together to prevail against a relentless enemy and near-impossible odds. For if they fail, the future itself is doomed.

  • ISBN10 1789545919
  • ISBN13 9781789545913
  • Publish Date 20 August 2019
  • Publish Status Out of Print
  • Out of Print 27 April 2023
  • Publish Country GB
  • Imprint Head of Zeus
  • Format Hardcover
  • Pages 496
  • Language English