1. John Ringo has over
two and a half million
books in print.
2. He has written
six
New York Times
best sellers.
3. A veteran of the 82nd Airborne, Ringo brings military characters and their explosive battles to vivid, three-dimensional life.
4. Travis S. Taylor’s science background complements Ringo’s military realism with scientific realism, praised by
Publishers Weekly
as “dazzling . . . cutting-edge scientific possibilities . . .stimulating and satisfying. . . .”
5. Full color brochure for the series.
6. Special kit mailing of brochure and the hardcover edition. .
7. Trade advertising.
8. Advertising in
Locus
,
Kliatt
, more.
9. Teaser chapters for
Claws That Catch
by Ringo and Taylor, and
Storm from the Shadows
by David Weber.
10. Special backlist discounts for Ringo.
In the midst of recovering from their successful if casualty prone first mission, the crew of the Alliance Space Ship
Vorpal Blade
are suddenly scrambled back into action. All other priorities take second place as word arrives on earth of a gate colony which has fallen to an unidentified alien assault. As the only space ship currently available to the Human-Adar Alliance, the
is dispatched to find out what happened to the colony, rescue any survivors and learn the identity of the attackers.
With new complexities added to the universe started in the novel
Into the Looking Glass
and continued in
Manxome Foe
continues the tradition of non-stop action, valorous if quirky characters and rigorous science drawn from the frontiers of current theory. The odd-ball crew of the
is an unlikely savior of earth, but none dare say they quail at engaging the Manxome Foe.