but also the planet. To do so, he must turn his back on his oath to the UN Navy and commit high treason. Reaching the station in orbit above Hope Nation, Seafort manages to transmit skewed N-Waves which attract the "fish", and uses the automated weapons on board the station to kill thousands of them. He also arranges for the stations fusion reactor to detonate, which is tantamount to a nuclear explosion. Such an act is punishable by death, but Seafort no longer cares about his life. In the process of conducting this exercise, Vax Holser arrives at the last minute with a ship and arranges to come aboard the station. While there, he incapacitates Seafort, and sends him back on his launch, remaining in his place. This results in Vax's death. Seafort now must assume command of Vax's old ship, with a crew who don't trust him (blaming him for their captains death), passengers who don't like him (including Annie who has been driven insane after an attempted rape by criminals on Hope Nation, Alexi who has no memory, and Jarence Branstead who is a potential goofjuice addict) as well as his dealing with own internal sense of justice which he feels demands his death for his failures. Reaching earth, Seafort finds that the ban on nuclear weapons has been adjusted due to the repeated attacks by the fish aliens, and his actions are deemed laudable by the navy and worthy of a reward. Not feeling he deserves this attention, Seafort seeks to resign. Instead, he is persuaded to take over the command of the naval academy, training the next generation of cadets, in the hopes he can prepare them to be better than he was. Fisherman's Hope Published in 1996. Captain Seafort has been made commandant of the naval academy, a promotion which does not sit well with him. Having no tolerance for the political machinations which he must deal with, he struggles to accomplish anything he feels is worthwhile. Additionally his wife, Annie Wells, is still suffering mental trauma from her rape while on Hope Nation. While receiving treatment, she runs away from her clinic and takes to the streets of Old New York City. Captain Seafort must turn to an old acquaintance, Eddie Boss, in an effort to try and find her. In the process, he must also risk his own life while braving the transient