Mechanical Failure

A smooth-talking ex-sergeant, accustomed to an easygoing peacetime military, unexpectedly rejoins the fleet and finds soldiers preparing for the strangest thingwar.The two hundred years (and counting) peace is a time of tranquility that hasnt been seen since...well, never. Mankind in the Galactic Age had finally conquered war, so what was left for the military to do but drink and barbecue? Thats the kind of military that Sergeant R. Wilson Rogers lived in before he left the fleet to become a smuggler. But it turns out that smuggling is hard. Like getting-arrested-for-dealing-with-pirates-and-forced-back-into-service kind of hard. It doesnt seem so badthe military was a perpetual tiki party anywaybut when Rogers returns after only a year away, something has changed. These are soldiersactual soldiers doing actual soldier things like preparing for a war that Rogers is sure doesnt exist. Rogers vows to put a stop to all this nonsenseeven if it means doing actual work. With an experienced ear for military double-speak, Zieja has created a remarkable and sarcastic adventure.