Kindle Edition Download to your Nook (eBook) Download from Apple iTunes (eBook) Amazon Impulse Books UK Amazon.com Amazon.co.uk Category:  Science Fiction Publisher: Impulse Books UK ISBN-10:  0954512235 Pages: 390 Copyright: Aug 20 2012 ISBN-13: 9780954512231 Price: FREE! (eBook) When aliens discover Captain Colgan's ship and begin hunting him through their system, his mission changes from one of study to one of survival. In the far future, nanotechnology will be all that keeps us alive in a brutal war with the Merkiaari. Into this war-torn galaxy a courageous Marine, an alien geneticist, and a broken hero will unite in common cause... Excerpt “Magazines destroyed or depleted,” Kajika reported. “I hear. Continue with all remaining weapons. Kill them all,” Tei’Varyk ordered, as his ship slowly died around him. Naktlon bucked and reared at the centre of nuclear fury sent by the Merki. He was blinded to starboard, and nearly so on his portside. His great engines propelled him into the heart of the storm to kill his enemies even as he was hammered into uselessness. “Take out those honourless light fangs,” Tei’Varyk said, as they pecked away at Naktlon’s armoured hide. Kajika did not respond, but Naktlon’s particle cannons swivelled and targeted first one, and then a second light unit. Both blew apart as energy beams designed to strip the hide from a Merkiaari dreadnaught ripped through them. “Target the next—” Tei’Varyk began, but that was as far as he got. Naktlon, broken and barely making way with a single drive, was hit amidships. The beam sliced through deck after deck, killing his crew and severing control runs. His particle cannons locked and fell silent, as power cables were turned to slag. His remaining torpedo launchers, had they ammunition, would have been useless as power runs to the launch rails were cut, but by far the worst damage was to his fusion room. The beam reached the core of his reactor, and Naktlon erupted with super hot plasma eating everything in sight. Blast doors slammed and alarms screamed, but it was all for nothing. Naktlon broke in two.

An Amazon.com review
It seems that I read What Price Honor (Merkiaari Wars #2) months ago, then I reciently came across Hard Duty. Well I do not normally reread books, but immediately after finishing Hard Duty, I went back and reread Merkiaari Wars #2. Now I want nothing more than to have book #3 show up. There was a lot of detailed character building and bringing them together, the scanning of the home world of a newly discovered species after having a space war with another species put me on the edge of my chair. Enjoy a good read with this one, but read both in order.