Cauldron of Fire

Blood on the Stars, Book 5

By: Jay Allan

Narrated by: Jeffrey Kafer

A deadly fight to the finish....

The warrior culture of the Alliance has fragmented, and comrade fights comrade, brother kills brother. The Red Alliance forces, backed by the Union and its propaganda machine, have the advantage in numbers and position, and they are pushing forward, driving relentlessly toward the final attack, the one that will destroy their enemies.

The Gray Alliance forces are weaker, trapped in the great Sentinel-2 fortress where they've established their headquarters. Their enemies have the larger fleets and armies and control of the homeworld...but the Grays have Tyler Barron and Dauntless.

The Confederation's celebrated captain and his famous ship have been reinforced, and the newly promoted Commodore Barron now commands a small fleet of battleships, every vessel Admiral Striker could spare to reinforce the faltering Gray forces.

One final battle is all that stands between the Red fleet and victory, and it seems the Grays have no choice but to stand on the defensive and wait for the fight they know they can't win. Unless they try something else, a wild gamble, a desperate plan to pull victory from the jaws of almost certain defeat. It will take all Barron and his people can give and put Dauntless and the ships of his task force to the test. But it is the only way to win the victory, to prevent the Reds from a triumph that can lead only to a disastrous invasion of the Confederation, one that Barron knows he has to stop...whatever the cost.

©2017 Jay Allan Books Inc. (P)2017 Audible, Inc.

Great start to a great series

War is coming to a region of the galaxy. Mankind has proven to be its own worst enemy. Earth fell centuries ago along with most of the human inhabited galaxy. As planets were destroyed or their inhabitants lost the battle their civilization degraded into chaos and the dark ages.
Three distant regions of human controlled space. The Alliance, the Confederation and the Union they each covet each other's property, technology, and wealth. Commander Tyler Barron of the Confederation war ship Dauntless has his ship docked for needed overhaul when a massive warship from the Alliance is sent in to start a war.
The Alliance ship is Captained by the finest warrior of the Alliance fleet in the largest and most advanced ship of the fleet. They are to make a foothold in Confederation space prior to a full invasion taking place. A young Captain Barron and his crew are all that stand in the way of a war and the loss of millions of lives. Can Tyler Barron live up to the reputation of his family’s heroic name or will he fail and cause the downfall of the Confederation……
This is an excellent story that involves a lot of strategy and warfare. It includes battles in space and on a planet’s

Excellent story.

well thought out sci fi. Jay Allan has proven to be an excellent science fiction writer.

next books

can't wait for the next one could i be notified when the next one comes out??

New narrator please

This is a very good story.
Need a new narrator. He takes from the experience

jumped around too much.

liked the story chapters were too short.
He could followed thru a little longer.