Kirjahaku

For generations, the Riker men have been the best of the best. For the Battleborn that comes with a cost. I spit out the blood in my mouth. ***I had to give the other guy credit. That was a fine right hook. Every bit as good as my mom used to give me. Of course, the best right hooks were the ones I landed on the other guy rather than the ones the other guy landed on me. My dear departed mother had always taught me it was better to give than receive. It's unlikely that her cherished advice was meant to apply to bar fights but then she wasn't a big fan of bars or fights in general. My name is Tad Riker. I serve as a tactical weapons officer for the Wolves. I'm Battleborn.

Personal Log: 2488 was the year the Galactic Coalition of Planets was reborn. The original birth of the GCP many centuries ago was a painful process... I know... I was there. Her rebirth was no different. The result, however was a new creation... a creation that learned from past injustices and was the stronger for it. The new Galactic Coalition of Planets would survive for a thousand years... and I would live to see most of it.

You know, there are some days it just doesn't pay to get out of bed. This was one of those days. My head hurt. There was blood everywhere. My ship was shot full of holes and leaking more gases and fluids than a nineteen-seventy-six Chevy Vega... the one with an aluminum block. I should have just pulled the sheets up and rolled over when I had the chance... I'm Admiral of the Fleet, Jeremy David Riker. My friends call me 'Dog.'

Admiral Cat Kimbridge and the Galactic Coalition of Planets must struggle to hold off an aggressive slaving syndicate bent on dominating Earth and the other member worlds of the GCP. New allies and technologies allow the battle to be fought between parallel universes. Just as it seems the GCP will prevail and right will conquer wrong... Cat discovers the real force behind the aggressors is an ancient and virtually unstoppable foe. Retribution is the second in a three-part story arc called "The Proxy Wars." This is the fourth book in the best-selling Catherine Kimbridge series. This book picks up the story immediately following book 3. If you like fast-action SCIFI with a heart then give Admiral "Cat" Kimbridge a chance to become a part of your universe. This volume contains TWO special surprises at the end of the book. Both are sure to please fans of hardcore science fiction NOTE: CKC4 is back from the editors. Many editing enhancements/corrections have been made as of v9.]Uncounted millennia ago the uncreated Creator reached forth a hand and touched a series of disparate universes. The touch set in motion ripples that created life in the Creator's image... a life that was self-aware... a life that aspired to be more than it was... a life that sought to create in its own right. Love and fear walked hand in hand. Thus the stage was set for an epic conflict that would span the universes. These are the adventures of one brave soul and her quest to protect all life. These are the Catherine Kimbridge Chronicles.