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Drop Trooper: Recon #3
The Mercenary
Book 3 in the Recon Series from Rick Partlow, set in his bestselling Drop Trooper Universe. This is Military Science Fiction the way it's meant to be!
- GenresScience Fiction
261 pages, Kindle Edition
Published April 25, 2023
105 people are currently reading
23 people want to read
About the author
Rick Partlow
235 books375 followersRick Partlow is that rarest of species, a native Floridian. Born in Tampa, he attended Florida Southern College and graduated with a degree in History and a commission in the US Army as an Infantry officer.
His lifelong love of science fiction began with Have Space Suit---Will Travel and the other Heinlein juveniles and traveled through Clifford Simak, Asimov, Clarke and on to William Gibson, Walter Jon Williams and Peter F Hamilton. And somewhere, submerged in the worlds of others, Rick began to create his own worlds.
He has written over 70 books in over a dozen different series, and his short stories have been included in many different anthologies.
He currently lives in norther Wyoming with his wife and their dog. Besides writing and reading science fiction and fantasy, he enjoys outdoor photography, hiking and camping.
His lifelong love of science fiction began with Have Space Suit---Will Travel and the other Heinlein juveniles and traveled through Clifford Simak, Asimov, Clarke and on to William Gibson, Walter Jon Williams and Peter F Hamilton. And somewhere, submerged in the worlds of others, Rick began to create his own worlds.
He has written over 70 books in over a dozen different series, and his short stories have been included in many different anthologies.
He currently lives in norther Wyoming with his wife and their dog. Besides writing and reading science fiction and fantasy, he enjoys outdoor photography, hiking and camping.
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February 25, 2025
Monroe is fighting the leash
Monroe and Sophie are trying to live more “normal” lives. However, Cowboy drops in to make a call on the marker he holds that Monroe has to respond to.
Monroe and his crew find themselves in an uncomfortable situation where they have multiple groups trying to kill them while they are working to complete a nearly impossible mission. Every time things appear to finally be going well, or at least they aren’t a total disaster a different lethal response tries to snap them up.
Frankly he’s starting to believe that he was safer when he was only in danger of being killed by the Tahni!
Monroe and Sophie are trying to live more “normal” lives. However, Cowboy drops in to make a call on the marker he holds that Monroe has to respond to.
Monroe and his crew find themselves in an uncomfortable situation where they have multiple groups trying to kill them while they are working to complete a nearly impossible mission. Every time things appear to finally be going well, or at least they aren’t a total disaster a different lethal response tries to snap them up.
Frankly he’s starting to believe that he was safer when he was only in danger of being killed by the Tahni!
September 11, 2023
I've binge read three in this series now
I can't put them down! The hits come fast and furious, enemies in every shadow, and the plot just gets thicker! And yet, the pacing is perfect, the characters are vivid and three dimensional, and the world building is phenomenal! This series deserves way more attention than it's currently received.
I can't put them down! The hits come fast and furious, enemies in every shadow, and the plot just gets thicker! And yet, the pacing is perfect, the characters are vivid and three dimensional, and the world building is phenomenal! This series deserves way more attention than it's currently received.
October 19, 2023
Load of action
Hard to believe we are already on book 3 in this series! Lots of action that we've come to expect as the team keeps being sent on impossible missions and naturally accomplish them! Not without a very dear cost. Looking forward to the next book in the series .
Hard to believe we are already on book 3 in this series! Lots of action that we've come to expect as the team keeps being sent on impossible missions and naturally accomplish them! Not without a very dear cost. Looking forward to the next book in the series .
May 1, 2023
entertaining twists and turns!
A good read! Worth your time and energy! Touched with the right amount of snarky comments and sequences to keep you turning the pages.
A good read! Worth your time and energy! Touched with the right amount of snarky comments and sequences to keep you turning the pages.
June 12, 2023
Judge for yourself!
Not as good as some of his other novels, but still a good read.
Enjoyable but, the author has done better.
Not as good as some of his other novels, but still a good read.
Enjoyable but, the author has done better.
November 19, 2024
Excellent
Another excellent book in the Drop Trooper universe. It is filled with action and traitorous actions. Even comes up with a surprising ending.
Another excellent book in the Drop Trooper universe. It is filled with action and traitorous actions. Even comes up with a surprising ending.
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