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One thousand years after Earth was destroyed in an unprovoked attack, humanity has emerged victorious from a series of terrible wars to assure its place in the galaxy. But during celebrations on humanity's new homeworld, the legendary Captain Pantillo of the battle carrier Phoenix is court-martialed then killed, and his…

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1 author picked Renegade as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

I love this book because not only is it a sci-fi novel, but it loops in a crime angle. Crime is my other favorite genre to read.

As a lawyer, I’ve always found ways to weave crime and the law into my novels. It also deals with humans living in other places than Earth, a concept I’ve always been interested in reading and writing about. 

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