Her Majesty's American
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Publisher Description
THE UNION JACK TAKES TO SPACE! All-new alternate history science fiction from New York Times best-selling author Steve White.
In an alternate future where the British empire never crumbled, the space ships of Her Majesty’s Navy work to keep the spaceways safe. Commander Robert Rogers of the Royal Space Navy is a defense intelligence officer known for his unconventional ways. Rogers is American born-and-raised, a loyal citizen of the Viceroyalty of North America. He’s a descendant of the founder of the highly effective, pro-British Rogers’ Rangers during the Colonial unpleasantries of 1776, and he’s inherited his ancestor’s intelligence and drive in spades.
But there are those among the stars who are not so happy being subjects of the British Empire. In the Tau Ceti system, a cauldron of trouble brews as a terrorist faction of the rebellious Sons of Arnold attacks the empire from within, and warships of the theocratic Caliphate enter the system, prepared to do their worst to destroy the hated empire head on. Yet standing against the coming anarchy and tyranny is one intrepid spy prepared to risk all for queen and empire:
COMMANDER ROBERT ROGERS, HER MAJESTY’S AMERICAN
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PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
With a strong combination of alternate history, science fact, and science fiction, White (the Starfire series) takes readers into a future of interplanetary colonization and threats both foreign and domestic. Cdr. Robert Rogers of the British Empire's Royal Space Navy is sent to investigate a report that a terrorist group called the Caliphate is planning an attack on New America in the Tau Ceti system. After being captured by extremists, he is handed over to the Caliphate and learns they are working with an alien race, the Gharnakh'sha, that no one knew existed. The Gharnakh'sha may stand to be the biggest winner if the Caliphate succeeds in destroying the empire, and Rodgers must engage in extended, complex subterfuge to ensure they don't. Readers who like realistic elements in science fiction will appreciate White's use of history and astrophysics, which adds to the excitement and never slows the story, but the too-pat racial dynamics of white Brits vs. brown Caliphate are wearying.
