The Independent Command

James Doohan, S. M. Stirling

Baen Books, 2001 - Fiction - 416 pages

Star Trek's Scotty and Stirling continue the saga of Peter Raeder, former fighter pilot and unorthodox war hero, and his ship, Invincible. On a desperate mission to hit the alien Fibians behind the lines, the battle drives Raeder deep into alien space and damages his ship beyond hope of returning home. There, he discovers the monstrous Fibians may not be monsters after all.

About the author

Stephen Michael Stirling is a French-born Canadian-American science fiction and fantasy author. His Birthday is September 30, 1953. He has lived in several countries and currently resides in the United States in New Mexico with his wife. He is probably best known for his Draka series of novels and his more recent time travel/alternate history Nantucket series and Emberverse series. In 2014 his title The Golden Princess made The New York Times Best Seller List.

Bibliographic information

• Title: The Independent Command; Volume 3 of Flight engineer, James Doohan
• Authors: James Doohan, S. M. Stirling
• Illustrated by: David B. Mattingly
• Edition: reprint
• Publisher: Baen Books, 2001
• ISBN: 0671318519, 9780671318512
• Length: 416 pages
• Subjects: Fiction / General; Fiction / Science Fiction / Action & Adventure; Fiction / Science Fiction / General; Fiction / Science Fiction / Space Opera