Aces High #2

In the skies over Europe during World War I, where honor and instinct often clashed, Lt. Horst Viegel flew with a disregard for the unspoken codes that governed aerial combat. His defiance of these rules set him apart—and set a course that would test the limits of survival, courage, and what it truly means to be a pilot in war.

In the skies over war-torn Europe, Captain Warren—still healing from wounds—finds unexpected solace in the kindness of his nurse. When she is killed in a brutal air raid by the feared pilot known as Rustow’s Circus, his grief ignites a fierce resolve. Determined to confront the man responsible, Warren begs to return to combat, knowing full well the cost. On a final mission with no ammunition left, he locks eyes with Rustow and makes a choice that will echo beyond the battlefield.

In the muddy trenches of World War I, Burt dreams of the sky and the legendary Lafayette Escadrille, longing to trade the ground for the freedom of flight. When his chance finally comes, he’s handed the uniform and the cockpit of a fallen pilot—Lt. Blackton—whose mysterious locker now bears his name. But as Burt steps into the role, he can’t shake the feeling that something about the man he’s replacing isn’t quite right.