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A Talent for War

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A Talent for War

Alex Benedict Book 1

Book 1 of the Alex Benedict series.When antiquities dealer Alex Benedict inherits a cryptic message and missing files from his vanished uncle, he starts digging into the legend of war hero Christopher Sim. Unraveling the truth behind humanity’s war with the alien Ashiyyur threatens to rewrite centuries of accepted history.

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Published 1989
Part of the Alex Benedict series as book 1.

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When antiquities dealer Alex Benedict inherits a cryptic message and missing files from his vanished uncle, he starts digging into the legend of war hero Christopher Sim. Unraveling the truth behind humanity’s war with the alien Ashiyyur threatens to rewrite centuries of accepted history.

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A Talent for War was published in 1989.