The novel “Fleet of Knives” by Gareth L. Powell was published for the first time in 2019. It’s the second book in the Embers of War series and follows “Embers of War”.

The starship Lucy’s Ghost is traveling in the higher dimensions when she’s suddenly brought back to normal space. As the crew enters a long-abandoned alien starship, a distress call reaches the Trouble Dog, who is tasked with the rescue.

Ona Sudak was sentenced to death, the only scapegoat for crimes committed by her superiors too. Just before her execution, she’s set free and is offered command of the Marble Armada, which needs a living being as a leader. Her order is to prevent a new war from breaking out, whatever the cost.