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Refugee #1
Marooned: Refugee Book 1
Marooned! Cut off from back up, and all hope of resupply, these high tech near future mercenaries find themselves stranded in a primitive world, with only the faintest hope for going home again. Stranded with only what they could bring with them, what is their fate to be when the supplies run out? Left with no other choice but to improvise, adapt, and over come, come see what Colonel Smith and his men make of the greatest adventure of their lives.
218 pages, Kindle Edition
Published August 1, 2023
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June 19, 2024
Quite good!!
October 9, 2023
Requires a very good edit
I liked the story line, but the literary mistakes detract from the story. Their, there and they're do not convey the same meaning. Words running together and out of order also detract from the enjoyment of the story.
I liked the story line, but the literary mistakes detract from the story. Their, there and they're do not convey the same meaning. Words running together and out of order also detract from the enjoyment of the story.
October 24, 2023
Meet Sargent Floundring and his Hobbling Commandoes.
Dear (Grown-ups) friends, the only way to enjoy this is to see it as a comic book for boys. Thrilling adventure. Grown-ups have to groan, maybe chuckle here and there.
The heroes are no heroes. They are mercenaries with. Murky morals. In fact, they are thieves and criminals.
SPOILERS
In an alternate Earth, in the near future, "rejuvination" is invented. How it works the author doesn't tell us.
It is fairly new, and is not offered to everyone at once. The Main Character is around 80. Not eligible. So he and his army buddies get it on the black market. They then have 20 year bodies. Even the MC admits that they didn't get smarter...
They are offered a 6 months contract, taking care of an "archeolgist". The archeolgist is a magician, who wants to go home to his alternate Earth. Once there, he dies and they are stranded, they need another magician...
The new Earth is strange. They set out from where Babylon used to be, and go to London...
Now, the author knows some history, but retells it very shallowly. The Near East seems to be a couple of millennia behind us, London is ca 18th to 19th century.
The 'Americans' are very, shall we say redneck. They are, of course, fans of the second amendment. They hate their government. They seem to think that there are only two classes of people; nobility, which are only jumped up, cowardly gangsters, and serfs. Kill all the nobility and set the serfs free? Well, start slower. Mind they say this with straight faces, almost at the same time as "A good communist is a dead communist".
They steal and kill. Whore. A lot.
Once they arrive in London, they behave like Yankees at King Arthur's court. Everything they introduce is quickly accepted and acclaimed. Mark Twain's hero had to work harder.
SPOILER END
This should not be read as serious, but I think the author means it.
Light entertainment, if you like floundering, and contradictions. The heroes are mostly not to bad separately. The vide discrepancis between the land between the floods, which is very primitive,Rome, which is medieval and London, pre-industrial, is very unbelievable. With no Alexander, no Muhammed, no British Empire to interfere, the people of Euphrat and Tigris should be more advanced. The author doesn't know, or ignores willfully.
Dear (Grown-ups) friends, the only way to enjoy this is to see it as a comic book for boys. Thrilling adventure. Grown-ups have to groan, maybe chuckle here and there.
The heroes are no heroes. They are mercenaries with. Murky morals. In fact, they are thieves and criminals.
SPOILERS
In an alternate Earth, in the near future, "rejuvination" is invented. How it works the author doesn't tell us.
It is fairly new, and is not offered to everyone at once. The Main Character is around 80. Not eligible. So he and his army buddies get it on the black market. They then have 20 year bodies. Even the MC admits that they didn't get smarter...
They are offered a 6 months contract, taking care of an "archeolgist". The archeolgist is a magician, who wants to go home to his alternate Earth. Once there, he dies and they are stranded, they need another magician...
The new Earth is strange. They set out from where Babylon used to be, and go to London...
Now, the author knows some history, but retells it very shallowly. The Near East seems to be a couple of millennia behind us, London is ca 18th to 19th century.
The 'Americans' are very, shall we say redneck. They are, of course, fans of the second amendment. They hate their government. They seem to think that there are only two classes of people; nobility, which are only jumped up, cowardly gangsters, and serfs. Kill all the nobility and set the serfs free? Well, start slower. Mind they say this with straight faces, almost at the same time as "A good communist is a dead communist".
They steal and kill. Whore. A lot.
Once they arrive in London, they behave like Yankees at King Arthur's court. Everything they introduce is quickly accepted and acclaimed. Mark Twain's hero had to work harder.
SPOILER END
This should not be read as serious, but I think the author means it.
Light entertainment, if you like floundering, and contradictions. The heroes are mostly not to bad separately. The vide discrepancis between the land between the floods, which is very primitive,Rome, which is medieval and London, pre-industrial, is very unbelievable. With no Alexander, no Muhammed, no British Empire to interfere, the people of Euphrat and Tigris should be more advanced. The author doesn't know, or ignores willfully.
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February 23, 2024
This is exactly the kind of story I want to read, but I do wish the author would slow down and develop scenes and situations a little deeper. Perhaps work on character arcs.
A good editor would be helpful, too. The book was full of annoying little typos: near-homophone and homophone swaps, misnaming characters, and the like.
All that grumpiness aside, I'm off to read book 2 in this series now.
A good editor would be helpful, too. The book was full of annoying little typos: near-homophone and homophone swaps, misnaming characters, and the like.
All that grumpiness aside, I'm off to read book 2 in this series now.
April 19, 2024
Refreshingly unique story. Author's story telling is second to none. Needs better editing.
What a wonderful story. I greatly enjoyed it. This book would have been a four or five stars had it not been for the poor editing. I also stopped reading it several times over this problem. Maybe I got a bad download or something. Still I would recommend this book to anyone who enjoys a good story.
What a wonderful story. I greatly enjoyed it. This book would have been a four or five stars had it not been for the poor editing. I also stopped reading it several times over this problem. Maybe I got a bad download or something. Still I would recommend this book to anyone who enjoys a good story.
November 3, 2023
Entertaining Read
Colonel Smith is a leader of a group of mercenaries protecting a dig site in Iraq. An imminent attack by armed forces causes the expedition leader to evacuate all personal through a magic portal to a different world. A monster kills the mage leaving them stranded with no way back. I like the action, humor, and time twists. I look forward to another book.
Colonel Smith is a leader of a group of mercenaries protecting a dig site in Iraq. An imminent attack by armed forces causes the expedition leader to evacuate all personal through a magic portal to a different world. A monster kills the mage leaving them stranded with no way back. I like the action, humor, and time twists. I look forward to another book.
July 17, 2024
This would’ve been five stars, except for two things: editing problems, especially punctuation and spelling, and a very rough start. The book was not set up well, but if you hang in there and put up with the bad punctuation and spelling mistakes, it’s worth it.
September 9, 2024
Excellent concept and fun read
This is the second adventure series i`ve read. Seems like a spelling autocorrect ran wild a few times and proofreading should have been better. That said I really enjoy his books and will continue following him.
This is the second adventure series i`ve read. Seems like a spelling autocorrect ran wild a few times and proofreading should have been better. That said I really enjoy his books and will continue following him.
January 3, 2025
Reasonable semi fantasy
I enjoyed these take of special ops misplace in the , multiverse. The archeologist had a short but major impact.
Homonyms are a problem in the text. A good copy editor would help with that, even with that it was a fun tead
I enjoyed these take of special ops misplace in the , multiverse. The archeologist had a short but major impact.
Homonyms are a problem in the text. A good copy editor would help with that, even with that it was a fun tead
October 15, 2023
Marooned: Refugee book 1
This was a very satisfying book to read. It is neat the way the author got the characters to another world and time line.
This was a very satisfying book to read. It is neat the way the author got the characters to another world and time line.
October 18, 2023
Very good book
They did a fine fantasy adventure novel. It is well written and edited. I especially like Raid. I anxiously await the sequel.
They did a fine fantasy adventure novel. It is well written and edited. I especially like Raid. I anxiously await the sequel.
November 1, 2023
Good
I really enjoyed this story. Integrating past and future is always intriguing. I think it would be quite a bit harder. I do recommend this book!
I really enjoyed this story. Integrating past and future is always intriguing. I think it would be quite a bit harder. I do recommend this book!
November 6, 2023
Finding their place in a different world
Find a nice place and and make it better. I enjoy his imagining what can be changed and how to do it
Find a nice place and and make it better. I enjoy his imagining what can be changed and how to do it
December 14, 2023
Slow but good
But of a slow start characters are there but waiting for the goal to come... Will read more of the series as was a goodread
But of a slow start characters are there but waiting for the goal to come... Will read more of the series as was a goodread
December 24, 2023
A must Read
This is a very good book. Very thought-provoking. A real page Turner. I must read if you like futuristic travel books.
This is a very good book. Very thought-provoking. A real page Turner. I must read if you like futuristic travel books.
February 15, 2024
America gets rejuvenation drugs
Only the politically valuable are given the drugs. Soldiers are considered unnecessary so they have to get the drugs illegally.
Only the politically valuable are given the drugs. Soldiers are considered unnecessary so they have to get the drugs illegally.
February 19, 2024
Faulty text.
Cannot read this book as the text isn't centred on the pages. The right side of each page is missing. The story makes little sense.
Cannot read this book as the text isn't centred on the pages. The right side of each page is missing. The story makes little sense.
May 31, 2024
Dam
Amazing book, start to a fine new series to dig my teeth into. Military, Fantasy and Science Fiction this book as it all, jump on for the ride and support the author.
Amazing book, start to a fine new series to dig my teeth into. Military, Fantasy and Science Fiction this book as it all, jump on for the ride and support the author.
February 2, 2025
sloppy
Hard to enjoy a book when there was no editing done. Missing words, misspellings and terrible punctuation, this was a hot mess.
Hard to enjoy a book when there was no editing done. Missing words, misspellings and terrible punctuation, this was a hot mess.
November 29, 2023
Good time travel book but the author kinda hates women.
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