Rules of Engagement
The Rules of Engagement are clear.
Don't fire first. Don't violate the Neutral Zone. Don't start a war.
Nobody wrote a rule for what to do when the enemy begs for mercy.
The Cognoscenti are machines that abandoned humanity centuries ago. They don't surrender. They don't seek asylum.
And they definitely don't have children.
When Captain Cole Ransom answers a distress call inside the Neutral Zone, he uncovers a secret that could rewrite everything humanity believes about its oldest enemy—and plunge two civilizations into war.
It's an impossible dilemma that pits him against not only the Cog establishment who wants to make the secret disappear but also seditious forces inside his own government who want to push the United Systems into another war.
But it's the perfect mission for Ransom's Renegades...
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Rick Partlow
Rick Partlow is that rarest of species, a native Floridian. Born in Tampa, he attended Florida Southern College and graduated with a degree in History and a commission in the US Army as an Infantry officer.
His lifelong love of science fiction began with Have Space Suit---Will Travel and the other Heinlein juveniles and traveled through Clifford Simak, Asimov, Clarke and on to William Gibson, Walter Jon Williams and Peter F Hamilton. And somewhere, submerged in the worlds of others, Rick began to create his own worlds.
Ransom's Renegades
Ransom's Renegades consists of two books. The current recommended reading order for the series is provided below.
