Declining Empire

Owning a Spacebar #2

by John Walker

A terrorist attack. A daring raid. Ambitious individuals hungry for power. The Crossroads are in trouble.

Carson Flint and his team have settled into a quiet life in their establishment. Two newcomers arrive with lofty goals of changing the entire planet. When two members of the community go missing, it acts as a launching point for a chaotic event, leaving the remaining citizens to fight for their lives or lose everything.

Meanwhile, Supreme Commander Garvin of the Lumari Collective launches an investigation into a horrendous explosion and an attempted assassination on their queen. The path forward seems straightforward enough until a magistrate suggests an archaic solution to the problem, one which carries the potential to reignite hostilities with the Commonwealth.

254 pages, Kindle Edition

Published December 17, 2024

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Reviews

[Phillip Caldwell · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good story. Pretty good development of the characters. Plot line interesting and moving along nicely. However, Walker is in desperate need of a good proof reader. Way too many errors in dropped words and some pretty weird sentence structure. That being said, can't wait for the next book in this series.

[Bill Lents · Rating 5 out of 5]

Friends fight for what's right...

The struggles for freedom and friends keeps the action hot and heavy. Following along kept me glued to the story. The characters are what hold my interest. Great read.

[lori a vogel · Rating 4 out of 5]

Warning! So far these books have NO ending

Awesome plot, and the characters are well developed, interesting , and believable. Loved this book, and the one before it, except for one thing: individually, these books annoyingly do not have an ending. If you like cliffhangers that leave the story unresolved until the next book is written and published, then you'll love this serial. Otherwise, I suggest you not begin this series until the 3rd book is released, which is scheduled for January 15 2025. I hate cliffhangers! But now I need to find out how this all ends!! At least I'm hoping the 3rd book has an ending!

[Deniece · Rating 3 out of 5]

Spacebar Adventures

Loved book1, but this story I never could engage in.
Carson an Nell abducted and forced to fight in a barbaric maze filled with killing things.
They do survive but the bad guy nearly kills them.

[Judy L. · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great read....but no ending sucks.

Enjoyed the book and characters. Excellent plot. Something different. However there was no ending or conclusion to the fight at the end.

[Michael Kuhno · Rating 5 out of 5]

I enjoyed it looking fwd to Book 3

[Ron Kastner · Rating 4 out of 5]

Exciting and we're left hanging...

[x x x · Rating 5 out of 5]

Ah spectacular

Okay History is catching up with the protagonists even if the threads are still loose. There is one empire which has not spoken; yet.

[William N. · Rating 5 out of 5]

improving

The first book was good. This one is better. I hope that they continue to improve in later books. It is making for a good tale, and I'm a sucker for a good tale,

[Alan Wilkerson · Rating 3 out of 5]

Alright plots, but the book ending cliff hangers are a turnoff for me! I like a complete story, beginning middle and end, sorry John... no more for me!

[Dana Phillips · Rating 2 out of 5]

Unfinished

Like a bad movie serial, the book ended with nothing resolved. It just ended with the hero going unconscious while the fight continued.

[Randal Gritzner · Rating 5 out of 5]

Top Notch Science Fiction!

[Tom · Rating 5 out of 5]

Need to keep reading

Another chapter in the saga. I can't stop reading books by Mr Walker. A great storyteller. More please.. Two more words required!