Prophet of Confree

Prophet of Confree #1

by Marshall S. Thomas

An ancient enemy threatens the galaxy. Squad Delta of the ConFree Legion stands in the way. At first, Richard is terrified - he is a lover, not a fighter. But he walks through the Legion Gate, and finds himself in a squad of heroes. Ordinary troopers - marching to their deaths for future generations. And Richard becomes Prophet, a soldier of the future. The alien swarm approaches. It is victory or death for squad Delta. Also by Marshall S Thomas - The Black March, Soldier of the Legion, Slave of the Legion and Secret of the Legion.

480 pages, Paperback

First published October 15, 2012

About the author

My name is Marshall S. Thomas and I am the author of the six-part Soldier of the Legion science fiction series, set in the far future, and also a second series, Prophet of ConFree. I recently completed writing the sixth book in the second series which will be published in a few months.

I love writing and write for the sheer joy of it. I was turned on to science fiction in the late '50s as a teenager and wanted to write SF from that moment. I didn't have the skills to do it until my early 40s when I began the first series. I had almost completed the series when it dawned on me that I had put so much work into it that I really should try to have it published. An astonishing number of rejection letters followed but as I improved my writing and did plenty of rewriting I finally found my first publisher in Timberwolf Press. I've had other publishers since then, but at present I am independently publishing my books.

I studied at the Georgetown University School of Foreign Service, the University of New Mexico and the University of Miami (Government/International Affairs and History) and then spent 35 years in East Asia. I am currently retired and live in Willliamburg, VA with my wife Kim Lien. We have two children. The first is an arts graduate of Radford University and the second is a biochemistry grad of Virginia Tech now working in NYC.

My first publisher, Timberwolf, also produced a spectacular unabridged, full-cast audio of the first book. The full audio can be found on my newly updated website: https://soldierofthelegion.com.

I now have written a new SF series, Prophet of ConFree. All six books of the Soldier series and the first five books of the Prophet series are available on my website as well as online at the usual places. Please check out my website; it's awesome.

Happy reading! MST.

Reviews

[John · Rating 2 out of 5]

The book starts out with great potential, but it falls short. The book hit on some things I really dislike, Love at first sight, a world in which no one holds a grudge, a civilization in which it is illegal to insult someone but no one takes advantage of it. The whole thing feels flakey. Certain sentences early in the book gave me hope that it was all a thin veneer and the main character would quickly see through it, nope, it was all legit.

As for the positives, The overall plot is decent, and the characters in the squad interact with each other well enough.

I gave up a bit before 75%

[Bette Kester · Rating 5 out of 5]

This, plus the Legion series, are amazing books. I am happy Marshall is doing Prophet of Confree - what great new themes he is adding, that give these books even more interest to a greater and more diverse audience! The only "challenge" I have is that my daughter keeps asking me to buy her more for herself! They are all books that entice the reader to go back and re-read. There is always a nuance that was missed - and that's a wonderful thing! Keep going, Marshall!!!