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Star Crusades Uprising #6
Slaves of Hyperion
Slaves of Hyperion is the sixth book in the epic science fiction series that chronicles humanity's first interstellar confederation,torn apart by religious strife and extremism.
In this latest book of the Star Crusades Uprising series,the newly founded Alliance rises from the ruins of the old Confederacy. Scattered groups of the enemy remain, but organised resistance has been crushed. Amnesty has been granted to those still at large and peace has returned to the war torn colonies. Or has it?
Hidden deep within the humid jungle world of Hyperion lies the last great secret of the Echidna Union. With their fleets defeated, their leaders killed and their Biomechs out of control; is there anything left that they can do against the united and now peaceful Alliance? This question is answered when a number of ships vanish near the planet the worst fears of the Alliance Senate are realised. The few Zealots in custody continually refer to the coming of the enemy and the end of humanity. There are rumours that a great evil is buried deep within Hyperion itself, something that will shake the foundations of every colony in the Alliance.
The Alliance assembles its best and most experienced warriors, scientists and agents for what turns out to be ones of the most important events in humanity's history. Spartan, Teresa and their comrades will have to put all their skills and experience to the test if they are to survive the hell that is Hyperion.
Slaves of Hyperion is a classic work of realistic military science fiction set against the background of the first interstellar human empire. This expanding saga includes the Star Crusades Uprising and new Star Crusades Nexus series that follows the story of the Centauri Alliance seventeen years after the end of the Uprising.
In this latest book of the Star Crusades Uprising series,the newly founded Alliance rises from the ruins of the old Confederacy. Scattered groups of the enemy remain, but organised resistance has been crushed. Amnesty has been granted to those still at large and peace has returned to the war torn colonies. Or has it?
Hidden deep within the humid jungle world of Hyperion lies the last great secret of the Echidna Union. With their fleets defeated, their leaders killed and their Biomechs out of control; is there anything left that they can do against the united and now peaceful Alliance? This question is answered when a number of ships vanish near the planet the worst fears of the Alliance Senate are realised. The few Zealots in custody continually refer to the coming of the enemy and the end of humanity. There are rumours that a great evil is buried deep within Hyperion itself, something that will shake the foundations of every colony in the Alliance.
The Alliance assembles its best and most experienced warriors, scientists and agents for what turns out to be ones of the most important events in humanity's history. Spartan, Teresa and their comrades will have to put all their skills and experience to the test if they are to survive the hell that is Hyperion.
Slaves of Hyperion is a classic work of realistic military science fiction set against the background of the first interstellar human empire. This expanding saga includes the Star Crusades Uprising and new Star Crusades Nexus series that follows the story of the Centauri Alliance seventeen years after the end of the Uprising.
215 pages, Kindle Edition
First published April 19, 2012
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About the author
Michael G. Thomas
215 books129 followersMichael G. Thomas, is a writer, martial artist and military historian. He has written books on European martial arts and military history as well as Zombie Survival books and fiction. He is the co-founder of the prestigious Academy of Historical Fencing that teaches traditional armed and unarmed European martial arts. His specialist subject areas are teaching the use of the medieval two handed longsword and the German long knife in both the UK and other parts of Europe.
His academic background is as varied as his writing with degrees in Computing, Classical Studies and Machine Learning. In recent years he has undertaken substantial research in the fields of machine learning and artificial intelligence as well as Ancient Greek and Byzantine military history.
Michael is currently completing his Champions of the Apocalypse Series and Star Crusades science fiction series.
His academic background is as varied as his writing with degrees in Computing, Classical Studies and Machine Learning. In recent years he has undertaken substantial research in the fields of machine learning and artificial intelligence as well as Ancient Greek and Byzantine military history.
Michael is currently completing his Champions of the Apocalypse Series and Star Crusades science fiction series.
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December 4, 2018
Incredibly action-packed reads!
I always look forward to MGThomas' books and have now read all of the Star Crusades books. Any chance we'll see more of the Spartan character?
I always look forward to MGThomas' books and have now read all of the Star Crusades books. Any chance we'll see more of the Spartan character?
July 19, 2013
There are two series of books being written by Michael G. Thomas and they have the same main characters so it can get confusing about what's happening and when. The Star Crusader Uprising series seems to be stories about each of the planets in the Confederation or I guess it's now the Alliance. There's also another series titled, The Star Crusade Nexus, which also involves Spartan but he's not in every book and isn't talked about all the time. These two series can get confusing as to when each happens. I believe this book happens just before the Star Crusade Nexus starts.
Our hero, Spartan, is now a Lieutenant in the Alliance Marine Corps awaiting his next assignment. Spartan is not your typical Lt. No, he's a Mustang that came up through the ranks fighting his way every step. He's in the Marine's because it was better than going to prison but now he's settled and even has a wife and Son.
In the last book, Spartan and the Confederation finally defeated the Echidna Rebellion with some pretty horrendous casualties on both sides. Spartan also found himself fighting some huge man-made creatures that were created by some deranged zealot scientist. This monsters caused a lot of damage and just about turned the tied of the war until Spartan and his compatriots found a planet dedicated to the research and construction of these synthetic monsters. One such creature that had just been created actually realised he had a brain and decided that he should not be fighting against Spartan but should join him against his terrible creators. Oh, yeah, Frankenstein would feel right at home in these books.
So now we have the synthetics or Biomechs or as they are now called, the Jötnar, joining forces with Spartan and the tide of the battle beings to turn. It turns so much that the Echidna Rebels have been driven out of Alliance space except for small pockets of resistance that should be taken care with no problems. The Alliance needs time to rebuild it's military, both the ground forces and the Navy. So as usual, it convenes a conference of all the top brass and civilians who might have any thoughts on this reconstruction and also includes some of the people who actually fought in the wars. Spartan is one of the unlucky ones that get sent to Nova Prime for this huge time wasting conference. He knows he's going to be bored to hell but can't do much about it.
Meanwhile, word is out that a civilian cruiser going from planet A to B has been attacked and totally destroyed. A Navy task force is sent to the region of Hyperion to investigate. It just so happens that Teresa, that is Sergeant Moranto, who also happens to be Spartan's wife, is sent along with other Marines to go to ground if necessary. Unfortunately, this task force gets pretty much destroyed except for one ship that manages to get away. It tells it's story of the planet Hyperion. It seems like the zealots have occupied the planet and have turned it into some kind of fortress that destroys anything that comes near it. Unknown to Spartan is that his wife, Sgt Moranto has survived the destruction of the ship she was on and has formed an attack force on Hyperion but they are grossly out number.
So to the rescue comes Spartan, himself. And he does this all on a Lieutenants' pay!
These books are fun to read even if they are purely science fiction. The interplay between Spartan and his friendly e Jötnar is interesting and keeps things exciting. Spartan is the hero everyone needs to have around when the going gets tough.
These books are full of war fighting, a lot of farfetched science fiction which doesn't get too complicated, and certainly entertaining.
Our hero, Spartan, is now a Lieutenant in the Alliance Marine Corps awaiting his next assignment. Spartan is not your typical Lt. No, he's a Mustang that came up through the ranks fighting his way every step. He's in the Marine's because it was better than going to prison but now he's settled and even has a wife and Son.
In the last book, Spartan and the Confederation finally defeated the Echidna Rebellion with some pretty horrendous casualties on both sides. Spartan also found himself fighting some huge man-made creatures that were created by some deranged zealot scientist. This monsters caused a lot of damage and just about turned the tied of the war until Spartan and his compatriots found a planet dedicated to the research and construction of these synthetic monsters. One such creature that had just been created actually realised he had a brain and decided that he should not be fighting against Spartan but should join him against his terrible creators. Oh, yeah, Frankenstein would feel right at home in these books.
So now we have the synthetics or Biomechs or as they are now called, the Jötnar, joining forces with Spartan and the tide of the battle beings to turn. It turns so much that the Echidna Rebels have been driven out of Alliance space except for small pockets of resistance that should be taken care with no problems. The Alliance needs time to rebuild it's military, both the ground forces and the Navy. So as usual, it convenes a conference of all the top brass and civilians who might have any thoughts on this reconstruction and also includes some of the people who actually fought in the wars. Spartan is one of the unlucky ones that get sent to Nova Prime for this huge time wasting conference. He knows he's going to be bored to hell but can't do much about it.
Meanwhile, word is out that a civilian cruiser going from planet A to B has been attacked and totally destroyed. A Navy task force is sent to the region of Hyperion to investigate. It just so happens that Teresa, that is Sergeant Moranto, who also happens to be Spartan's wife, is sent along with other Marines to go to ground if necessary. Unfortunately, this task force gets pretty much destroyed except for one ship that manages to get away. It tells it's story of the planet Hyperion. It seems like the zealots have occupied the planet and have turned it into some kind of fortress that destroys anything that comes near it. Unknown to Spartan is that his wife, Sgt Moranto has survived the destruction of the ship she was on and has formed an attack force on Hyperion but they are grossly out number.
So to the rescue comes Spartan, himself. And he does this all on a Lieutenants' pay!
These books are fun to read even if they are purely science fiction. The interplay between Spartan and his friendly e Jötnar is interesting and keeps things exciting. Spartan is the hero everyone needs to have around when the going gets tough.
These books are full of war fighting, a lot of farfetched science fiction which doesn't get too complicated, and certainly entertaining.
May 16, 2014
I really liked this set of books - each in the series. A few mistakes here and there but overall good story line that flows from one book to the next.
May 10, 2015
good story over the 6 books and will read the next set of 9 books of the 'nexus' series.
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