Come and take them
By: Tom Kratman
Published: 2013
Language: eng
Number of pages: 573
ISBN-13: 9781451639360
Subjects: Space colonies; Fiction
Description: "On the colony planet of Terra Nova, soldier turned political leader Carrera has achieved his revenge, destroying those who killed his wife and children in a terrorist strike, and helping establish a free country. But Carrera's fight isn't over. War with the Tauran Union is inevitable. Carrera has been preparing his new country for this conflict for years. He doesn't cate that he's outnumbered one hundred to one. He doesn't care the Taurans are one thousand times wealthier. But then his own government calls a halt. Any other government, giving similar orders, Carrera would overthrow without hesitation. But this is his own creation; he must follow orders. However, he knows that sooner or later, he must fight and Carrera will do whatever it takes to win"--
Notes: "A new sequel to A desert called Peace"--Jacket.