Deception and Guile — John B. Bolton

In Deception and Guile, Capt. Buckton and Fleet Command's prize ship Pegasus are back in another exciting adventure. A novel filled with explosive adventure, there are more surprises than imaginable. Just when the readers think they know what's coming next, the story takes a new turn. The anticipated doesn't usually happen, and the unexpected becomes the norm. From confrontations with savage creatures and very strange aliens to the exploration of newly discovered planets, things don't ever go as expected. From being in one sector of space one second and suddenly catapulted billions of kilometers to another, seconds later, things never go quite by the book. Even the very intelligent and always under control Capt. Buckton is caught off guard. Mental torment, space battles, and horror, along with rescue and death, become daily occurrences. In space, the first and most important rule: If you don't succeed out here, you die!