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| Book Title | Valiant Dust |
| Series | Breaker of Empires |
| Genre | Science Fiction |
| Author | Richard Baker |
| Publisher | Tor Science Fiction |
| Published | 2018 |
| Pages | 368 |
| Format | Mass Market Paperback |
| Condition Notes |
Used mass-market paperback in Good condition. Moderate shelf and reading wear is visible, including edge rubbing, corner wear, surface scuffing and several small cover creases. The upper-left front corner has a noticeable diagonal crease, with additional wear along the bottom edge and spine side. The back shows rubbing, edge wear and a crease near the lower-left corner.
The cover remains attractive and displays well despite the wear. |
| Condition | Good |
Sikander Singh North comes from privilege, but none of that matters when he joins the Aquilan Commonwealth Navy aboard the starship CSS Hector. As the ship’s new gunnery officer—and an outsider among much of the crew—he has to prove that he deserves both his commission and their respect.
His first assignment quickly becomes much more than routine naval duty. The Hector is dispatched to a world caught in a violent uprising, where Sikander must discover who is supplying the rebels while navigating colonial politics, military rivalries and a commander who doesn’t make his life easy.
Thrown into combat before he has fully found his place aboard ship, Sikander must rely on his training, instincts and determination to keep both himself and his crewmates alive.
Valiant Dust launches a naval military-SF trilogy built around interstellar politics, colonial rivalries and large-scale military action.
A strong entry point for military-science-fiction readers, Valiant Dust launches Richard Baker’s Breaker of Empires trilogy and introduces naval officer Sikander North.
The combination of starship combat, political intrigue and military command makes it a natural fit for readers of David Weber and other naval space-opera authors. As Book #1, it also has better store utility than a random middle volume because a customer can begin the entire trilogy with this copy.
Book #1 of the three-book Breaker of Empires series.
This copy is the 2018 Tor mass-market paperback edition, ISBN 978-1-250-30385-1.
The original printed price visible on this copy is $7.99 U.S. / $10.50 Canada.
Cover art is credited on the supplied back cover to Larry Rostant.
