Review: Every book is better than the one before it!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 02 6, 2012
The Kreelans have dominated the known universe for eons.  Their warrior style of civilization and their advanced technology have virtually made them invincible.  They have conquered every advanced civilization they have come across for 100,000 years and yet they seek out more.  They seek out the glory of face to face battle to prove their worthiness to their Queen and they seek the One!  The One is the mythical alien who will end a curse upon them that will leave their species extinct in a few more generations.  Their drive for battle has increased, they have to find the One if they are to survive!The humans have already made first contact and it was a disaster.  An exploration vessel was defeated so easily that is was like child's play.  A sole survivor was sent back to the Confederation to warn them of the coming war.  The Kreelans wanted the humans to prepare for the greatest battle of their history.  They have already taken the planet Keran from the humans.  In fear, the planets align themselves into the Confederation of Humanity to form a mutual defense force against the aliens.Not everyone is in love with the founding home planet.  Some would like nothing better than to see it weakened or destroyed so they could be the leaders of the human race.  The St. Petersburg Alliance has secretly prepared for years a massive navy and military armed with nuclear weapons to attack the Confederation themselves.The Queen of the Kreelans realizes that they cannot destroy the humans too quickly.  They might destroy the only race that could possibly give birth to the One who might be their savior.  She sends Tesh-Dar a powerful Kreelan warrior priestess with almost supernatural power to attack the human worlds and test the humans in battle to determine their real worth.  What evolves in this story is a multi-front war that will keep you on the edge of your seat as you read this story.The battles on both land and in space are well laid out and the strategic goals and the tactical real to life battle scenarios are well written and interesting. Heroes will come forth while many will die in battle.  Tesh-Dar will forge the human race into worthy opponents or die trying.  After all she is the legend of the sword warrior.  Humans must decide, do they fight together to survive or do they fight their own civil war and surely all die!This is an outstanding series out of the mind of Michael R. Hicks who is a new star in the Sci-Fi community. I have purchased and read all of his books and enjoyed every one.  If you like Sci-Fi you will love this book!