The Clone Alliance (Ace Science Fiction): 3 (Clone Republic Novel) - Softcover

SCIENCE FICTION-EARTH,2512 A.D.HUMANS HAVE SPREAD ACROSS THE SIX ARMS OF THE MILKY WAY GALAXY.THE UNIFIED AUTHORITY CONTROLS EARTH'S COLONIES WITH IT'S MILITARY MADE UP ALMOST ENTIRELY OF CLONES-UNTIL CIVIL WAR BREAKS OUT.NOW THE U.A.STRUGGLES TO SURVIVE AFTER A DEVASTATING ATTACK CUT IT'S COMMUNICATIONS AND LEFT IT'S FLEET ISOLATED.WAYSON HARRIS WAS ONE OF THOUSANDS OF CLONES BORN AND BRED TO BE THE ULTIMATE SOLDIERS.BUT AS AN OUTLAWED MODEL,HE WAS DIFFERENT FROM THE REST-POSSESSING INDEPENDENT THOUGHTS AND AN ADDICTION TO VIOLENCE.STRANDED ON A FRONTIER PLANET,HARRIS IS DESPERATE TO GET BACK TO CIVILISATION-AND BACK INTO THE FIGHT.BUT THE REBEL FACTIONS ARE WARRING AMONG THEMSELVES,AND HARRIS IS CONTACTED BY A GROUP THAT WANTS TO RETURN TO THE U.A.S COMMAND AND PROTECTION-AND THEY WANT HARRIS TO DELIVER THEIR OFFER OF ALLEGIANCE.UNABLE TO RESIST THE THRILL OF BATTLE,HARRIS FINDS HIMSELF IN THE UNIFORM OF THE U.A.MARINE ONCE MORE,LEADING A STRIKE AGAINST THE ENEMY.BUT THE REBELS HAVE A POWERFUL ALLY NO ONE COULD HAVE IMAGINED.