The Preceptor: 2 (Precursor Trilogy)

The hotly anticipated second novel in the Precursor Trilogy.Jon Moss special forces lieutenant with the Regiment is not used to struggling. Adversity sure. Danger absolutely. But struggle? In the aftermath of the Regiments ill fated deployment off-world to Marbel Jon now a starship patron dives into the maelstrom of conclave politics where his hard won martial skills are of little use. Balancing the conflicting priorities of regimental command and the neglected starship stretch his negotiation and tactical skills to the limit. Especially when mysterious forces amongst the galactic community are working against him. Forces intent on locating Sol but for what purpose?Meanwhile Anneliese lands the assignment of marrying galactic and human technology for Earths defense. Passionate about space travel it should be a dream job for the headstrong aerospace engineer. But powerful ruthless people on Earth want exclusive control of what the galactics have to offer and idealistic Anneliese is in their cross-hairs. Can her ingenuity and resourcefulness keep them at bay?At the heart of everything is the question of the precursors. They built on a grand scale. Terraforming stellar engineering and starships that dwarfed cities. They created a vast transgalactic civilization then they vanished. Now the society they left stable for millennia is unraveling and Earth hidden until recently by a quirk of galactic politics is being dragged into the chaos.For Jon and Anneliese more than just their lives are at stake.REVIEWS FOR PRECURSOR REVENANTSCain V. Hopwoods Precursor Revenants combines zero gravity battles alien technology and occasionally skiing. Its space opera but with down to earth relatable characters giving a new and welcome twist to the genre. --Fairfax MediaSpace Special Forces Aliens Galactic conflict and a mission gone wrong; Precursor Revenants delivers it all.--MJ Hall...a cool balance between raw alien fighting action anthropological decoding of cultures and enticing glimpses into the game of galactic politics.--TMIts a novel worth catching a cold for...--Anon