Lost Stars (Campbell)

The stellar spin-off to the New York Times bestselling “The Lost Fleet” series continues as the Syndicate's civil war threatens to spread even farther into the final frontier... President Gwen Iceni and General Artur Drakon have successfully liberated the Midway Star System, but the dictatorial former rulers of the Syndicate Worlds won't surrender the region without a fight. Outnumbered and led by junior officers hastily promoted in the wake of the uprising, Midway's warships are no match for the fleet massing and preparing to strike. But the Syndicate isn't the only threat facing Iceni and Drakon. Another former CEO has taken control of the Ulindi Star System, the first calculated move toward establishing his own little empire. With Drakon's ground forces dispatched to Ulindi, Midway erupts in violence as Syndicate agents and other, unknown enemies stoke a renewed revolt against Iceni's power, leaving both her and Drakon vulnerable to trusted officers just waiting for an opportune moment to betray them...

The New York Times bestselling author of “The Lost Fleet” series returns to the epic space saga of a rebellion against a totalitarian regime, and the determination of two people to create a better future in the farthest reaches of the colonized galaxy... “The Syndicate Worlds” continues to splinter as more star systems pledge allegiance to President Gwen Iceni's and General Artur Drakon's new government at Midway. But the rebels fleeing the toxic legacy of Syndicate rule have difficulty trusting one another and believing their new leaders' promises of freedom from tyranny. Before Iceni and Drakon can put their house in order, they must deal with another threat. An enigma warship has appeared and vanished near a Syndic colony. If the aliens are capable of jumping into other human-occupied star systems, then billions of people could be vulnerable to a hostile invasion fleet anywhere it chooses to strike. But an even greater liability lies with Iceni and Drakon as a once-trusted adviser turned saboteur plans revenge...