Warships are frozen in orbit. The military astronauts of the victorious Earth wait for their fate to be decided. At first, they were considered heroes—then their home planet cursed them as merciless killers. Emerging from the furnace of interplanetary war, they didn’t even suspect that the cruelest trials still lay ahead.
They are tired of shooting—but it’s the only thing they know how to do well. Sooner or later the command “To battle!” will be heard again…
In “The Best Crew,” the heroes must survive more than one duel. Some of them will be filled with brilliant flashes of fighting in space, others will be a battle of minds. But the main duels are the struggle against oneself—against cowardice, stereotypes, and fate itself.
The novel takes place in dark times. Undoubtedly, it is our world—only separated from our time by centuries and billions of victims. Do you believe in Nostradamus’s prophecies? Take a look at what life might become if they turn out to be true. And they say that even now, many of them have already come true.
The author masterfully depicts scenes of narration without sparing dark colors where needed. The heroes face many trials—pettiness, betrayal, misunderstanding, fear, and the unknown. All of this weighs down the astronauts. How can they keep people in a fit physical—and most importantly, moral—state?