Deep Strike

Special Ops Squad #2

by Rick Shelley

The Spec Ops Squad is a team of elite soldiers from every alien race in the Alliance of Light. They’re supposed to be the best of the best, handling all the toughest missions--but these elite soldiers don’t have a whole lot in common. It’s fallen to Sergeant Bart “Dragon” Dark to forge them into a seamless fighting machine. It hasn’t been easy, but they’ve accomplished some big they scored a major victory over the Ilion Federation, and importantly, they proved that they can function as a team.

Now the First Combined Regiment are back on Earth, recovering from their first mission together, trying to unlearn some of the bad habits they picked up. But before they get much down time, they’ve got to go on the they’re going deep into enemy territory to take and hold the key world of Olviat. If they fail in this DEEP STRIKE, it’s not just this mission that falls apart--it could be the entire Alliance.

PRAISE FOR THE

"Rick Shelley was a soldier at heart, and his books were written from the heart. They carry the real feel of the sweat, blood, and camaraderie of those on the front lines." --Jack Campbell, author of the bestselling LOST FLEET series

Genres: Science Fiction, Military Fiction, Fiction

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First published January 1, 2002

Reviews

[Brian Turner · Rating 4 out of 5]

Decent page-turning sci-fi looking at an attempt to forge various alien races (and humans) into a coherent fighting force.
Battle scenes are good, team members seem believable.
Not a whole lot of characterization, beyond explaining what each race looks like and how they behave, but could be down to being written from the lead characters point of view.

[Fredrick Danysh · Rating 3 out of 5]

Sergeant Bart "Dragon" Drak is rebuilding his Ranger Special Operations squad after a campaign, He needs to ensure that the multiple species in his squad don't kill each other or him. The unit is then sent to Olviat in a bid to take the war to the Ilion Federation. This is an action packed science fiction novel that also addresses the fears of combat.

[P.T. · Rating 2 out of 5]

Futuristic Warfare. I like Sci-Fi, and warfare books however this was a little on the dull side.

[Steven · Rating 4 out of 5]

Read once before I started keeping records

[Ellen · Rating 3 out of 5]

Typical military SF. Hardware. Tactics. Action. Not much character. Good if you want a light read and like military SF.