Requiem for the Conqueror

Praise for the author: "What a ride! Excitement, adventure, and intrigue, all told in W. Michael Gear's vivid, compulsively readable prose. A terrific new science-fiction series; Gear hits a home run right out of the park and all the way to Capella." --Robert J. Sawyer, Hugo Award-winning author of Quantum Night "A marginal colony on a living world---where human life and human will are tested to the limits. An intriguing and inventive new work from Michael Gear, first of a trilogy. Recommended!" -C. J. Cherryh, Hugo Award-winning author of Downbelow Station "Mike Gear does for science fiction what J.R.R. Tolkien did for fantasy, and he does it with panache and elan." --Rave Reviews "Flowing imagination, storytelling marvels. The Gears have a fine time drawing the various interclan rivalries and clashes of cultures." --Kirkus "Galactic intrigue combines with military SF in a tightly woven, intricate storywith strong male and female characters.... Highly recommended." --Library Journal "Gear has managed to develop a vivid world, and in it set in motion a sweeping conflict." --Locus"Gear handles characters and plot twists with equal ease.... The different alien species are distinctively drawn and interesting." --Science Fiction Chronicle