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The second entry in the best-selling Troy Rising saga and follow-up to Live Free or Die from multiple New York Times and USA Today bestseller John Ringo.

When the orbital gates first materialized in the outer solar system, all seemed well. And, lo, peaceful traders made first contact–so whatever came next couldn’t be so bad, could it? Yeah, it could. Very bad. Now humans have battled back from a Trojan-horse-like conquest by a tyrannical alien species to become a force to reckon with in the galaxy. On a crash-building course, we’ve built a near-impregnable battlestation of Deathstar proportions to prove it. But the enemy is remorseless and to survive we...

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Overview


The second entry in the best-selling Troy Rising saga and follow-up to Live Free or Die from multiple New York Times and USA Today bestseller John Ringo.

When the orbital gates first materialized in the outer solar system, all seemed well. And, lo, peaceful traders made first contact–so whatever came next couldn’t be so bad, could it? Yeah, it could. Very bad. Now humans have battled back from a Trojan-horse-like conquest by a tyrannical alien species to become a force to reckon with in the galaxy. On a crash-building course, we’ve built a near-impregnable battlestation of Deathstar proportions to prove it. But the enemy is remorseless and to survive we must take the fight to our attackers and prevail. Unfortunatley, 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.

About Citadel:

“Ringo is back with a rousing tale of derring-do in space…[He] is as good as ever, giving the reader an epic space opera complete with grand vistas and large-scale numbers and keeping it humming with…pungent writing, snappy characters, and gallows humor.”—Booklist

About previous series entry Live Free or Die:

“[I]nfused with plenty of old-fashioned two-fisted can-do attitude. . .”—Publishers Weekly

About John Ringo:“If Tom Clancy were writing SF, it would read much like John Ringo.”—Philadelphia Weekly Press

“. . .Ringo’s lively action scenes and thorough knowledge of military subculture dynamics make enjoyable reading.”—Publishers Weekly

Editorial Reviews

Publishers Weekly
Like the fortress it celebrates, this ponderous sequel to 2010's Live Free or Die moves slowly but gathers considerable momentum. Troy was just a huge asteroid until tycoon Tyler Vernon converted it into a battle station that humans could use to drive off the octopoid Horvath. Now the even nastier Rangora Empire wants to occupy Earth, so Vernon and his allies must use all their brains and gumption to carry the war into Rangora territory. Ringo shifts viewpoints among managers, such as Vernon and his immediate associates, and lower-level workers, including a hot-shot young female pilot and a welder who moves from construction to salvaging parts of wrecked alien warships. While humans of various backgrounds learn to cooperate, the feuding, reptilian Rangora elite are baffled by the bold, inventive American capitalists. The novel sometimes feels methodical to the point of plodding, but it climaxes in a satisfyingly grand space battle. (Jan.)
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Earth has recaptured the Solar System from the alien Horvath, but the destruction of humanity's allies by the encroaching Rangora Empire presages the beginning of an ugly and lengthy galactic war. The gigantic Troy battle station uses all its resources to meet the oncoming threat in a struggle that will come to be known as The Spiral Arm Wars. This sequel to Ringo's Live Free or Die again proves the author to be one of the most knowledgeable and capable writers of military sf. The author of the Posleen War series (Eye of the Storm; A Hymn Before Battle) has a practiced eye for describing battles in space and on the ground as well as injecting a soldier's humor into his snappy dialog. VERDICT Veteran fans of military sf will enjoy the latest book by one of the genre's foremost contributors.

Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9781451637571
  • Publisher: Baen Books
  • Publication date: 10/25/2011
  • Format: Mass Market Paperback
  • Pages: 560
  • Sales rank: 47,689
  • Series: Troy Rising Series , #2
  • Product dimensions: 4.10 (w) x 6.70 (h) x 1.30 (d)

Meet the Author


USA Today and New York Times best-seller John Ringo is the author of the landmark Posleen Wars military science fiction series, the Legacy of the Aldenata series, and the Ghost military action-adventure novels. He also co-authored with David Weber the best-selling Prince Roger science fiction series. A veteran of the U.S. Army 82nd Airborne, he brings first-hand knowledge of military operations to his fiction.

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  • Posted January 15, 2012

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  • Posted December 1, 2010

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    an exciting military science fiction thriller

    Tycoon Tyler Vernon converted the large asteroid Troy into a tremendous battle station that along with the Solar Array Pumped Laser humans was used to drive away the invading octopi-like Horvath (see Live Free or Die) from the Sol System. However, an even more dangerous threat has entered the solar system as the reptilian Rangora Empire invades with plans to occupy Earth after it has destroyed the only human ally in a deadly serpentine blitzkrieg.

    Vernon realizes quickly that the Troy battle station will be overwhelmed by this brutal enemy like the Nazis did the Maginot Line; if it falls Vernon knows no Homer will write the epic of the Citadel that saved earthlings. He proposes an offensive assault rather than a defensive line. His plan is to take the war to the heart of the Empire forcing the Rangora to divert troops to homeland defense. The Spiral Arm Wars are just beginning to heat up with the First Battle of E Eridani.

    The Troy Rising second outer space tale (see Live Free or Die) is an exciting military science fiction thriller, which starts very slow action wise yet insightful as the reader meets numerous cast members (mostly humans) who provide their viewpoint to the upcoming hostilities. Once the combat ignites, the plot soars into hyperspeed as John Ringo once again salutes American ingenuity and creative capitalists (must have been in the Asteroid Belt during the economic meltdown) climaxed with a great outer space battle.

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  • Posted November 7, 2010

    John Ringo Continues Troy with His Usual Style

    If you haven't read Live Free or Die, the first book of the Troy series, you should go read that one first. Citadel isn't as good as Kildar (Ghost series 2nd) however the book is a great read. The book is a very good connector book between Live Free Or Die and #3 which Ringo indicates is in progress, while providing worthwhile entertainment. Any Ringo fan won't be disappointed. One last thing, the book is worth buying just to read the Eulogy, it's unbelievable.

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