The People`s Republic of Haven had just announced Honor Harrington`s execution, when she escapes - with half a million other prisoners and just in time for the Manticoran Alliance. Her reappearance brings a much-needed boost in morale for the Allies just as the war enters a decisive phase. Honor finds herself at the heart of the battle once again, but this struggle may be too much for even the woman the newsies call the "Salamander" to survive in David Weber`s Ashes of Victory | Ashes Of Victory by David Weber, Mass Market Paperback | Indigo Chapters