controlled streets. Back at the academy, Seafort is helpless to do anything when the fish attack the home system. He conjures up a wildly impossible plan of action which may save the home system, but would also mean his certain death, as well as the death of innocent cadets who have placed their trust in him. Somehow surviving the attack, but now firmly scarred mentally and emotionally from what the survival of home system has cost him, Seafort finally resigns his commission. In an epilogue it is revealed that Captain Seafort finds comfort in the seclusion of a monastery. As part of his penance and treatment, the head of the monastery encourages him to write down his life course. Which is what we the reader have been enjoying over the course of the past few books. The chronicle of his life, especially remembering and focusing on his perceived mistakes, is intended to help Purge his soul of his guilt. It is further revealed that after several years of seclusion he is persuaded to enter politics, using his support to help strengthen the Navy to the best of his ability. He divorces Annie, and marries an old academy classmate, Arlene sanders. His unswerving devotion to honesty in all things leads to his government being voted out of office, but allows him to preserve his integrity and his honor Voices of Hope Published in 1997. The style of this book differs from the previous ones as it encompasses not merely Captain Seafort's perspective on the events contained within, but also certain other characters. Years after retiring from politics, Captain Seafort lives in a private compound with his wife Arlene, his son Philip Tyre, his aide Adam Tenere, and Adam's son Jared. Adam's wife died when Jared was very young, and her loss has caused Adam to be very lax with disciplining his child. As a result Jared has grown up to be a rebellious teenager with a lack of respect for authority. In contrast, Nick and Arlene have raised their son to military standards of hygiene, morality, and behavior, although not encouraging him to follow them into the Navy. Philip has grown into a very intelligent adolescent, with deep respect for his parents and what they expect of him. This contrasts with Jared who spends his days resenting his father, resenting captain Seafort, and finding pride in his computer hacking abilities and