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Shadow War: An action-packed military SF space adventure
Paperback
Series: Command Decision, Book 2
Mystery & ThrillerScience Fiction
ISBN13: 9781805502654
Publisher: Second Sky
Published: Feb 13 2026
Pages: 320
Weight: 0.69
Height: 0.72 Width: 5.06 Depth: 7.81
Language: English
A lone destroyer.
An enemy lurking in darkness.
A deadly mission that could turn the tide of war.
Caught behind enemy lines, Captain Jaxon Steele fought his way out and saved the Union fleet from a devastating ambush. Now, as the Hegemony attacks on all fronts, Steele prepares to fight back.
Enemy forces are gathering in the independent Santana system. Santana is lawless and desolate-but it's the perfect launchpad for an attack on Union space. Is the Hegemony preparing to invade?
Steele takes command of the destroyer Wolverine, with orders to gather critical intelligence on this new threat. In a system where dangers hide in every shadow, even the smallest error could put his ship in the crosshairs of a pirate cruiser or a mighty Hegemony battleship.
Steele needs stealth and secrecy to pull off this mission. But Wolverine is a relic of the last war, with failing systems and a mutinous crew. Even worse, the intelligence operative Miller has come aboard without warning. It's clear this is no longer a simple recon assignment-far more is at stake than Steele could have imagined.
As they journey deep into hostile space, a lethal conspiracy begins to emerge from the darkness. Can Steele transform his new ship into an effective weapon of war before the enemy strikes? The future of the Union is at stake and only a Command Decision can save it.
Packed with high-stakes space combat, breathtaking tension, and jaw-dropping twists, the Command Decision series is a military science fiction adventure perfect for fans of David Weber's Honor Harrington series and James S.A. Corey's The Expanse.
See why readers love Shadow War:
Thrilling... High-stakes space combat, intelligence ops behind enemy lines, and relentless tension... Authentic and immersive, drawing you right into the bridge and the chaos of battle... Keeps the adrenaline pumping... Fans of detailed, realistic military sci-fi will devour this... Action-packed... Hard to put down. NetGalley Reviewer ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Excellent!... Great plots, amazing character development... Doesn't take its foot off the gas! You won't be able to put the book down, so just go with it... Who needs sleep anyway? NetGalley Reviewer ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Praise for Marc Alan Edelheit's thrilling military science fiction:
I realized that I wasn't going to get any sleep. (Just one more page... Just one more page)... I'm not just reading words on a page, I'm there... A hell of a ride. NetGalley Reviewer ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Cutting edge... A wild ride that ended in truly epic fashion... I absolutely enjoyed it from start to finish... AMAZING. FanFiAddict ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Wow!... fast-paced... action packed adventure! Wild, exciting, gripping! Goodreads reviewer ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Holy cow!... awesome... A page-turner... I stayed up way too late reading this. Goodreads reviewer ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Absolutely epic... gripping... I thoroughly recommend this! Goodreads reviewer ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Your adrenaline will be pumping... Your blood pressure will rise... you will find it hard to put down. NetGalley reviewer ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
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