The Khruelian Encounter: Sequel to the Ankh Trilogy (Volume 4)

The Khruelian Encounter is the sequel to The Ankh Trilogy which describes the journey of Jonathon McKinnah from a lowly oar boy on a family clan boat on Islandia to founder of the Constitutional Confederation Of Planets made up of the ten colony worlds of the Terran Confederation. In the Khruelian Encounter, Captain Jon McKinnah, grandson of the founder continues the family tradition of service in the CCP Space Force. Earth has finally gained admission to the CCP and the difficult task of integrating the two space forces has begun. The task becomes urgent when the humans discover they are in the path of a powerful Hegemony bent on conquering all in their path. Jon and the intoxicating Captain Annika Masterson of the Terran Confederation are thrust into the middle of the conflict involving allied aliens, the Khruelian Hegemony and the mysterious Ankh who have a vested interest in the outcome.