The Sea Without a Shore

"David Drake [is] the reason a lot of people got started reading military science fiction, because its always a good idea to start with the best."--David Weber
Cinnabars chief spymaster is a mother also—and her son is determined to search for treasure in the midst of a civil war. Who better to hold the boys hand—and to take the blows directed at him than Captain Daniel Leary, the Republic of Cinnabar Navys troubleshooter, and his friend the cyberspy Adele Mundy?
The only thing certain in the struggle for control of the mining planet Corcyra is that the rival parties are more dangerous to their own allies than to their opponents. Daniel and Adele face kidnappers, hijackers, pirates and a death squad—even before they can get to their real business of ending the war on Corcyra. Only with planetary peace can the boy theyre escorting get on with his mission.
The boy thinks the treasure hes looking for is a thousand years old. Daniel and Adele know that its probably a dream—but if the treasure is real, it might just be tens of thousands of years older than anyone imagines, and incalculably more valuable!