title: Imperial General: The Remarkable Career of Petellius Cerialis
author:  Philip Matyszak 
description: "FULL OF HISTORY WRITTEN IN A LIVELY STYLE THAT IS WELL WORTH READING" (<i>TOY SOLDIER AND MODEL FIGURE MAGAZINE</i>)
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  ## Barbarians at the Gates
  
  
    
  
  
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  _( The Decline and Fall of the Galactic Empire - 1 )_
  
  
  
  
  
  ### Christopher G. Nuttall
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  The Federation has endured for hundreds of years, but as corruption and
  decadence wear away the core of human unity, rogue admirals rise in rebellion.
  As the Federation struggles for survival, two officers, an old Admiral and a
  newly-minted Lieutenant, may be all that stands between the Federation and
  destruction.
  
  
    
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  ## Christopher Nuttall
  
  
  ## BARBARIANS AT THE GATES
  
  
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  _The Decline and Fall of the Galactic Empire_
  
  
  
  
  
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  Book 1
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  ## Chapter One
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  The Luna Academy is the sole source of officers for the Federation Navy. Every
  year, five thousand young men and women enter the academy; five years later,
  the survivors are allowed to start the long climb towards command. The rewards
  are great, but so is the pressure. It is no surprise that th