The Titian philosopher, Tso-lang Hu, said, “We choose our actions, but we don’t choose the consequences of our actions.” Captain Robert Hadings and his crew learn the truth of this proverb in the third book of the IMS Singapore trilogy, Consequences. In the heat of battle, what seems right, even heroic, may result in loss and despair never anticipated. Hadings and Mondale, Steele and Sontag, Branciforte and Collins all must face the consequences of their recent actions. Sometimes, in war, it’s harder to survive than it is to die.