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Chronicles of Kin Roland #1
Enemy of Man
Earth Fleet never forgave Kin Roland’s failure at Hellsbreach. Changed by captivity and torture, hunted by the Reapers of Hellsbreach and wanted by the Fleet, Kin hides on a lost planet near an unstable wormhole.
When a distant space battle propels a ravaged Earth Fleet Armada through the same wormhole, a Reaper follows, hunting for the man who burned his home world. Kin fights to save a mysterious native of Crashdown from the Reaper and learns there are worse things in the galaxy than his hunters. The end is coming and he is about to pay for a sin that will change the galaxy forever.
When a distant space battle propels a ravaged Earth Fleet Armada through the same wormhole, a Reaper follows, hunting for the man who burned his home world. Kin fights to save a mysterious native of Crashdown from the Reaper and learns there are worse things in the galaxy than his hunters. The end is coming and he is about to pay for a sin that will change the galaxy forever.
- GenresScience Fiction
248 pages, Kindle Edition
First published June 8, 2013
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Scott Moon
151 books213 followersScott Moon loves audio books, especially the works of George R.R. Martin, Patrick O'Brian, and Michael Connelly. He has been writing fantasy, science fiction, and urban fantasy thrillers most of his life and aims to read or listen to 100 books a year. Currently, he is a commissioned police officer serving in a street level counter drug and gang unit. Some of his most rewarding and heartbreaking work was as a detective in the Exploited Missing Child Unit. His favorite assignment is SWAT, primarily for the eighty pounds of tactical gear he gets to wear in the blazing summer heat. In 2005, he helped arrest a serial killer who had been at large for over thirty years.
Follow Scott Moon on Twitter @Scottmoonwriter or visit www.scottmoonwriter.com to view his author page.
Follow Scott Moon on Twitter @Scottmoonwriter or visit www.scottmoonwriter.com to view his author page.
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December 18, 2016
Enemy of Man (The Chronicles of Kin Roland Book 1) by Scott Moon is such a good sci-fi book! I thought it would be more of a space soup opera, obviously I didn't read the blurb, but it was more of a stranded on a world and the reader slowly learns from who and why. Then crap, here comes the whos you do not what to come! Yikes, it is so exciting and fun at the same time. My heart was beating out of my chest reading this book. It was so good, an terrific book, I ended up getting all the others so I will slowly get to them. If I start them now, I won't get anything else done! Great job! Lots of twists and turns. Loved it.
May 10, 2020
With the notable exceptions of Izaac Asimov, Ray Bradbury and of course, Frank Herbert, most Science Fiction authors I've read don't measure up in imagination and execution. "Enemy of Man" is a significant exception. Author Scott Moon creates an interstellar colony of Cratertown and it's exiled uber soldier Kin Rolanda. The arrival of a Reaper, an incredibly malevolent "Predator-like" humanoid soldier, an old enemy from the Fleet troops and a mysterious wormhole hovering over a city dumping troopships and space junk on it's inhabitants force Kin to protect his friends from total annihilation.
........A bold adventure with strong characters, fast pace, action and the key ingredient to Science Fiction, imagination and execution, power this exceptional series debut. Highly recommended.
........A bold adventure with strong characters, fast pace, action and the key ingredient to Science Fiction, imagination and execution, power this exceptional series debut. Highly recommended.
April 23, 2017
I was impressed and hooked from the beginning! An unexpected and surprising plot, a blend of sci fy, fantasy and a bit of mysticism I loved! I mean, The emotions, feelings and sentiments are not exclusive to humans, but to all sentient beings!, sorry earthlings. Bloodlust ( I like this word) reflects perfectly all the lowest kind of dominion, greed,hate, possession... The mystery is served, as the story unravels with lots of action and face to face gruesome battles, and when you think you know it all Mr. Moon goes and whams you with another hardcore truth and characters!
February 24, 2017
Since this is sadly so rare among self-published books that it pretty much requires mentioning, I'll start by saying that Enemy of Man is well edited. More notably, however, it's also properly constructed, not only in terms of the action, which keeps escalating and eventually explodes in a manner which may, in itself, be almost overwhelming, but also because greater depth and complexity is revealed to the reader as the story progresses, the characters develop, the scope expands from the initial focused heroic tale, and bits of information about the huge and intriguing planet, multiple intelligent and semi-intelligent species and even the galaxy itself begin to be presented.
The problems start from the fact that the heroic tale relies too often on the hero's luck and at times makes even less sense than that in order to allow survival, yet the bigger issue is that this greater complexity and scope is mainly only hinted at, too little actual information about the planet, the species and the events, past and present, being provided. As a result, when it should all come together, there's little reason to care, and I for one felt that the great escalation, in itself somewhat similar to events which in other books were capable of moving me to tears, pretty much only got in the way, halting or at least being a frustrating complication in the way of the story of the characters that I actually had at least some reason to be interested in. Therefore, while I obviously recognize at a rational level that species and planets and the galaxy are infinitely more important than any characters, I have little interest in the bigger story I gather the rest of the series is about, because this first book failed to make me feel involved in it.
The problems start from the fact that the heroic tale relies too often on the hero's luck and at times makes even less sense than that in order to allow survival, yet the bigger issue is that this greater complexity and scope is mainly only hinted at, too little actual information about the planet, the species and the events, past and present, being provided. As a result, when it should all come together, there's little reason to care, and I for one felt that the great escalation, in itself somewhat similar to events which in other books were capable of moving me to tears, pretty much only got in the way, halting or at least being a frustrating complication in the way of the story of the characters that I actually had at least some reason to be interested in. Therefore, while I obviously recognize at a rational level that species and planets and the galaxy are infinitely more important than any characters, I have little interest in the bigger story I gather the rest of the series is about, because this first book failed to make me feel involved in it.
August 14, 2017
Story telling at it's best.
The trials of Kin Roland are many and they all try to kill him.
Except the weird one where he is captured by the enemy, Reapers, and is changed and allowed to live. Now, years later, he is being hunted by his own people for not committing genocide on the Reaper home world. Fate has him and a sick Reacher going through a wormhole to a planet that has a colony of like survivors, who have been involuntarily moved across the galaxy by the wormhole. The planet's other residents, those known and those unknown, become embroiled in a war when ships from the human space fleet and the enemy Imperials arrive through the wormhole. As the greater conflict approaches, Kin and the Reacher hunt each other.
This book is full of convoluted lines of motives and opportunities. The interactions between enemies are very interestingly emphasized and the outcomes are mysteries until the last line. I loved it and the author showed true mastery by leaving me wanting more.
The trials of Kin Roland are many and they all try to kill him.
Except the weird one where he is captured by the enemy, Reapers, and is changed and allowed to live. Now, years later, he is being hunted by his own people for not committing genocide on the Reaper home world. Fate has him and a sick Reacher going through a wormhole to a planet that has a colony of like survivors, who have been involuntarily moved across the galaxy by the wormhole. The planet's other residents, those known and those unknown, become embroiled in a war when ships from the human space fleet and the enemy Imperials arrive through the wormhole. As the greater conflict approaches, Kin and the Reacher hunt each other.
This book is full of convoluted lines of motives and opportunities. The interactions between enemies are very interestingly emphasized and the outcomes are mysteries until the last line. I loved it and the author showed true mastery by leaving me wanting more.
June 26, 2013
This is one of those stories that takes you into a completely different world. You're thrust into the middle of the story (which I think is fantastic), and you are constantly watching for the next thing to happen. It's high excitement and suspenseful to the very end. Moon's characters are well thought out and stand from the page. The world was developed in great detail. The technology involved in this book fits in well with the theme. I highly recommend this to anyone who loves space opera sci-fi. I'm looking forward to the next book.
May 6, 2019
Decent enough
A melodramatic story about sadism in a distant future in a universe far away, held together by a memory of puppy love
A melodramatic story about sadism in a distant future in a universe far away, held together by a memory of puppy love
October 31, 2016
Kin Roland is a hunted man. Wanted by Earth Fleet for failing to complete his mission to destroy the Reaper World, and hunted by Droon, a Reaper, who wants to be the Reaper to find the last man, Ro-lan-da, he has made his home on a lost planet near an unstable wormhole. Outside, the epic space battles still rage, but when the wormhole deposits, not only elements of Earth Fleet, but Droon, Roland is forced to fight to save the people of his planet, people he has vowed to protect.
Enemy of Man by Scott Moon is the first of a series. The author skillfully merges the viewpoint of Roland, a skilled space warrior, nor exile, with the alien viewpoint of Droon, who, now that he has shared Roland’s blood, is changing into something else. The intricate relationships among the diverse cast of characters, and the squad level battles keep the action flowing, not in a straight line, but in a twisted matrix of high-tech, futuristic, but ultimately personally driven way.
While technology is featured prominently in this story, it is the personal element; the individual against long odds, as well as against personal demons, that really drives the story.
A thoroughly interesting and entertaining read. I received an advanced reader copy of this book.
Enemy of Man by Scott Moon is the first of a series. The author skillfully merges the viewpoint of Roland, a skilled space warrior, nor exile, with the alien viewpoint of Droon, who, now that he has shared Roland’s blood, is changing into something else. The intricate relationships among the diverse cast of characters, and the squad level battles keep the action flowing, not in a straight line, but in a twisted matrix of high-tech, futuristic, but ultimately personally driven way.
While technology is featured prominently in this story, it is the personal element; the individual against long odds, as well as against personal demons, that really drives the story.
A thoroughly interesting and entertaining read. I received an advanced reader copy of this book.
July 1, 2017
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Earth Fleet never forgave Kin Roland’s failure at Hellsbreach. Changed by captivity and torture, hunted by the Reapers of Hellsbreach and wanted by the Fleet, Kin hides on a lost planet near an unstable wormhole. When a distant space battle propels a ravaged Earth Fleet Armada through the same wormhole, a Reaper follows, hunting for the man who burned his home world. Kin fights to save a mysterious native of Crashdown from the Reaper and learns there are worse things in the galaxy than his hunters. The end is coming and he is about to pay for a sin that will change the galaxy forever.
Enemy of Man (The Chronicles of Kin Roland #1)
Son of Orlan (Chronicles of Kin Roland #2)
Sgt Orlan: Hero of Man (Chronicles of Kin Roland #2.5)
Weapons of Earth (Chronicles of Kin Roland #3)
The Chronicles of Kin Roland Omnibus (Chronicles of Kin Roland #1-3) {Enemy of Man, Son of Orlon, Weapons of Earth, NOT Sgt Orlan: Hero of Man (Chronicles of Kin Roland #2.5)}
Earth Fleet never forgave Kin Roland’s failure at Hellsbreach. Changed by captivity and torture, hunted by the Reapers of Hellsbreach and wanted by the Fleet, Kin hides on a lost planet near an unstable wormhole. When a distant space battle propels a ravaged Earth Fleet Armada through the same wormhole, a Reaper follows, hunting for the man who burned his home world. Kin fights to save a mysterious native of Crashdown from the Reaper and learns there are worse things in the galaxy than his hunters. The end is coming and he is about to pay for a sin that will change the galaxy forever.
Enemy of Man (The Chronicles of Kin Roland #1)
Son of Orlan (Chronicles of Kin Roland #2)
Sgt Orlan: Hero of Man (Chronicles of Kin Roland #2.5)
Weapons of Earth (Chronicles of Kin Roland #3)
The Chronicles of Kin Roland Omnibus (Chronicles of Kin Roland #1-3) {Enemy of Man, Son of Orlon, Weapons of Earth, NOT Sgt Orlan: Hero of Man (Chronicles of Kin Roland #2.5)}
January 27, 2021
Rip-roaring Butt-kicking Slam-banging SF Alien War Adventure
I see in his info that mr. moon has written a metric ton of books. Can they all be this good? I kinda doubt it, but Enemy of Man is great. Adrenal rush to the max. Love, betrayal, revenge, a touch of wonder. It's SF the way it used to be: big Ideas on a vast canvas brought down to a little seaside village of crashed spaceship survivors trying to get by with the he!p of a Wiley native alien with seemingly great but unknown powers. Enter other alien BEMS bent on revenge and hold on to your helmets! Because all Hell is about to break loose and it ain't gonna be pretty.
I see in his info that mr. moon has written a metric ton of books. Can they all be this good? I kinda doubt it, but Enemy of Man is great. Adrenal rush to the max. Love, betrayal, revenge, a touch of wonder. It's SF the way it used to be: big Ideas on a vast canvas brought down to a little seaside village of crashed spaceship survivors trying to get by with the he!p of a Wiley native alien with seemingly great but unknown powers. Enter other alien BEMS bent on revenge and hold on to your helmets! Because all Hell is about to break loose and it ain't gonna be pretty.
December 10, 2022
This book has numerous interesting characters , but there isn’t enough depth to them for me. The different groups, Fleet, reapers, imperials, and more are interesting. My main problem with this book is that it is slow until the end. It doesn’t really build inexorably to the end; it’s just slow and somewhat repetitive then suddenly moves rapidly. This book feels like an introduction to the main story. It could probably have been the initial 75 or 100 pages of a book and have moved the story just as far. I am interested enough to read the second book hoping it deepens the characters and develops a better rhythm.
May 19, 2017
Read this as a free book from Instant Freebie. I thought Enemy of Man was an interesting read. There was the occasional issue concerning the flow of the book, and I had trouble getting past the few pages, but once I got past that point, I enjoyed reading Enemy of man.
January 17, 2018
Gripping from beginning to end.
Scott Moon is one of the best authors I've ever read on Amazon. Reminded me of RAH. I must get the other books in the series.
Thanks for the pleasure, Scott!
Scott Moon is one of the best authors I've ever read on Amazon. Reminded me of RAH. I must get the other books in the series.
Thanks for the pleasure, Scott!
July 2, 2018
Rose
Enjoyable reading at its best. Scott Moon has done a terrific job keeping readers interested. The main characters are exceptional. You cannot stop in the middle of an exciting circumstance because you have to know what happens! Looking forward to the next book!
Enjoyable reading at its best. Scott Moon has done a terrific job keeping readers interested. The main characters are exceptional. You cannot stop in the middle of an exciting circumstance because you have to know what happens! Looking forward to the next book!
February 21, 2019
Nice book, good story and good characters, i also loved the whole planet and the reapers.
May 1, 2020
I kept waiting for it to get better
This book is ok but I can't help feeling it just failed to deliver.
Even for a guilty pleasure read it was all too meh.
This book is ok but I can't help feeling it just failed to deliver.
Even for a guilty pleasure read it was all too meh.
June 7, 2020
The next Hollywood blockbuster!!
An excellent read! Perfect for cerebal sci-fi readers. A mishmash of Rambo, Tango & Cash, and Predator vs. Aliens!! Yeah, I know.
An excellent read! Perfect for cerebal sci-fi readers. A mishmash of Rambo, Tango & Cash, and Predator vs. Aliens!! Yeah, I know.
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October 24, 2023Book 1
Great first book. I’m looking forward to reading what comes next. Who betrays who and who survives the Reapers. Enjoy.
Great first book. I’m looking forward to reading what comes next. Who betrays who and who survives the Reapers. Enjoy.
March 11, 2024
Amazing story!
February 19, 2017
I voluntarily reviewed an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review.
This book deals with a future war. One in which the earth forces tried to eradicate an enemy by destroying everyone. This mission was placed in the hands of one man, who failed that mission. But as every veteran knows. things are never that cut and dry in war. This non action or action. dependent upon your viewpoint, sets up the following actions in the book. Wrecking and abandonment on an uncharted planet full of very dangerous plants and animals, being found by not one, but three races which want you dead, and a climatic battle which leaves thousands dead. Very good book.
This book deals with a future war. One in which the earth forces tried to eradicate an enemy by destroying everyone. This mission was placed in the hands of one man, who failed that mission. But as every veteran knows. things are never that cut and dry in war. This non action or action. dependent upon your viewpoint, sets up the following actions in the book. Wrecking and abandonment on an uncharted planet full of very dangerous plants and animals, being found by not one, but three races which want you dead, and a climatic battle which leaves thousands dead. Very good book.
September 4, 2015
Author Scott Moon is a strong writer and his story's will have you your blood turning to ice and have in hiding in a closet. And the characters are very strong and only get stronger as the story goes on. Regardless of the genre he's writing about; Kin, Bear, Orlan, even Droon all have unique perspectives to offer and Mr. Moon will have you wanting to read more as you turn each page. This adventure follows Kin Rowland around crash down, as he chases down an alien killing, while being hunted by the Feet and an enemy he has never even met. As the mysteries of the crash down ,and the wormhole that brought them all here. As things get revealed Kin fights to protect the world and the people he has come to love and the loves he though he had love forever. I can't believe the technology involved in this book fits well with theme . I totally recommend this book to anyone who loves anything that has to do with Sci-Fi, I'm so looking forward to the next book
September 2, 2015
My review
Kin Roland has excommunicated himself from the fleet, becoming a traitor. As he chases down aliens, with the fleet close behind, the mysteries of Crater town and the wormhole and they reason why they were all there, slowly begins to reveals itself. He fights to protect the world and the people he loves and also finds along the way Becca, a woman who he loved and thought he had lost forever.
This book was definitely action packed and the characters, especially Kin were crafted nicely. But the story was drawn out in a way that made it at times difficult to follow. It did not flow easily and I found myself lost, having to go back and forth through the book, to figure out what was going on.
Overall it was a good read.
Kin Roland has excommunicated himself from the fleet, becoming a traitor. As he chases down aliens, with the fleet close behind, the mysteries of Crater town and the wormhole and they reason why they were all there, slowly begins to reveals itself. He fights to protect the world and the people he loves and also finds along the way Becca, a woman who he loved and thought he had lost forever.
This book was definitely action packed and the characters, especially Kin were crafted nicely. But the story was drawn out in a way that made it at times difficult to follow. It did not flow easily and I found myself lost, having to go back and forth through the book, to figure out what was going on.
Overall it was a good read.
April 30, 2016
Terrible!!!
All I can say is that I'm glad that this was a free book otherwise i would have been extremely pissed. Not sure if it was the authors writing or the story, but the book was terrible. I would not recommend it.
All I can say is that I'm glad that this was a free book otherwise i would have been extremely pissed. Not sure if it was the authors writing or the story, but the book was terrible. I would not recommend it.
March 18, 2016
Interesting very convoluted story
I admit this book is a good but convoluted story and manages to keep you interested and turning pages all the way to the end.
I admit this book is a good but convoluted story and manages to keep you interested and turning pages all the way to the end.
February 27, 2018
Mr. Moon sets up the reader gracefully in this science fiction tale of classic confrontations. This story is not a clear-cut good vs. evil, which bodes well for his audience. Also, this story exemplifies a quote by Stephen J. Cannell, Television writer, e.g., The Rockford Files, The Greatest American Hero, The A-Team: “In the first act, I put my hero up a tree. In the second act, I throw rocks at him. In the third act, I drop a house on him. In the fourth act, I get him back down the tree.”
The Enemy of Man is a rollicking epic starting the series: The Chronicles of Kin Roland and this is where I must drop a caveat. Scott Moon's book sets up his readers with two main confrontations to create the needed tension, none of which are resolved by the end of the book. Suddenly, the story stops and the only continuation is in the next book of the series. I take exception to stories with overt, 'Perils of Pauline' obvious cliff-hangers and unresolved story lines. At the very least, pay the reader for the investment in time by unraveling one of the story lines.
Otherwise, this is a tremendous start of a series in the shadows of some great sci-fi masters.
The Enemy of Man is a rollicking epic starting the series: The Chronicles of Kin Roland and this is where I must drop a caveat. Scott Moon's book sets up his readers with two main confrontations to create the needed tension, none of which are resolved by the end of the book. Suddenly, the story stops and the only continuation is in the next book of the series. I take exception to stories with overt, 'Perils of Pauline' obvious cliff-hangers and unresolved story lines. At the very least, pay the reader for the investment in time by unraveling one of the story lines.
Otherwise, this is a tremendous start of a series in the shadows of some great sci-fi masters.
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