Phillip Nolte

The Veritian Derelict Phillip Nolte

THE 'JUNKYARD DOGS' ADVENTURES CONTINUE... Something is seriously wrong in the Santana Quadrant. One by one, remote outposts are failing to check in and communications are going off line... Tensions are at a fever pitch; military forces are mobilizing for war... An old, battle-damaged Veritian Cruiser with a mysterious past, abandoned years ago on a tiny moon in the middle of nowhere, suddenly takes on a sinister new importance--suspected terrorists are salvaging powerful weapons from the derelict... In the midst of all this turmoil, Lieutenant Ryan Harris, Commander Oskar Kresge and Engineer Angus Hawkins have just received new orders: The United Terran Federation Naval Reclamation Center--a huge, orbiting spaceship junkyard located in a remote corner of Federation space--must be made operational again. Victim of a recent terrorist attack that destroyed all of the living facilities, the 'Scrapyard' is loaded with valuable warship parts that have suddenly become vital to the Federation war effort... Meanwhile, Ensign Tamara Carlisle, a brilliant, beautiful but decidedly quirky young officer has just finished her doctorate in Military History. Not sure how to make the best use of their somewhat flawed genius, the Federation Navy places her on a make or break assignment--she is to be the diplomatic liaison to the new Meridian Ambassador... Ensign Carlisle and the Ambassador, after a narrow escape from a savage surprise attack on the Federation Navy's quadrant headquarters, flee to the Scrapyard--the only safe harbor they can think of--there they are reunited with their friends from the Scrapyard but quickly discover their refuge is to be only temporary... All too soon, these improbable and virtually unarmed allies discover that terrorists are massing their forces for an all-out attack on the Scrapyard, now the last remaining Federation outpost in the entire Quadrant! Completely on their own, this diverse conglomeration of 'Junkyard Dogs' must cobble together some kind of defense against the new threat or face annihilation... The future of the entire Santana Quadrant hangs in the balance...