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Informationen zum Autor With more than eight million copies of his books in print and 33 titles on the New York Times bestseller list, David Weber is a science fiction powerhouse. In the vastly popular Honor Harrington series, the spirit of C.S. Forester's Horatio Hornblower and Patrick O'Brian's Master and Commander lives on-into the galactic future. Books in the Honor Harrington and Honorverse series have appeared on 21 bestseller lists, including The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, and USA Today. Additional Honorverse collaborations include the spin-off miniseries Manticore Ascendant with New York Times best-selling author, Timothy Zahn; and with Eric Flint, Crown of Slaves and Cauldron of Ghosts contribute to his illustrious list of New York Times and international bestseller lists. Best known for his spirited, modern-minded space operas, Weber is also the creator of the Oath of Swords fantasy series and the Dahak saga, a science fiction and fantasy hybrid. Weber has also engaged in a steady stream of best-selling collaborations: the Starfire Series with Steve White; The Empire of Man Series with John Ringo; the Multiverse Series with Linda Evans and Joelle Presby; and the Ring of Fire Series with Eric Flint. David Weber makes his home in South Carolina with his wife and children. Klappentext Weber's popular novel "Path of the Fury" is greatly expanded for this new version! in which Weber adds considerable new material! revealing the earlier life of Alicia DeVries before she embarked on her mission of vengeance. Zusammenfassung Imperial Intelligence couldn’t find them! the Imperial Fleet couldn’t catch them! and local defenses couldn’t stop them. It seemed the planet-wrecking pirates were invincible. But they made a big mistake when they raided ex-commando leader Alicia DeVries’ quiet home work! tortured and murdered her family! and then left her for dead. Alicia decided to turn “pirate” herself! and stole a cutting-edge AI ship from the Empire to start her vendetta. Her fellow veterans think she’s gone crazy! the Imperial Fleet has shoot-on-sight orders. And of course the pirates want her dead! too. But Alicia DeVries has two allies nobody knows about! allies as implacable as she is: a self-aware computer! and a creature from the mists of Old Earth’s most ancient legends. And this trio of furies won’t rest until vengeance is served. ...
