Against the Tide, John Ringo
Against the Tide, John Ringo
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Against the Tide

Author: John Ringo

Narrator: Tim Fannon

Unabridged: 14 hr 51 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 12/22/2020


Synopsis

Problems, problems, problems …

The world had been a paradise until the Fall, when the holders of the control codes for the world-spanning program called "Mother" fell out in civil war.

The United Free States felt well defended behind its screen of elite Dragon carriers that held sway in the Atlantis Ocean. But when New Destiny proved to have dragon carriers of its own, and more of them, the linch-pin of the UFS
defense went out the window.

Now, with the UFS' back to the wall, everything seems to be going New Destiny's way.

But there are problems.

Edmund Talbot had never really studied naval warfare, but what he didn't know about war in general hadn't been written. So when he took over the UFS navy, at its moment of utter defeat, New Destiny's problems were just starting.

And little did the instigator of the civil war, Paul Boman, know that his closest confidante was the daughter of the UFS' head of intelligence. Megan Travante, for four years mired in a concubine's harem, has just been recruited to be an agent in
the enemy camp. Of course, she's also planning on murdering Paul, just as soon as she gets a chance.

Herzer Herrick, the UFS' premier ground fighter, has problems of his own. A man who's "good with his hands" he's also found he's good with a dragon. Which is why he's the XO of a dragon contingent instead of fighting in the front lines of
the ground battle. With a crew of brand new pilots, undertrained dragons, untrained support personnel, the bitchiest dragon CO on Earth and a ship's commander who's half cat, he has enough problems for any one man. And then
he gets an order that drops a whole passel more in his lap.

The battle of dragon carrier on dragon carrier is about to start, with the fleets pursuing each other over half the Atlantis Ocean in a game of cat-and-mouse.

But all the cats are on the side of the UFS.

About John Ringo

John Ringo is author of the New York Times best-selling Legacy of Aldenata (Posleen War) series, which so far includes A Hymn Before Battle and nine sequels, the technothriller series starting with Ghost, a dark fantasy titled Princess of Wands, and many other novels for Baen. A veteran of the 82nd Airborne, Ringo brings first-hand knowledge of military operations to his fiction.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Ron on March 13, 2009

Don't judge a book by its cover. While that angel-like character is in the book, she's almost non-important to the plot. We get a look behind enemy lines in this one, complete with overtones of Ringo's BSDM themes. We also find out a lot more about what it takes to be a council member. The books is al......more

Goodreads review by Tom on December 15, 2007

3rd in series, start with "There Will Be Dragons". Military sci-fi crossed with fantasy. Really good. Check out scene where Navy Seals deploy on a beach to extract a spy (but they are real sentient seals!).......more

Goodreads review by Barbara on March 01, 2014

What a wild ride!! I wasn't quite ready for this one to be done. I guess that means that I have to buy the next one so I can find out what happens.......more

Goodreads review by Briana on November 07, 2008

More military fantasy goodness. Now they do naval battles. The characters continue to develop in predictable (and unpredictable) ways.......more

Goodreads review by Craig on December 13, 2017

I'd like to start by saying, generally I really liked this book. It was a fun read and the loss of technology premise is one I enjoy. That said... Ringo, while a good story teller, is a fairly weak writer. He does the same thing in this series that he does in many others. He introduces a character, t......more