Resistance

by Toby Neighbors

Sometimes just surviving isn't enough . . .

Staff Sergeant Eli Vanhorn is injured after a desperate battle with the Orrkasi aliens on Leonis B. He's cut off from the other survivors of the Space Fleet exploration ship Rihla, which was shot down when she entered orbit. And he's going to need every skill he's honed over his long career in the Fleet Marine Corps just to stay alive.

Priority one, survive. Priority two, find the other survivors and take stock of their options. Priority three, take the fight back to the Orrkasi and make them wish they had never set foot on Leonis B.

Resistance is a fast paced, military sci-fi in the tradition of Starship Troopers and Battle Los Angeles. From the mind of master storyteller Toby Neighbors comes the third installment in the best selling SSG Vanhorn series. It's a high octane action & adventure story that will keep you turning pages late into the night. The survivors of the Rihla still hope for rescue, but in the meantime, they will become the Resistance.

Genres: Adventure, War, Historical Fiction

1 pages, Audio CD

First published February 1, 2007

Reviews

[Sue · Rating 4 out of 5]

Tyranny, courage, betrayal and espionage feature heavily in this action packed adventure set in Occupied Norway during the Second World War. Fourteen year old Marek and his brother join forces with the Resistance and stage acts of sabotage and rescue while battling the harsh sub-arctic conditions.
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[Clare · Rating 5 out of 5]

i loved this book, it was so exciting, i couldn't put it down !

[Meena · Rating 5 out of 5]

The story follows a pair of brothers in Norway struggling during Nazi occupation, but in reality it manages to show the struggles of a lot of people. As the synopsis says, their father is taken by the Gestapo and they're a pair of hot blooded young men who cannot just stand back n wait for the war to end, the story follows how they cross paths with the resistance and how they were the perfect mentors for them. The horrors of war are mentioned without the inappropriate relish that a lot of authors tend to develop when describing a violent or painful event.

The writing is very straightforward and clear, not prosy and extremely captivating. The characters are beautifully developed, the little boy who narrates the story sees a lot more in the people he meets than just their facial features.

Beautifully researched and described well enough that you can practically see the events unfold, I'd definitely recommend.