The Hot Gate

Publisher Marketing: When the orbital gates first materialized in the outer Solar System, all seemed well, but a devastating invasion ensued. Now humans have battled back from conquest by a tyrannical alien species to become a force to reckon with in the galaxy. On a crash-building course, humanity under the leadership of Tyler Vernon, has created a near-impregnable battle station of Deathstar proportions to prove it. But the enemy is remorseless and to survive humans must take the fight to the heart of their empire and prevail a feat no previous species has ever accomplished. Instead, the bones and burnt hulks of those who have tried litter the star-ways. But these galactic imperialists have never contended with humans, a foe who is their match in sheer ferocity and desire to win. The third novel in the Troy Rising space adventure series. Praise for the previous novels in the Troy Rising series: ["Live Free or Die" has] do-or-die action plenty of old-fashioned two-fisted can-do attitude, a heavy dose of science, and occasional bursts of dry humor. "Publishers Weekly" Ringo is back [in "Citadel"] with a rousing tale of derring-do in space as good as ever, giving the reader an epic space opera complete with grand vistas and pungent writing, snappy characters, and gallows humor. "Booklist"" Contributor Bio:  Ringo, John John Ringo is author of the New York Times best-selling Legacy of Aldenata (Posleen War) series, which so far includes A Hymn Before Battle and nine sequels, the technothriller series starting with Ghost, a dark fantasy titled Princess of Wands, and many other novels for Baen. A veteran of the 82nd Airborne, Ringo brings first-hand knowledge of military operations to his fiction.