B. V. Larson tells us that Galactics arrived in 2052 and told Earth we had to join the confederation or be wiped out. Oh Yes they also said we had to find something to sell. We had mercenaries. James McGill enlists with Varus, a unit sent to the worst places and usually gets itself wiped out while getting the job done. Basic training is done on the ship out and most recruits die a few times, James makes is through to the world of dinosaurs, Steel World (paper from Amazon) has hired a number of mercenary companies to handle their many disputes. This time they’ve decided to go into the business by themselves by wiping out a human company, V alus. James doesn’t help things by killing a Galactic observer no once but twice. Of course he dies four times along with most of his compatriots. This one is free as an ebook but I didn’t mind paying for the sequel.Review printed in the Philadelphia Weekly Press Fantastic! Another BV Larson series to get my teeth stuck into! It is just as fun as the Star Force series. Great and interesting aliens and a really well thought out universe which will hopefully draw out as long as the Star Force series. It is a scary reality of Earth being drawn into the unforgiving and greedy interstellar empire. It reminds me a lot of what the Persian empire did during the time of Darius and Xerxes (Approx 400-500 BC).This author is a must read!
This was an exciting SciFi military adventure. I look forward to reading the next one.
—Cami
Good, but not spectacular. Worth reading if you are like the genre.
—Phoenix
Story was unbelievable at times. I wasn't convinced.
—littalz
Very good new series.
—Watchthestars
Loved it!
—Artyvr
