sword-to-sword and kills him. Shortly thereafter the Havenite task force arrives to destroy Grayson's orbital infrastructure, but underestimating the size of the remaining Grayson Navy they release their contingent destined for Masada before engaging and being defeated by Honor and the ships under her command. The released contingent turns to engage Grayson's now battle-damaged ships, but are bluffed into thinking that Honor's ships are not as badly damaged as they actually are and that reinforcements are in system, so they retreat back to Havenite space. The other leading member of the conspiracy, desperate to keep himself safe, has most of his co-conspirators assassinated and personally votes for the government to heap even more accolades and titles on Honor. Themes The book's depiction of Alfredo Yu, the redeemed ex-Havenite captain, starts the series' trend towards showing many of the Havenites as decent people on a personal level. Author's note An author's note from David Weber at the end of the book describes Weber's sorrow about the Oklahoma City bombing, which was somewhat similar to the destruction of Williard Mueller Middle School in the story and occurred after the writing of Flag in Exile, but before its publication. References External links An excerpt of Flag in Exile is available for download or reading online at the Baen Free Library here. Baen Books available as e-books 1995 science fiction novels Novels by David Weber Honorverse books 1995 American novels