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The Shiva Option

by David Weber, Steve White · 2002

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In the long-awaited sequel to In Death Ground, the Grand Alliance of Humans, Orions, Ophiuchi, and Gorm continue their galactic battle against the Arachnids—a carnivorous legion of insects that regard any competing sentient species as a food source. With billions of civilians already slaughtered and their armed forces ravaged beyond repair, the Grand Alliance may be forced to their last resort—the devastating Shiva Option.

Genre
aliens and first contactaliens and first contactMore like thisLess of thisscience fictionscience fictionMore like thisLess of thismilitary science fictionmilitary science fictionMore like thisLess of thiswar and militarywar and militaryMore like thisLess of thisspace operaspace operaMore like thisLess of this
Themes
musicmusicMore like thisLess of thiswarwarMore like thisLess of this
Subject
sciencescienceMore like thisLess of this
Audience
adult
Length
epic · 753 pages

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