This is hard-hitting military prose that tells the story of Operation Crimson Sky through the eyes of a soldier, Alia Wells. The landing on the planet Banglaar, the holding of the bridgehead, the battles for every block of the dead city - this is a story where the war is shown without embellishment. There are no heroes here, only fighters trying to survive the hell unfolding around them. The inexorable rhythm, constant tension and fatal inevitability of events keep you in suspense until the very last line.