The relics of numerous alien explorers litter the solar system...
The Storm Rages!
Zhukov's fugitives find themselves the unwilling guests of the governor of Hygiea, as the Solar Empire begins its counterattack against the Earth Federal Republic. The Earth Federal Space Marine forces move towards independence that threatens to break the Earth Federal Republic apart. The tempest of the war's chaos provides the cover the conspirators need to secure the most precious of the alien artifacts for themselves before their treachery is revealed.
Kirkus Review
"As the book opens...tensions rise when Alphonse Zhukov...sends an alien spaceship...crashing to Earth. This event sets the stage for...rebellion against the Solar Empire and motivates a group of Federal Republic "spacemarines,"...to try to take down the UN once and for all. Gradually...both commanders become aware of the puppet masters influencing the course of the war. Okuda does a good job of connecting his story's many layers as they develop across the solar system-tying together the backroom political scheming on both sides of the war with intricate military strategy-leaving readers with a tale that has all the ingredients for a great sci-fi epic..."-June 29th 2011
