For that matter, they’re pretty sure they don’t need the Royal Manticoran Navy, either. But the one rule Travis Long absolutely can’t break is the one that says an officer in the Royal Navy does his duty, whatever the consequences.Īt the moment, there are powerful forces in the young Star Kingdom of Manticore’s Parliament which don’t think they need him. Travis learned that lesson the hard way as a young volunteer in basic training, and he knows that if he could just keep his head down, turn a blind eye to violations of the rules, and avoid stepping on senior officers’ toes, he’d do just fine. and thinking outside them when other people don’t. The bad news is that two of the best ways of making enemies ever invented are insisting on enforcing the rules. That talent has stood him-and the Star Kingdom-in good stead in the past, and it’s one reason he’s now a “mustang,” an ex-enlisted man who’s been given a commission as a King’s officer. The good news is that Travis is one of those rare people who may like rules but has a talent for thinking outside them when everything starts coming apart. Unfortunately, he lives in the real universe. Lieutenant Travis Long of the Royal Manticoran Navy is the sort of person who likes an orderly universe. Book #2 in the Manticore Ascendant series, set in David Weber's Honorverse. From multiple New York Times best selling author David Weber and #1 New York Times best selling author Timothy Zahn.
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