Libre
A Silver Ships Novel

The saga of the Rveur continues in this second novel in the Silver Ships series. The surviving Mridiens have returned to Confederation space, aided by their recently discovered cousins, the New Terrans. They expect a celebration after their seventy-one-year absence. Instead, theyre shocked to find the silver ships have destroyed half the Confederation. The Mridiens are fleeing in advance of the horde of alien ships. But Alex Racine and his crew didnt come this far to run away from humanitys enemy. They intend to hunt the silver ships. But, to succeed, they need help. Rene de Guirnon, the leader of the Rveurs Mridiens, reveals a sordid secret of Mridien society: citizens who defy their House, for any reason, are stripped of their rights, declared Independents, and imprisoned on the planet Libre. But the Independents arent everyones pariahs, especially if youre Alex Racine and youre looking for allies against the silver ships. An entire colony of independent, free-thinking radicals offers just the sort of people Alex wants on his side, so an alliance is struck. Soon the enemy ships will swarm off the planet Bellamonde, and the race begins for Alex and the Librans. The planet must be evacuated and the military force readied before the silver ships attack. Alex knows a battle is coming, but will they have enough time to prepare?