Storm From The Shadows

Rear Admiral Michelle Henke was commanding one of the ships in a force ledby Honor Harrington in an all-out space battle. The odds were against the Star

Kingdom forces, and they had to run. But Michelle’s ship was crippled, and

had to be destroyed to prevent superior Manticoran technology from falling into

Havenite hands, and she and her surviving crew were taken prisoner. Much to her

surprise, she was repatriated to Manticore, carrying a request for a summit

conference between the leaders of the two sides which might end the war. But a

condition of her return was that she gave her parole not to fight against the

forces of the Republic of Haven until she had been officially exchanged for a

Havenite prisoner of war, so she was given a command far away from the

war’s battle lines. What she didn’t realize was that she would find

herself on a collision course, not with a hostile government, but with the

interstellar syndicate of criminals known as Manpower. And Manpower had its own

plans for eliminating Manticore as a possible threat to its lucrative slave

trade — deadly plans which remain hidden in the shadows.