She does think her talents would make her a good queen but there aren't any openings for queens right now.Īlso converging on Erewhon to attend the funeral are Victor Cachat who is a very talented intelligence agent for the new Republic of Haven and Ginny Usher who is the wife of Kevin Usher who is Haven's best spy. She is good at all sorts of things but doesn't have a focus for her future yet since she's only seventeen. Traveling with the Zilwickis gives her a great opportunity since Anton is likely one of the best spies Manticore has. Ruth has been raised in the isolation of the Mantacoran Royal Family but as the adopted daughter of the Queen's brother, she is not in the line of succession. It takes some nanotech intervention which just makes Berry and Ruth closer. To provide more security for Princess Ruth, she and Berry change places.

She chooses her niece Ruth and also sends Anton Zilwicki and his adopted daughter Berry. While the new High Ridge government seems to be trying to destroy their alliance with Erewhon, the Queen decides to send delegates of her own to the funeral of a noted politician. This companion series to the mainline Honor Harrington series takes place on Erewhon which has become a gathering point for all sorts of political opinions. And, just to put the icing on the cake, the radical freed slave organization, the Audubon Ballroom, is also on the scene - led by its most notorious killer, Jeremy X. Not only do they encounter one of the Republic of Haven's most capable agents - Victor Cachat - but they also discover that the Solarian League's military delegation seems up to its neck in skullduggery.

When they arrive on Erewhon, however, Manticore's most capable agent and one of its princesses find themselves in a mess. In desperation, Queen Elizabeth tries to defuse the situation by sending a private mission to Erewhon led by Captain Zilwicki, accompanied by one of her nieces. Finally, the recent assassination of the Solarian League's most prominent voice of public conscience indicates the growing danger of political instability in the Solarian League - which is also close to Erewhon. Add to that the longstanding problem of a slave labor planet controlled by hostile Mesans in Erewhon's stellar back yard, a problem which High Ridge also ignores. The Star Kingdom's ally Erewhon is growing increasingly restive in the alliance because the new High Ridge regime ignores its needs. Beginning a new blockbuster series set in the 'Honorverse'-the universe of Honor Harrington.

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