The Galactic Silver Star

JEFFERSON'S WAR

THE GALACTIC SILVER STAR

DAVID STEVEN JEFFERSON IS NOT A HERO YET.

It had been his first combat mission. He was newly commissioned, untried—and frightened. Too frightened to say no when a gung-ho fellow officer proposed a plan of attack . . . a plan that the young second lieutenant knew would mean suicide.

The mission was a bitter victory—and David Jefferson was the only survivor. Hailed as a hero, he was awarded the coveted Galactic Silver Star.

Now he wants to live up to his interplanetary reputation for bravery—a reputation he doesn't think he deserves. So David Steven Jefferson has volunteered for the most dangerous combat duty possible—as a member of the United States Space Infantry...