Weight of Victory

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The Republic invasion fleet has been turned back. Newport has been saved. But the war for the freedom of the secessionist worlds is far from over. The Senate will never allow a single world to remain beyond its reach. No spark of liberty that might kindle a wider rebellion can be tolerated. Caleb Hawthorne knows this. If he wants lasting peace for his people, he must do more than win battles—he must break the Senate’s power once and for all. With Alexander and Freya at his side, he launches a daring operation aimed at driving a spear straight into the heart of the Republic. But the Republic is far from beaten. It can marshal ships and soldiers on a scale the fledgling Federation can scarcely imagine. And it is not the only threat rising in the dark. The rediscovery of Earth has awakened forces long hidden. A new enemy is coming—one more dangerous than Caleb yet understands—and its arrival threatens not only the Federation’s future, but everything he has fought to build. As war spreads deeper into human space, Caleb must risk everything in a final gamble for freedom. Because if he fails, the secessionist worlds will not be the only ones to burn. Weight of Victory is the fourth novel in the military sci-fi Secession War series by D. J. Holmes.

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Is Weight of Victory appropriate for my child?

Suitable for most readers 14 and up.

This military space opera contains strategic warfare, fleet battles with casualties, and political intrigue. Violence is described but not graphically detailed, focusing on tactical decisions and their consequences.