Description: Praise for The Shattered Skies "This is action-packed space opera at its most breathless." --At Boundary's Edge " The Shattered Skies is brilliant, entertaining, and fast-moving. I'd give this six stars, but that'll break the meter." --Interstellar Valley "Birmingham follows The Cruel Stars with more heart-pounding, breakneck action in the fight for survival between factions with differing views on humanity. Fans of epic, military space opera with lots of last minute reversals will gobble this up." -- Publishers Weekly "[ The Shattered Skies ] is a delightful military space adventure that runs at full tilt." -- Booklist Praise for Book One of the Trilogy, The Cruel Stars "Gripping . . . Birmingham alternates between gut punches and laugh-out-loud humor. . . . Plenty of twists, sharp turns, and fateful encounters will keep readers guessing and turning pages. This jarring, engrossing story of a species-wide fight for survival is recommended for all science fiction readers." -- Publishers Weekly (starred review) "[ The Cruel Stars ] has everything going for it: interesting characters, immersive world building, a believable backstory, high-stakes conflict, visceral action, and credible villains. . . . This is what military space opera should be." -- Booklist "For readers who loved the frenetic pacing of the first few episodes of Battlestar Galactica or the gritty realism of A Song of Ice and Fire, The Cruel Stars needs to make its way to the top of summer reading lists." -- BookPage "Frenetic action viewed in a black fun-house mirror." -- Kirkus Reviews

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