Cobra Guardian; Cobra War: Book Two

Cobras warriors, genetically enhanced and implanted with an arsenal of covert weaponry, are the most dangerous guerilla fighters humanity has ever produced. Now one young Cobra must forge a new political order as a devastating alien enemy strikesan enemy more deadly than any humanity has ever faced. Earth has won a previous war with the deadly Troft and grown soft, but now the aliens are back! Jasmine Moreau Broom, descendant of a now-legendary Cobra family, must rally the Cobras to war after a devastating attack on every planet with Cobra on it nearly succeeds in wiping them out entirely.#xA0; But the Troft are not monolithic, and some do not want to take on the humans again in a war they lost before.#xA0; But what humanity#x19;s erstwhile allies need is a victory against the belligerents to convince them to oppose the invasion.The key to such a victory lies with Jasmine#x19;s quest to uncover a secret that might turn the tide while searching on a world that is under full-on alien attack. About Timothy Zahn:#xA0; #xA0;#x1C;Zahn keeps the story moving at a breakneck pace, maintaining excitement [in Dragon and Thief].#x1D; Publishers Weekly #x1C;[ Conqueror#x19;s Heritage] is another finely wrought space adventure . . . [with] social, political and emotional complications, all of which Zahn treats with his usual skill.#x1D; Booklist #x1C;Zahn paints every detail [in Angelmass] with gleamy realism . . . scientific dialogue that streams with starship hardware and military trooper talk . . . immensely appealing.#x1D; Kirkus Review