Avalon was the flagship of the Castle Federation in the last war, now twenty years past. The first of the deep space carriers, no other warship in the fleet holds as many honors or has recorded as many kills.
No other warship in the fleet is as old.
Accepting the inevitable, the Federation Space Navy has decided to refit her and send her on a tour of the frontier, showing the flag to their allies and enemies as a reminder of her glory – and then decommission her for good.
But Avalon has been a backwater posting for ten years – and has problems a mere refit can’t fix. The systems along her planned tour have been seeing pirates for the first time in decades, and there are rumblings of Commonwealth scouting ships all along the border.
It may be Avalon’s final tour – but it looks to be anything but quiet!
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Review
"This is one of the best mil-SF novels I have ever hadthe pleasure of reading. The characters are three-dimensional, the science isgood, the combat is excellent, the worldbuilding is interesting and plausible.It meets the best work of David Weber on its strengths - and objectivelyexceeds him on every one of those."
- Leo Champion, Author of Legion and Highway West
About the Author
Glynn Stewart is a Canadian author, accountant, and housekeeper to cats. Fan of science fiction and fantasy books, and RPGs of all stripes, both tabletop and computer.
Description:
THE FLEET'S OLD LADY - OUT FOR ONE LAST DANCE
Avalon was the flagship of the Castle Federation in the last war, now twenty years past. The first of the deep space carriers, no other warship in the fleet holds as many honors or has recorded as many kills.
No other warship in the fleet is as old.
Accepting the inevitable, the Federation Space Navy has decided to refit her and send her on a tour of the frontier, showing the flag to their allies and enemies as a reminder of her glory – and then decommission her for good.
But Avalon has been a backwater posting for ten years – and has problems a mere refit can’t fix. The systems along her planned tour have been seeing pirates for the first time in decades, and there are rumblings of Commonwealth scouting ships all along the border.
It may be Avalon’s final tour – but it looks to be anything but quiet!
**
Review
"This is one of the best mil-SF novels I have ever hadthe pleasure of reading. The characters are three-dimensional, the science isgood, the combat is excellent, the worldbuilding is interesting and plausible.It meets the best work of David Weber on its strengths - and objectivelyexceeds him on every one of those."
- Leo Champion, Author of Legion and Highway West
About the Author
Glynn Stewart is a Canadian author, accountant, and housekeeper to cats. Fan of science fiction and fantasy books, and RPGs of all stripes, both tabletop and computer.