If you haven't read the previously books on Lt. O'Leary, do yourself a favor and return this until you reach the proper place in the sequence of this series - you'll thank me. Why? Well, the series is just that good - though how it could be otherwise when it's written by David Drake is beyond me. In this book, O'Leary is promoted to Captain, then a temporary brevet to Admiral. It's well worth reading the story to find out why. Note: on this particular issue of the Open Library book, pages 72-73 are missing. I didn't find it hurt the story much, though to any dedicated reader such is a mite galling.