Against All Odds: Grimm's War, Book 1

Honor Harrington (Honorverse series) meets Star Trek in AGAINST ALL ODDS, Book 1 in the bestselling military science fiction eBook series, Grimm's War, in print and widely distributed for the very first time!

The wrong crew. The wrong ship. The right Captain.

Idealistic navy lieutenant Jacob Grimm just wanted to honor his mother's sacrifice in the last great war. When he's forced to return fire and destroy a squadron of ships to save his own, he thinks he's the hero...

Until they discover the ships are full of children.

Disgraced and denied promotion, Jacob's career is over. That is until the head of ONI needs a disposable officer to command a battered destroyer on the rim.

There's just one problem, Interceptor hasn't had a CO in months and the ship is a mess. Worse, the system he's assigned to is corrupt and on the verge of all-out civil war with the Alliance.

However, no one told Jacob he was disposable.

Pirates, smugglers, and Caliphate spies complicate the situation and one captain with an old ship can't enforce the law, let alone stop anyone.

The single greatest discovery of all time is about to change intergalactic politics forever. If Jacob doesn't find a way to succeed, then it won't just be the end of the Alliance, it will be the end of freedom for humanity.

From USA Today bestselling author Jeffery H. Haskell comes a military science fiction epic in the tradition of Honor Harrington and Star Trek. If you love heroes and starships, you will love to stand with Commander Jacob T. Grimm and Against All Odds. You're in the Navy now!

For fans of: Star Trek, The Expanse, Battlestar Galactica, Enders Game, and Eve Online as well as David Weber's On Basilisk Station, Jack Campbell's The Lost Fleet, Elizabeth Moon's Trading in Danger, Rick Partlow's Contact Front, Tom Clancy's The Hunt For Red October (both movie and novel), and Run Silent, Run Deep (Movie).

From the bestselling eBook series from Aethon Books - in print and widely distributed for the first time from Aethon & Vault!

PRAISE FOR AGAINST ALL ODDS

"Against All Odds is classic space fleet military science fiction in the tradition of David Weber, with memorable characters and thrilling action. Haskell is a new shining star in the genre." -Rick Partlow, Dragon Award Nominee author of Contact Front

"Compulsively readable and delightfully original. It's classic science fiction for today's reader: a brutal, smart, fast-paced adventure." -Rachel Aukes, author of Space Troopers

"Jeffery H. Haskell introduces a detailed world that feels so real from page one all the way to its epic ending." -Jonathan Yanez, bestselling author Forsaken Mercenary

"Against All Odds is both gritty and heartfelt, both action-packed and character-driven. Fans of military science fiction will love it." -Daniel Arenson, USA Today bestselling author of Starship Freedom

"Against All Odds is in the best tradition of David Weber and Jack Campbell with exciting naval action and derring-do that grabs your attention and never lets go. Above and beyond a great storyline, Haskell has captured not only realistic details of military life, but also the sense of what it means to put on the uniform." -Jonathan P. Brazee, Bestselling author of Sentenced to War

"Haskell has rediscovered everything I loved about the Horatio Hornblower series and the Patrick Aubry/Mathurin novels. He's re-fitted them, dropped them in to the 30th century, and set sail amongst the stars with a story that you can't put down." -S.M. Anderson, bestselling author of A Bright Shore

"Best author with his fly down," -Larry Correia, bestselling author of Monster Hunter International

"Grimm's War... and author Jeffery H. Haskell should be on every military sci-fi fan's radar!" -Sean CW Korsgaard, Analog Science Fiction & Fact magazine.

Author: Jeffery H. Haskell
Publisher: Aethon & Vault
Published: 10/21/2025
Pages: 446
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.80lbs
Size: 8.21h x 5.56w x 1.00d
ISBN: 9781638493013

About the Author
USA Today bestselling author, Dragon nominee, and award-winning journalist, Jeffery H. Haskell, lives and breathes writing. A passion of his from a young age, he can't remember a time when he wasn't telling stories. As a full-time author, he now pursues his life's calling with the help of his amazing family. The only thing he likes as much as spending time with this family, writing, and speaking about writing, is helping other authors be successful. He will continue to write until he dies, possibly longer if allowed.