The Value of War — J. Kevin Tumlinson

A CITADEL NOVELLA

SOME WARS MUST BE FOUGHT

As his officers and soldiers invade a conquered human vessel, Captain Somar of the Esool is troubled by the ongoing war. Are these two species doomed to war until one of them is extinct.



As the humans bunker themselves on the bridge of their vessel, the Esool prepare for a protracted conflict. But the discovery of a surprising cargo changes everything.



Now Somar will risk his very life to retrieve this cargo and bring some measure of peace to the humans and the Esool.