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Star Blade #2
First of the Order
The Order of the Star Blade has one member, and that must change.
Jake Fox wrestles free of Sotalorian politics to return home and learn what really happened to Earth. The only people he trusts are rebels, outcasts, and a starship that should have been scrapped decades ago. The sentient weapon he captured from his defeated rival is a dangerous burden, and the viceroy seems to have turned against him.
All is not well for the only Star Blade.
He uses the last of his influence to secure pardons for his friends, which are quickly rescinded by the Emperor’s political machine, forcing them to run.
But escaping the galactic dragnet is the easy part. During the dangerous voyage to Earth, Jake and his crew discover the resurgence of Earth’s monstrous enemies and that his star blade has secrets. The Srack want something his sentient blade knows is hidden on Jake’s homeworld, and it will change him and the weapon forever.
Some choices are permanent. Can they make the right one?
At the end of the day, the galaxy needs the Order of the Star Blade to fight for truth, and for that to happen, Jake Fox must master an upgraded and overpowered weapon, defeat the enemies of Earth, and find recruits.
Saving the galaxy is easy.
Right?
Dive into First of the Order (Star Blade, Book 2), the electrifying sci-fi adventure from bestselling authors J. N. Chaney and Scott Moon, and discover if one man can reshape the fate of the stars.
Jake Fox wrestles free of Sotalorian politics to return home and learn what really happened to Earth. The only people he trusts are rebels, outcasts, and a starship that should have been scrapped decades ago. The sentient weapon he captured from his defeated rival is a dangerous burden, and the viceroy seems to have turned against him.
All is not well for the only Star Blade.
He uses the last of his influence to secure pardons for his friends, which are quickly rescinded by the Emperor’s political machine, forcing them to run.
But escaping the galactic dragnet is the easy part. During the dangerous voyage to Earth, Jake and his crew discover the resurgence of Earth’s monstrous enemies and that his star blade has secrets. The Srack want something his sentient blade knows is hidden on Jake’s homeworld, and it will change him and the weapon forever.
Some choices are permanent. Can they make the right one?
At the end of the day, the galaxy needs the Order of the Star Blade to fight for truth, and for that to happen, Jake Fox must master an upgraded and overpowered weapon, defeat the enemies of Earth, and find recruits.
Saving the galaxy is easy.
Right?
Dive into First of the Order (Star Blade, Book 2), the electrifying sci-fi adventure from bestselling authors J. N. Chaney and Scott Moon, and discover if one man can reshape the fate of the stars.
355 pages, Kindle Edition
Published March 16, 2025
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March 25, 2025
Ideal coalesce in volume 2
Strings of the story started in volume 1 are drawn together and begin to make sense. A good read leading into volume 3.
Strings of the story started in volume 1 are drawn together and begin to make sense. A good read leading into volume 3.
April 18, 2025
Great Book!
I really enjoyed this book. Lots of action and humor. Very well written. I am looking forward to the next book.
I really enjoyed this book. Lots of action and humor. Very well written. I am looking forward to the next book.
October 3, 2025
It seems like this is one of those production books almost, but not quite written by an AI. I don’t say that to be negative, but the dialogue is kind of stilted, not smooth either. It’s a good book to read especially if you’ve read the first book. And I’ll keep reading the series because it seems very interesting. Jake Fox who is not know as Star Blade came from Earth by accident into a galaxy 3,000 years from his birth year. He did this by picking up a sword that had been dropped by Star Blade Kilian Drake after Drake was smashed dead by a Srack. That Star Blade had flung Jake Fox 3,000 years into the future to avoid him being killed by a Srack. The Srack were invading Earth under the command of Sotalorian Emperor, Cayn Vaguar XXVIII. He used the Srack as his shock troops to cleanse planets that he wanted for their resources or as breeding grounds for more Srack.
Anyway, Jake Fox had no idea how to use a sword of any kind, especially one that seemed to talk to him. He also found himself on another planet 3,000 years in the future but eventually was taken in by aliens that appeared to be human, but were not. They were impressed by the fact that Jake had a Star Blade even though he didn’t know how to use it. Viceroy Katrina Mar-talori, took a liking to Jake and instructed some of her military warriors to teach Jake what he needed to know. They did a very good job and soon Jake was appointed as a personal body guard to the Viceroy.
Jake found out that he was the last living Star Blade in the galaxy. He also found out that the Earth he left three-thousand years ago, had been turned into a waste land. The Sotalorians didn’t really know if there were any humans left on Earth and if there were, they must be hiding underground trying to stay away from the Srack hives that populated the planet. After helping Viceroy Mar-talori conquer another planet and saving her life, Jake said he wanted to return to Earth to see for himself how bad things were. The Viceroy didn’t really want him to go, but she reluctantly let him have a starship called Lucky. Jake takes off for Earth with several groups of aliens with him. Some appear to be human, others are humanoid, while others are just alien, but all are in support of Jake and understand his desire to see Earth. Most think this will be a short trip there and back because they fear that Earth won’t be a planet that can support humanity no matter who comes.
All this while, as I mentioned, Jake’s Star Blade sword, who’s called Sesusemon, has been telling Jake what it’s like to be a Star Blade warrior. He says there once were a lot of Star Blade warriors and they had formed an Order, but slowly died out from one thing or another. A star blade sword cannot be taken from its holder while that person still lives. That’s the only reason Jake was able to pick up Kilian Drake’s sword, but now it was his and no one could remove it while he was alive. One of the capabilities of the Star Blade was its ability to move its holder ahead in time. Jake found that he could project himself one, two or three seconds, minutes, hours into the future while every one else stayed fixed in time. He then could move to an advantages position and wait until time caught up and surprise his victim by standing behind them or even thrusting the sword through them while he was going through time. The only thing about this was that the sword could not move him back in time, just forward.
Jake has made friend with most of the beings he has on his ship, Lucky. The ship’s AI also takes to Jake and anyone on board so it could tell Jake where they were going and how long it would take them. The trip to Earth would take some time so everyone got to know each other a little better. There was one guy who was a spy for the Viceroy. He was there to ensure Jake did what was expected and that was to see Earth and return to the Viceroy’s services. Jake wasn’t sure he was going to do that but he kept that to himself. Their trip to Earth isn’t without some stops. They find some interesting asteroids floating in space, but these rocks seemed to have been modified with engines on one side which made them movable. Why they were made this way and by whom was a short adventure Jake and his group were to find out.
Well, Jake does eventually get to Earth. He’s found humans but you’ll have to read the story to find out how and what happened after that. While this book was interesting, the story isn’t over for Jake Fox. He’ll be doing other things in book 3, “Sword Masters”, now available on Amazon.
==[Note: As of 12/03/2023, this will not be published on Amazon since I have been banned from posting reviews for some unknown reason. Once the ban is lifted, assuming it does get lifted, I’ll go back and post this to Amazon.]==
Anyway, Jake Fox had no idea how to use a sword of any kind, especially one that seemed to talk to him. He also found himself on another planet 3,000 years in the future but eventually was taken in by aliens that appeared to be human, but were not. They were impressed by the fact that Jake had a Star Blade even though he didn’t know how to use it. Viceroy Katrina Mar-talori, took a liking to Jake and instructed some of her military warriors to teach Jake what he needed to know. They did a very good job and soon Jake was appointed as a personal body guard to the Viceroy.
Jake found out that he was the last living Star Blade in the galaxy. He also found out that the Earth he left three-thousand years ago, had been turned into a waste land. The Sotalorians didn’t really know if there were any humans left on Earth and if there were, they must be hiding underground trying to stay away from the Srack hives that populated the planet. After helping Viceroy Mar-talori conquer another planet and saving her life, Jake said he wanted to return to Earth to see for himself how bad things were. The Viceroy didn’t really want him to go, but she reluctantly let him have a starship called Lucky. Jake takes off for Earth with several groups of aliens with him. Some appear to be human, others are humanoid, while others are just alien, but all are in support of Jake and understand his desire to see Earth. Most think this will be a short trip there and back because they fear that Earth won’t be a planet that can support humanity no matter who comes.
All this while, as I mentioned, Jake’s Star Blade sword, who’s called Sesusemon, has been telling Jake what it’s like to be a Star Blade warrior. He says there once were a lot of Star Blade warriors and they had formed an Order, but slowly died out from one thing or another. A star blade sword cannot be taken from its holder while that person still lives. That’s the only reason Jake was able to pick up Kilian Drake’s sword, but now it was his and no one could remove it while he was alive. One of the capabilities of the Star Blade was its ability to move its holder ahead in time. Jake found that he could project himself one, two or three seconds, minutes, hours into the future while every one else stayed fixed in time. He then could move to an advantages position and wait until time caught up and surprise his victim by standing behind them or even thrusting the sword through them while he was going through time. The only thing about this was that the sword could not move him back in time, just forward.
Jake has made friend with most of the beings he has on his ship, Lucky. The ship’s AI also takes to Jake and anyone on board so it could tell Jake where they were going and how long it would take them. The trip to Earth would take some time so everyone got to know each other a little better. There was one guy who was a spy for the Viceroy. He was there to ensure Jake did what was expected and that was to see Earth and return to the Viceroy’s services. Jake wasn’t sure he was going to do that but he kept that to himself. Their trip to Earth isn’t without some stops. They find some interesting asteroids floating in space, but these rocks seemed to have been modified with engines on one side which made them movable. Why they were made this way and by whom was a short adventure Jake and his group were to find out.
Well, Jake does eventually get to Earth. He’s found humans but you’ll have to read the story to find out how and what happened after that. While this book was interesting, the story isn’t over for Jake Fox. He’ll be doing other things in book 3, “Sword Masters”, now available on Amazon.
==[Note: As of 12/03/2023, this will not be published on Amazon since I have been banned from posting reviews for some unknown reason. Once the ban is lifted, assuming it does get lifted, I’ll go back and post this to Amazon.]==
October 3, 2025
I think this is a case where I'm not sure I want to continue with the series. At the very least, I need to read the first book again to find out what's going on when the second starts. I'm not sure I care about the characters or the story at this point, so I need to make sure I do before I spend time reading.
May 23, 2025
Got too weird
Not what I expected, finished 61%, then lost interest. Half the time I didn't know who was speaking, then lost track of what the heck was going on. It just got too weird. Really disappointed, wondering if the author got hooked on drugs...
Not what I expected, finished 61%, then lost interest. Half the time I didn't know who was speaking, then lost track of what the heck was going on. It just got too weird. Really disappointed, wondering if the author got hooked on drugs...
March 20, 2025
introductions are over
First book established the background and this book sends the group(?) on their way. Should be interesting to see where this adventure goes.
First book established the background and this book sends the group(?) on their way. Should be interesting to see where this adventure goes.
March 23, 2025
Very good read
I enjoyed reading this book and I recommend this book to anyone who likes LitRPG and progression type of books with an apocalypse type theme and lots of action.
I enjoyed reading this book and I recommend this book to anyone who likes LitRPG and progression type of books with an apocalypse type theme and lots of action.
April 4, 2025
Better and better
The second installment in this series is even better than the first. Can't wait for the third book! Chaney and Moon spin terrific tales.
The second installment in this series is even better than the first. Can't wait for the third book! Chaney and Moon spin terrific tales.
April 9, 2025
Hard to stop reading this book
Be prepared to stay up way later then planned. There's a lot of action, and bad guys vs good guys, and treachery and bad jokes.
Be prepared to stay up way later then planned. There's a lot of action, and bad guys vs good guys, and treachery and bad jokes.
April 16, 2025
Great Read
I throughly enjoyed this book. It had a good story line and kept me interested throughout the entire story. I recommend reading this book.
I throughly enjoyed this book. It had a good story line and kept me interested throughout the entire story. I recommend reading this book.
October 17, 2025
great adaption
Absolutely enjoyed every page of this book, love the story and characters and can’t wait for the next, absolutely brilliant
Absolutely enjoyed every page of this book, love the story and characters and can’t wait for the next, absolutely brilliant
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