title: Stark's Crusade (Stark's War, Book 3)
author:  John G. Hemry 
description: <b>Praise for the Stark's War series</b><br /><br />"Gripping. Sergeant Stark is an unforgettable character...reads as if Hemry has been there." --Jack McDevitt, Nebula Award-winning author of <i>Thunderbird</i><br /><br />"A rip-roaring race through tomorrow's battlefield, where knowledge is power but stupidity still reigns. Hemry's debut is a great yarn--and a thoughtful cautionary tale." --Mike Shepherd, <i>New York Times</i> bestselling author of <i>Kris Longknife: Bold<br /><br /></i>"When it comes to combat, Hemry delivers." --William C. Dietz, <i>New York Times</i> bestselling author of <i>Into the Guns<br /></i><br />"A gripping tale of military science fiction, in the tradition of Heinlein's <i>Starship Troopers</i> and Haldeman's <i>Forever War</i>." --Absolute Magnitude
zlib_text: OTHER BOOKS BY THE AUTHOR
  Stark's War
  STARK'S WAR
  STARK'S COMMAND
  STARK'S CRUSADE
  Paul Sinclair: JAG In Space
  A JUST DETERMINATION
  BURDEN OF PROOF
  RULE OF EVIDENCE
  AGAINST ALL ENEMIES
  The Lost Fleet
  DAUNTLESS
  FEARLESS
  COURAGEOUS
  VALIANT
  RELENTLESS
  VICTORIOUS
  The Lost Fleet: Beyond the Frontier
  DREADNAUGHT
  INVINCIBLE
  GUARDIAN
  The Lost Stars
  TARNISHED KNIGHT
  PERILOUS SHIELD
  Short Story Collections
  SWORDS AND SADDLES*
  BORROWED TIME*
  AD ASTRA*
  *available as e-books from Jabberwocky Literary Agency
  
  Swords and Saddles: Short Stories
  Copyright © 2013 by John G. Hemry
  Cover art by Tiger Bright Studios.
  Collected for the first time in this e-book by Jabberwocky Literary Agency,
  Inc. in 2013
  ISBN 978-1-625670-175
  
  PUBLICATION HISTORY
  "The Rift"
  first published in Analog (October, 2010)
  "Swords and Saddles"
  first published in Analog (April 2010)
  "Failure to Obey"
  first published in Analog (July/August, 2009)
  
  CONTENTS
  The Rift
  Swords and Saddles
  Failure to Obey
  
  Author's Note on The Rift
  One of 