First in a "superior military SF" (Booklist) series that follows a young officer who must fight to see justice done.

Fresh from the Academy, Ensign Paul Sinclair has been assigned to the warship USS Michaelson, whose mission is to stop any foreign vessels from violating U.S. sovereign space.

When Captain Peter Wakeman mistakenly destroys a civilian science ship perceived as hostile, Sinclair must testify against Wakeman at a court-martial hearing. But Sinclair believes that the severity of the charges against the captain are unjust--and becomes a witness for the defense...

Praise for A Just Determination

"Hemry is the real thing . . . thrilling excitement on every page." --Capt. David E. Meadows, USN, author of the Dark Pacific series

"Superior military SF . . . Recalls nothing so much as The Caine Mutiny in space, and it attains the same high level of achievement." --Booklist

"Paul Sinclair is exactly the kind of guy you want to serve with, and exactly the kind of reluctant hero that great series are made from." --SFRevu

"John Hemry, a writer who relies on his own naval experience for verisimilitude in his storytelling, gives SF it own JAG with this intelligent and engrossing legal drama . . . Worthwhile and provocative." --SF Reviews

"A remarkably impressive work . . . This is military science fiction at its best." --Rambles

"Hemry explores gallantry, honor, duty, and patriotism--as well as their opposites--in a book where both the court scenes and the space-chase scenes are page-turners." --Steve Miller, coauthor of the Liaden Universe (R) novels