Dahkal, an eight-and-a-half-foot winged warrior, is undergoing the Imperial Journey of Successionâa quest to learn the art of leadership he must undertake prior to assuming the crown of emperor for his peopleâand his search for honor and adventure continues, accompanied by his unlikely alien companion, a human named Ryan.
But all is not as it seems, as his brother has designs on the crownâplans that donât include Dahkal returning from his Journeyâand he has set in motion a stratagem to take the crown for himself.
After winning the battle on Pergus and surviving an encounter in an uncharted system, Dahkal and Ryan arrive in the Salvage System to acquire a new contract. Having defied the odds twice on complicated missions, a contract for a simple cargo pick-up should be easy, especially with the new crew they hired, right?
Butâlike the journey to achieve the crownâthere are people whoâd like to take the cargo for their ownâand over Dahkalâs dead body, if thatâs what it takes. While they wait for their battlecruiser to be built, can the crew of the frigate Winged Fury stand up to a ship built for war, or will Dahkalâs brotherâs plans come to pass?
Hesitation: The Coalition, Book 5 (Unabridged) - Nick Steverson
Dahkal, an eight-and-a-half-foot winged warrior, is undergoing the Imperial Journey of Successionâa quest to learn the art of leadership he must undertake prior to assuming the crown of emperor for his peopleâand his search for honor and adventure continues, accompanied by his unlikely alien companion, a human named Ryan.
But all is not as it seems, as his brother has designs on the crownâplans that donât include Dahkal returning from his Journeyâand he has set in motion a stratagem to take the crown for himself.
After winning the battle on Pergus and surviving an encounter in an uncharted system, Dahkal and Ryan arrive in the Salvage System to acquire a new contract. Having defied the odds twice on complicated missions, a contract for a simple cargo pick-up should be easy, especially with the new crew they hired, right?
Butâlike the journey to achieve the crownâthere are people whoâd like to take the cargo for their ownâand over Dahkalâs dead body, if thatâs what it takes. While they wait for their battlecruiser to be built, can the crew of the frigate Winged Fury stand up to a ship built for war, or will Dahkalâs brotherâs plans come to pass?