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A Call to Insurrection is the fourth book of the Manticore Ascendant prequel series, written by David Weber, Timothy Zahn, and Tom Pope.
It was published February 1st, 2022.
Timeframe: 1542-1546 PD
Cover Summary[]
Yesterday, the Star Kingdom of Manticore was a small, unimportant interstellar backwater. A quiet little star nation, only recently recovered from the devastating blow of the Plague Years. More affluent than some, perhaps, but with little to attract trade or interstellar commerce, it had little need for a navy . . . and even less interest in paying for one.
But Manticore has now become a target. The Star Kingdom isn't certain who is attacking it, or why, or what its mysterious foe can possibly want, but Queen Elizabeth I knows she has to find out. And she knows that whatever some of her subjects think, Manticore does need a navy. And it needs allies, friends like the dynamic Republic of Haven and the Andermani Empire. It needs their trade . . . and to learn from their more experienced and powerful navies.
It is the job of officers like Travis Long and his wife, Lisa, to acquire that experience. Of utterly inexperienced diplomats like Travis's brother Gavin, Earl Winterfall, to build those alliances.
They have been sent to the powerful Andermani Empire to do just that, for the Imperial Navy is one of the most powerful and experienced fleets in the galaxy. But the Andermani have problems of their own. Their Emperor's death is the trigger for insurrection, and now that powerful and experienced navy is locked in civil war.
The Manticoran visitors find themselves squarely in the path of the storm, and before Travis, Lisa, and Gavin can accomplish anything else, they first have to survive.
Plot[]
- Coming Soon.
Background[]
References[]
Characters[]
Amos | Gustav Anderman | Gustav II Anderman | Simon Bajer | Verona Blankenship | Freya Bryce | Mattias Callewaert | Cristaldo Carrino | Cheng Dassler | Zhelan Deutschmann | Lisa Donnelly | Li Gong-hu | Syin-ba Greuner | Florence Hansen | Jeffrey Hopstead | Muneer Jamshidi | Kau-jang Kleinberg | Barnam Knox | Ariella Kupner | Eileen Lassaline | Ralph Lassaline | Terry Lassaline | Anderson L'Estrange | Jeremiah Llyn | Travis Uriah Long | James Mantegna | Hari Marcello | Jonathan Martinez | Trudy McIntyre | Julian Mulholland | Katra Nessler | Jakob Oldham | Catt Quint | Juliana Quint | Xuefeng Radnitz | Ingrid Reitman | Gotthold Riefenstahl | Ning Schindler | Chao Schwender | Kevin Selavko | Marija Sheona | Yasmin Sternberger | Olga Strait | Basle Strossmeyer | Clara Sumner | Flora Taylor | Malachi Tolbert | Tolochko | Lucretia Tomlinson | Charles Townsend | Jingyi Unterberger | von Jachmann | Gavin Vellacott | Laura Vespoli | David I Winton | Elizabeth II Winton | Liang Ying Yue
Starships[]
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HMS Casey | HMS Damocles | HMS Diactoros
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SMS Bayern | SMS Drachen | SMS Friedrich der Grosse | SMS Gewalthaufen | SMS Kuafu | SMS Kunlun | SMS Kurzschwert | SMS Landwehr | SMS Langschwert | SMS Mazu | SMS München | SMS Preussen | IANS Rotte | SMS Reiterei | SMS Schreien | SMS Schwert | SMS Seydlitz | SMS Vergeltung | SMS Xiangfei | SMS Xingtian | SMS Yanwang | SMS Zhong Kui
Quintessence Mercenaries[]
Amphitrite | Black Knight | Crossfire | Nebula | Retaliation | Retribution | Revenge | Saber | Spark | Warrior
Black Hand Consortium[]
Civilian[]
Systems[]
FF-M-341-019/B | Manticore | New Berlin | Nimbalkar | Preston | Tomlinson
Planets[]
Dzung | Manticore | Potsdam | Tomlinson
Nations[]
Other[]
Barony of Crystal Pine | Barony of Broken Cliff | Bataan class | Battle of Tomlinson | Black Hand Consortium | Drachen class | Drobne Cross Highway | Drobne Forest | Duchy of Winton-Serisburg | Free Tomlinson Front | Freikorps class | Hopstead Manufacturing | Iskra class | Isle City Army Depot | Komet class | Liegnitz, Ltd. | Phoenix class | Preston, Fagnelli, and Tomlinson | Quintessence Mercenaries | Reiterei class | Royal Investigation Division | Station Beta | Three Corners Inn