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The Lost #2
Shadows and Crows: The Lost, Book 2
Brotherhood. Honor. Duty.
After surviving the initial horrors of the strange new world he finds himself in, Staff Sergeant Conor McCall and his Marine Recon platoon - or what’s left of it - have come to a safe haven where they and their newfound allies recover from the most brutal op of their lives.
But with MIAs left behind, there is unfinished business back in the Land of Ice and Monsters to the north.
Before the Marines can mount a rescue, the king to whom they are indebted reminds them that alliances go both ways. An ancient evil has raided the Elven kingdom and carried off a priceless treasure. Only Conor and his team have any hope of recovering it.
A brotherhood was forged between the Marines and Elves while in the north. For the sake of that brotherhood, Conor and the other Recon Marines will voyage across the sea, through dark, trackless, and cursed wilderness….
To the lair of evil, in the Land of Shadows and Crows!
After surviving the initial horrors of the strange new world he finds himself in, Staff Sergeant Conor McCall and his Marine Recon platoon - or what’s left of it - have come to a safe haven where they and their newfound allies recover from the most brutal op of their lives.
But with MIAs left behind, there is unfinished business back in the Land of Ice and Monsters to the north.
Before the Marines can mount a rescue, the king to whom they are indebted reminds them that alliances go both ways. An ancient evil has raided the Elven kingdom and carried off a priceless treasure. Only Conor and his team have any hope of recovering it.
A brotherhood was forged between the Marines and Elves while in the north. For the sake of that brotherhood, Conor and the other Recon Marines will voyage across the sea, through dark, trackless, and cursed wilderness….
To the lair of evil, in the Land of Shadows and Crows!
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Published March 1, 2022
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About the author
Peter Nealen
72 books106 followersPeter Nealen is a former Recon Marine, a veteran of Iraq and Afghanistan, and something of an aspiring renaissance man (emphasis on aspiring). He has long been a reader of history, philosophy, folklore, science fiction, and fantasy, and is the author of the American Praetorians series of paramilitary thrillers as well as the Jed Horn series of supernatural thrillers.
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April 3, 2022
Evil never sleeps
It is a trope for about anyone who has played a fantasy RPG, "What if I and my friends were magically transported to a world with magic and monsters?" The Wargate group of authors add, "What if it were elite military troops?"
Military Sci-Fi fantasy is the result. Peter Nealen sets his stage with a platoon sized group, by this novel, half the size they were when it began.
At times it seems to the Marine Recon troops as if the entire strange world they are in is filled with monstrous evil. Luckily they found a people who are good hearted and also as mysteriously magical as the rest of this new world.
D&D players will have a great time with Mr. Nealen's take on some of the classic monsters of thr RPG world. Military Sci-Fi buffs should find enjoyment from the way Marine Recon deals with the world around it.
It is a trope for about anyone who has played a fantasy RPG, "What if I and my friends were magically transported to a world with magic and monsters?" The Wargate group of authors add, "What if it were elite military troops?"
Military Sci-Fi fantasy is the result. Peter Nealen sets his stage with a platoon sized group, by this novel, half the size they were when it began.
At times it seems to the Marine Recon troops as if the entire strange world they are in is filled with monstrous evil. Luckily they found a people who are good hearted and also as mysteriously magical as the rest of this new world.
D&D players will have a great time with Mr. Nealen's take on some of the classic monsters of thr RPG world. Military Sci-Fi buffs should find enjoyment from the way Marine Recon deals with the world around it.
April 6, 2022
YES! Emphatically YES!
I can’t wait for the next one. I love my Forgotten Ruins and this is just getting better and better. This is a mix of Tolkien style fantasy and modern military know-how.
I’m blown away. I’d never heard of the author before this series. This man can write! It’s got a plot AND a story and they are both great. He knows his stuff and I love the attitude that runs through the book. That being said, it was wonderfully intellectual. It’s not all guns and grunts and orcs and bohunk Heman-type knuckledraggers aiming pointy things at each other. There are some great lessons about responsibility and honor in this series.
I’ll be following this fella for as long as he writes. Kudos to you Mr. Nealen.
The narrator was outstanding on this if you get to listen to it. I did both.
This gets my highest recommendation.
I can’t wait for the next one. I love my Forgotten Ruins and this is just getting better and better. This is a mix of Tolkien style fantasy and modern military know-how.
I’m blown away. I’d never heard of the author before this series. This man can write! It’s got a plot AND a story and they are both great. He knows his stuff and I love the attitude that runs through the book. That being said, it was wonderfully intellectual. It’s not all guns and grunts and orcs and bohunk Heman-type knuckledraggers aiming pointy things at each other. There are some great lessons about responsibility and honor in this series.
I’ll be following this fella for as long as he writes. Kudos to you Mr. Nealen.
The narrator was outstanding on this if you get to listen to it. I did both.
This gets my highest recommendation.
March 7, 2022
WARGATE expansion area 2
The story is another entry into the WARGATE genre has survivors from the first novel become dependent on there Elf Allie’s and must tak up a quest to rescue a kidnapped nun by the forces of evil. It dosen’t add any thing over new to the story except to force the soldiers to imprace the use of cold weapons(swords, and bows) more often has they become separate from civilization and leads to overly detailed adventure that lead me to only find reading 15-20 of the story nessary for full understand of Critical plot points for future novels.
The story is another entry into the WARGATE genre has survivors from the first novel become dependent on there Elf Allie’s and must tak up a quest to rescue a kidnapped nun by the forces of evil. It dosen’t add any thing over new to the story except to force the soldiers to imprace the use of cold weapons(swords, and bows) more often has they become separate from civilization and leads to overly detailed adventure that lead me to only find reading 15-20 of the story nessary for full understand of Critical plot points for future novels.
May 18, 2022
more monsters!
I still like how these rangers use a mix of magic and weapons in this new world. I like the development so far but I was pretty disappointed in the vampire fight at the end. Tons of minion fights but the vampire could knock down a church and take out the sister lady by itself but then it couldn’t do anything against her? That is confusing and disappointing so I’m doxing with a point. The vampire didn’t even fight them!
I still like how these rangers use a mix of magic and weapons in this new world. I like the development so far but I was pretty disappointed in the vampire fight at the end. Tons of minion fights but the vampire could knock down a church and take out the sister lady by itself but then it couldn’t do anything against her? That is confusing and disappointing so I’m doxing with a point. The vampire didn’t even fight them!
April 18, 2022
A solid following to the opening of the second Wargate
This was a good read, a solid sequel to Ice and Monsters. The pacing different but still action heavy, the Marines better adapted to the strange world they find themselves in. You want to learn more and follow along with Connor every step of the way.
This was a good read, a solid sequel to Ice and Monsters. The pacing different but still action heavy, the Marines better adapted to the strange world they find themselves in. You want to learn more and follow along with Connor every step of the way.
March 4, 2022
Outstanding new series
Peter Nealen has another genre to flex. In the second book the Recon Marines are getting used to the world they've been thrust in and learning how to operate and overcome. I'm looking forward to seeing where he will take it.
Peter Nealen has another genre to flex. In the second book the Recon Marines are getting used to the world they've been thrust in and learning how to operate and overcome. I'm looking forward to seeing where he will take it.
March 12, 2022
Good story
Fantasy and hard-core badassery, together in one series. Lovers of military fiction will enjoy this series. I am not former military and I know little about weapons or tactics, but I enjoyed the book.
Fantasy and hard-core badassery, together in one series. Lovers of military fiction will enjoy this series. I am not former military and I know little about weapons or tactics, but I enjoyed the book.
March 15, 2022
Interesting
The author somehow sucks a reader into his fantasy world about good & evil. I knew nothing about Recon Marines but am a little better informed now. A very interesting story that I enjoyed reading & I hope the author writes more stories.
The author somehow sucks a reader into his fantasy world about good & evil. I knew nothing about Recon Marines but am a little better informed now. A very interesting story that I enjoyed reading & I hope the author writes more stories.
May 2, 2022
Excellent read
I like this genre of story and Mr Nealen's writing style which gets better sketchbook. Characters are very good and the action is fast paced. Cannot wait for the next in the series.
I like this genre of story and Mr Nealen's writing style which gets better sketchbook. Characters are very good and the action is fast paced. Cannot wait for the next in the series.
May 15, 2022
To many monster's
You have a good book. The characters and story is good. But the amount of monsters they fight gets boring real quick. They expend ammo quickly. You can only carry so much.
You have a good book. The characters and story is good. But the amount of monsters they fight gets boring real quick. They expend ammo quickly. You can only carry so much.
January 15, 2025
Fun fantasy story
This series is reading like a really fun Dungeons and Dragons adventure!
I loved playing that game. This author writes fantastic action scenes. The characters are great!
This series is reading like a really fun Dungeons and Dragons adventure!
I loved playing that game. This author writes fantastic action scenes. The characters are great!
March 8, 2022
Epic
The action is non-stop, intense, and kept me interested in what was going to happen next. A good tale. Looking forward to the next book.
The action is non-stop, intense, and kept me interested in what was going to happen next. A good tale. Looking forward to the next book.
April 9, 2022
A very good 'Good versus Evil' fantasy.
April 21, 2022
This is second book in the series, always a tough one when the first is really really good. Peter Nealen has just nailed it. Absolutely Brilliant. Just get it!!
January 26, 2023
Enjoyable and thrilling sequel.
March 11, 2022
The second entry into The Lost series did not disappoint. After the battle in the north , the marines and their Allies launch a rescue mission in the Land of the Crows.
This book , in my opinion , was a great follow up the the original. The world the recon platoon in gets explained a little further. Additional , new , more interesting enemies appear. The crusade against the Vampire did not disappoint and I look forward to book 3.
This is a great series in the Wargate genre.
This book , in my opinion , was a great follow up the the original. The world the recon platoon in gets explained a little further. Additional , new , more interesting enemies appear. The crusade against the Vampire did not disappoint and I look forward to book 3.
This is a great series in the Wargate genre.
June 22, 2022
Slight improvement over the previous volume in the series, leading to optimism for the coming fourth book this fall. Same basic tempo as before, set piece, skirmish with cannon fodder, boss fight, musing about purpose in new world, mix and repeat. This volumes key phrase is "job lots". I'm looking forward to windrows in volume four. Entertaining and plenty of action but occasionally our author hits a point where he's a bit short on word count so he has to describe the scary sculptures or the imposing cliffs with a little more detail.
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