His life was an altruistic example. So they tried to kill him. The the aliens attacked...

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In a few days, the man known throughout a quarter of the galaxy as The Admiral was to retire at the Lunar Grand Ballroom Among The Stars.

But there were some who saw The Admirals retirement, his assumed second career, and his Senator wife as a threat to their power.

And a survey ship is missing.

Battling tenebrous threats both alien and domestic, admiral Angus MacAlister must save Humanity. His actions create something unimagined, much larger and more important to the survival of good.

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