num_pages: 474
description: With Earth in the path of the rapacious Posleen, the Galactic Federation offers help to the backward humans -- for a price. You can protect yourself from your enemies, but God save you from your allies!
language: English
title: A Hymn Before Battle
titlecomplete: A Hymn Before Battle (Posleen War, #1)
characters: Michael O'Neal Jr., James Stewart, Michael O'Neal Sr., Cally O'Neal
genres: Fiction, Space Opera, Science Fiction Fantasy, Science Fiction, Military Science Fiction, Fantasy, War, Space, Aliens, Military Fiction
ratings_count: 13164
series: Posleen War, Legacy of the Aldenata
publisher: Baen Publishing Enterprises