and turns, shooting Honor in the back, before being cut down by Honor before the Master of the field can even react. The outraged aristocracy removes Honor from the House of Lords and political pressure forces the navy to remove Honor from command and place her on half-pay, with no active assignment. Honor decides to return to Grayson until the crisis subsides. References Baen Books available as e-books American science fiction novels Novels by David Weber Honorverse books 1994 American novels 1994 science fiction novels Books with cover art by David Burroughs Mattingly