num_pages: 553
description: The Kobani use captured Krall ships to return to Human Space. They seek expert training for their genetically modified fighters modern weapons and new medical technology. Theres a possible block to this help in the form of death penalty laws of the Planetary Union prohibiting gene modifications of humans. A holdover from the Gene War which nearly extinguished humanity.A perilous descent through a war torn planets space defenses is a first step. A Krall ship and its heavily armed crew have to be destroyed on the ground while a watching hostile Special Ops force decides if the Kobani should be trusted or killed. Fighting their way between a rock and a hard place they prove they are a match for the Krall.Exploration at home reveals startling alien neighbors and a habitable world next door. A remarkable genetic discovery there will forever alter the Kobani. Winning allies Captain Mirikami forges a bold and dangerous plan to strike deep into the heart of Krall territory. A place the enemy is confident that puny animals cant reach let alone attack.Simultaneous Kobani raids damage Krall war manufacturing buying time for humanity. However the Krall have a deadly ancient weapon that none expected. Retaliatory escalation of the war has been triggered and if it doesnt go as the Krall plan entire planets and their populations could be shattered.
language: English
title: Rise of the Kobani
publisher: Stephen W Bennett