Cry Havoc (Hell's Jesters, #2)

Bitterly divided, the galaxy hurtles for civil war.

On one side, the wounded but still mighty Grand Galactic Alliance gathers its massive resources for a conflict it believes inevitable—and easily won. On the other, the breakaway worlds of the Union of Free Stars struggle to assemble star fleets or even a functional government.

Both sides fear the Hell's Jesters. The Alliance cringes in anticipation of another of their partisan raids, which elude military reprisal and ruin corporate profit....