Ann Wilson 3 hr 45 min read

In 2568, an honorable alien Fleet-Captain, at war with the Terran Empire, disapproves for the first time of his orders, a mission that would violate the one proprieties both sides still respect.

Ann Wilson's 1992 novel is a military space opera of honor, war, and understanding between the Traiti and the human Empire. Thoughtful, character-driven, expansive. Read it for a story that finds its drama in the ethics of warfare and the possibility of respect across enemy lines.

In its time

Published in 1992, during the 1990s, the web age dawns.

Reading it

3 hr 45 min read (a novel-length work, settle in).