Synopses & Reviews
The U.S.S.
Merrimack was the finest battleship class spaceship in Earth's fleet, able to stand up against the best the Palatine Empire could throw at them. They were even able to survive an attack by the deadly swarms of the seemingly unstoppable Hive. Only her sister ship, the Monitor, was her equal. However, with the Palatine forces preparing a massive offensive, and the Hive targeting every living organism in the galaxy for destruction, even these two great battleships may fall....
This omnibus edition includes the first two novels of R.M. Meluch's acclaimed Tour of the Merrimack series, The Myriad and Wolf Star.
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"Meluch’s fifth series installment (after Strength and Honor) takes a personal approach to military sf. The author concentrates on her protagonists’ interactions rather than battles. Still, the action is fast and furious and...will attract readers who enjoy David Drake, Timothy Zahn, and David Weber."
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"For the kind of day where what you want to do is lop the tentacles off everything in sight with a sword while standing on the outer hull of a spaceship. Don’t tell me everyone doesn’t have days like that."
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"The Ninth Circle is an immensely readable book that flows very quickly...[with] wonderful character development and smart story-pacing."
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"The Ninth Circle is an introduction for me to the U.S.S. Merrimack series and I must say it is a most excellent one.... [It] is the kind of story for me that, once it finished, made me want to say, 'Next, please.' I look forward to exploring the previous books in the U.S.S. Merrimack series and await the next installment."
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"The Ninth Circle is science fiction written the way I love. There is action, adventure, great characters and a wonderful plot. Once I started reading I did not want to put it down."
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"Meluch shows particular skill in creating memorable characters while exhibiting a refreshing ruthlessness in subordinating them to the logical ramifications of the plot." Publishers Weekly (Starred Review for THE MYRIAD)
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"Captain John Farragut and the intrepid crew of the starship USS Merrimack take on the Romans with the skill, flair, and foul-mouthed witticisms one would expect from space-faring sailors and marines." Publishers Weekly (Starred Review for WOLF STAR)
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"The Myriad begins a series that is an amalgam of subgenres: military science fiction, space opera, time paradox, and alternate history.... This novel will prove thoroughly enjoyable to fans of military science fiction authors like David Weber and David Drake." The B&N Review
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"The novel is full of action, tough military talk, and space-opera war." SciFi.com
Synopsis
Fifth in the hard-hitting military science-fiction series.
On the distant world of Zoe, an expedition finds DNA-based life. When alien invaders are also discovered, Glenn Hamilton calls on the U.S.S. Merrimack for help. But the Ninth Circle and the Palatine Empire have also found Zoe. Soon everyone will be on a collision course to determine the fate of this planet.
About the Author
R.M. Meluch sold her first short story at age seventeen, and now has more than fifteen published novels. She has worked on an archaeological dig in Israel, hacked a piece off the Berlin Wall, and tracked Alexander the Great around Greece and Egypt. She currently lives in Pound Ridge, New York with a white wolfdog.