A Prison Unsought

By Sherwood Smith and Dave Trowbridge

Book Overview

Returned to supposed safety, Brandon finds himself fighting a battle of symbols, his only weapon his wits as he strives to win the allegiance of the navy in time to rescue his father, the Panarch . . .

Rewritten with new material. In the third volume of Exordium, this swashbuckling space opera continues with Brandon and the Rifter crew of the Telvarna arriving at the Panarchic Navy's headquarters.

The Rifters are imprisoned, and Brandon finds himself, as sole heir to the Phoenix Throne, fighting with courtly manners and wit as he strives against the powerful and sophisticated aristocrats who hide lethal intent behind urbanity and style. His goal is to win back control of the Navy and rescue his father from the vicious end planned for him by the usurping Doljharians, resulting in a race to the harsh planet of Gehenna, protected by a weird anomaly . . .

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1636323545
• ISBN13: 9781636323541
• Release Date: March 2026
• Publisher: Book View Cafe
• Length: 540 Pages
• Weight: 2.12 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

Lightning strikes thrice

This is a book that I have put off reading for years. After fully enjoying the first 2 books in the series, I really didn't believe that the authors were going to be able to keep up the suspense and intrique of the first 2 novels, but I was wrong. This book is a very satisfying read for those that like their science fiction really well thought out and with awesome character development. I would say that Smith and Trowbridge on this project are like the Guy Gavriel Kay of Science Fiction. If you can find copies of these books, grab them!

Dorothy Dunnett in Space

Nobody does high society intrigue like these guys do. Incredibly complicated, good sf values, humor, action, everything is there. The publishers ought to get more from these authors.