Rebel

The Five Hundred, the elite families who rule the Terran Federation, control its political power and wealth and have grown steadily wealthier and more powerful due to the war against the Terran League. They own the shipyards that build the Navy's ships, own virtually all the industry that produces the weapons and matériel the war consumes, and have made sure someone else does the dying. However, there are a few flies in the Five Hundred's ointment, such as the growing hatred and resentment of the Fringe Worlds, the lunatic conspiracy nuts who insist that the alien Rishathan Sphere is secretly aiding the League's military, and Terrence Murphy, a man of honor who loves the Federation and is determined to speak for its victims. The Five Hundred have dispatched ample force to deal with him and his handful of lunatic followers, but the Fringe has paid enough of its children's lives and no longer cares what may happen if it dares to defy the Five Hundred.

Format: Hardback
Length: 528 pages
Publication date: 03 September 2024
Publisher: Baen Books

The Five Hundred, an elite group of families that control the Terran Federation's political power and wealth, have grown steadily wealthier and more powerful due to the war against the Terran League. They own the shipyards that build the Navy's ships, virtually all the industry that produces the weapons and matériel the war consumes, and have made sure someone else does the dying. However, there are some flies in the ointment, such as the growing hatred and resentment of the Fringe Worlds, the lunatic conspiracy nuts who insist that the alien Rishathan Sphere is secretly aiding the League's military, and Terrence Murphy, a man of honor who loves the Federation and is determined to speak for its victims. The Five Hundred have dispatched ample force to deal with him and his handful of lunatic followers, but the Fringe has paid enough of its children's lives and no longer cares what may happen if it dares to defy the Five Hundred. Worse, the lunatic conspiracy nuts were right, and the Rish have planned carefully for the Federation's destruction. And worst of all, the Five Hundred have fatally underestimated Terrence Murphy.

ISBN-13: 9781982193607