Synopsis: Can anything stop the enemies of Honor? Peace has finally been established between the People's Republic of Haven and the Star Kingdom, but a brutal attack on the Manticoran home system alerts Honor Harrington to a grave new danger. A shadowy organization known as the Mesan Alignment has emerged with a plan to enslave the entire human species. And the only way to defend against another Mesan strike▬one that may spell Manticore's doom in a single blow▬is to shut down and secure the wormhole network, a move that the Solarian League will take as an act of war. As the League directs its might against Manticore, Honor Harrington is again thrust into a desperate battle. A battle she must win if she is to take the fight to the insidious puppetmasters behind the Mesan Alignment! (from the SFBC flyer that accompanied August 2012)