num_pages: 310
description: Christopher Sim changed mankind's history forever when he forged a rag-tag group of misfits into the weapon that broke the alien Ashiyyur. But now, one man believes Sim was a fraud, and Alex must follow the legend into the heart of the alien galaxy to confront a truth far stranger than any fiction.
language: English
title: A Talent for War
titlecomplete: A Talent for War (Alex Benedict, #1)
genres: Military Fiction, Science Fiction, Adventure, Science Fiction Fantasy, Space, Aliens, Fiction, Space Opera, Mystery, Speculative Fiction
ratings_count: 6532
series: Alex Benedict
awards: awardedAt: 631180800000
name: Locus Award
category: Best SF Novel
publisher: Ace