Marque of Caine

Caine Riordan has been summoned to the Dornaani to find his love, Elena Corcoran, who is in their advanced medical facilities. However, the Dornaani are disinterested in human affairs and have lost track of Elena's surgical cryocell. Riordan must blaze his own trail through dying and dangerous worlds to find her, and he discovers that the Dornaani empire is not merely decaying but is being accelerated from without. He must report that the Dornaani collapse is not only being engineered but is the prelude to a far more malign scheme: to destroy Earth.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 736 pages
Publication date: 02 July 2019
Publisher: Baen Books

Two years have passed since Caine Riordan was relieved of his command for following both his orders and his conscience. Finally, he has received the message he has been waiting for: a summons to visit the ancient and enigmatic Dornaani. This time, making direct contact is not just professional, but personal: the Dornaani still have his mortally wounded love, Elena Corcoran, in their unthinkably advanced medical facilities. However, instead of arranging a swift reunion, Riordan's new Dornaani hosts are not only disinterested in human affairs, but are in such social disarray that they have lost track of Elena's surgical cryocell. Riordan must blaze his own trail through dying and dangerous worlds to find the mother of his child, her fate as uncertain as the true agenda of the Dornaani leaders.

However, as new clues and new threats push Caines quest beyond the edge of known space, he discovers that the Dornaani empire is not merely decaying; there are subtle signs that its decline is being accelerated from without. Which means that rescuing Elena is just half the mission: Riordan must report that the Dornaani collapse is not only being engineered, but that it is the prelude to a far more malign scheme: to clear a path for a foe bent on destroying Earth.

About Caine's Mutiny: This is military science fiction the way it's supposed to be written. All in all, a highly satisfying tale of the Terran Republic that moves the story forward and sets us up for the next chapter, which promises to be interesting at worst and explosive at best.

About Raising Caine: Raising Caine unveils a lot of thought-provoking ideas but ultimately this is a space opera adventure. There are space battles, daring emergency landings, desperate quests, hand-to-hand combat, and double-and-triple crosses. The characters are well-developed, and the plot is fast-paced and exciting. The world-building is impressive, and the technology is well-explained. Overall, this is a great addition to the Caine Riordan series, and I can't wait to see what happens next.

Weight: 572g
Dimension: 158 x 236 x 31 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781481484091