In Thom Bedford's debut novel, The Defense of Exeter Station, it's the turn of the twenty-ninth century and the Milky Way is on the verge of a galactic war. Retired Alliance Commander Tanic Sandorn accepts being recalled to active duty and propelled to the front lines. This time, he will protect his crew and the inhabitants of the Exeter star system from any approaching threat—never again will he leave anyone behind. Fans of epic space operas, like Jack Campbell's Lost Fleet series, Jasper T. Scott's Dead Space series, and David Weber's Honor Harrington series will fall in love with this new book.