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Gripping, fast-moving armed service research fiction starring the hero of Of Treasons Born. To be a lifer in the Imperial Navy, fighting in a warfare that has lasted generations, Lieutenant York Ballin's only expect an honorable discharge is the grave. Neither the Empire nor the Directorate appears to care that thousands have passed away or that thousands more are doomed as hostilities continue. Ballin's only choice is to hunker down, keep his crewmen and ladies in top condition, and try not to get them all killed. But matters take a flip for the worse when he's pressured to hijack the cruiser Cinesstar to be able to evacuate the empress, her little girl, and the imperial embassy just before the planet Dumark falls to the opponent. Now, deep behind opponent lines, aboard a dispatch without a trained crew and commanded by an incompetent nobleman, it becomes clear to Ballin that the empress has a dangerous agenda - so dangerous it threatens the energy structures of both Empire and the Directorate. Now even their comrades in the Empire are hell-bent on turning Cinesstar into a cloud of radioactive vapor. It falls to Lieutenant Ballin to save all of them, but every option leads to a quandary - and he sees himself confronted with a choice of treasons. A Choice of Treasons is part of J. L. Doty's Treasons Pattern, which also includes Of Treasons Delivered, the story of York Ballin's hesitant enlistment in the Imperial Navy, his commitment to his friends, and his concerns about the imperial uniform he once wore with great take great pride in.