Reckless (The Last Crusade, Book 1)

The war between the Stellar Republic and the Imperium has raged for generations. But some battles decide the fate of history. Captain William Bishop commands the warship SRS Hellion, a vessel built for the brutal realities of interstellar combat. His mission should have been routine: escort a captured Imperial officer across the Bridges back to Mars for trial. Instead, it becomes a trap. When the Hellion's convoy emerges from the void, they find themselves ambushed, outnumbered, outgunned, and far from help, Bishop and his crew face an impossible choice: flee and abandon billions to the Imperium's wrath...or stand their ground with no hope of victory. Fighter aces push their machines to the breaking point. Engineers perform miracles in the heart of a dying ship. Captains volunteer for missions they don't mean to survive. And as the void fills with fire, the crew of the Hellion may discover that legends rarely live to bask in their glory.