Publisher's Synopsis
When Earth was lost, Mars forged on, the colonists of the partly-terraformed planet struggling to survive without the support of their mother world. But quickly, the survivors became divided - wealthy Northern settlements sought absolute political control, rugged Southern settlements refused. The war began then; it has lasted now for decades. No end is in sight as North and South send their mighty treaded battleships to fight on the Seas of Sand... Anthology 1: A veteran Southern Admiral leads his Task Force on a dangerous mission behind enemy lines... Another attempt is made on the life of the heiress to the Presidency of the North... A trip to the grocery store ends in fire as a frontier settlement is targeted... And a ship full of trainees must learn what it takes to make war on the sand... Four novellas... Three authors... Two factions... One story... FINDING THE RANGE
