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Payback: Earth Legions, Book 2
Branded a hero after the victory on Atlas, Jake Adlar is honored with a personal introduction to the Legion's Legate.
Easy. What could possibly go wrong?
Then he'd be free to confront the deranged, body-snatching Centurion in league with the Synths and save some lives.
Meanwhile, the sleeks, who showed up as Earth's saviors only to make humanity their slaves, have enlisted the Legion's services in a mercenary gig.
The Synths have broken their contract and the sleeks want their property repossessed.
Except it isn't air-cars on the chopping block, but living beings, and the sleeks have an agenda of their own.
Well, Jake has something to say about that. He might not be able to bring back the dead, but he can avenge them.
Easy. What could possibly go wrong?
Then he'd be free to confront the deranged, body-snatching Centurion in league with the Synths and save some lives.
Meanwhile, the sleeks, who showed up as Earth's saviors only to make humanity their slaves, have enlisted the Legion's services in a mercenary gig.
The Synths have broken their contract and the sleeks want their property repossessed.
Except it isn't air-cars on the chopping block, but living beings, and the sleeks have an agenda of their own.
Well, Jake has something to say about that. He might not be able to bring back the dead, but he can avenge them.
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Published June 11, 2024
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5 books7 followersAn avid explorer, author, and alien enthusiast, M.V. Viltch is a military academy graduate and ex Naval Reservist currently working in the maritime field. No experience with aliens just yet, despite best efforts.
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March 12, 2025
Jake Adlar, the unluckiest man in the universe, continues stumbling from bad to worse. Misplaced bravado and lack of discipline helps him not at all. Yet, somehow he survives. Maybe he’s actually the luckiest man in the universe.
Now, he’s caught the eye of powerful Legate Maldovi who wouldn’t think twice about spacing him but seems to have decided to use him for her other plans. The attention paid him by the Legate further enrages all of Jake’s superiors who want him demoted, not recognized.
The author answers a number of questions raised in the first book — we learn more about the mysterious body snatching practices of Centurion Fallon. New questions are raised with unexpected intrigues between the Sleeks, Synths and the Legion.
World building and back stories are fleshed out more in book two. This is a interesting universe with a nice balance between politics and action.
Jake Adler is a ridiculous character adding plenty of comic relief. I would summarize this series as brain candy. Everything is over-the-top. There is nothing high concept to digest. It’s clearly intended as a fun, light read. I’ve enjoyed the first two books in the series.
Now, he’s caught the eye of powerful Legate Maldovi who wouldn’t think twice about spacing him but seems to have decided to use him for her other plans. The attention paid him by the Legate further enrages all of Jake’s superiors who want him demoted, not recognized.
The author answers a number of questions raised in the first book — we learn more about the mysterious body snatching practices of Centurion Fallon. New questions are raised with unexpected intrigues between the Sleeks, Synths and the Legion.
World building and back stories are fleshed out more in book two. This is a interesting universe with a nice balance between politics and action.
Jake Adler is a ridiculous character adding plenty of comic relief. I would summarize this series as brain candy. Everything is over-the-top. There is nothing high concept to digest. It’s clearly intended as a fun, light read. I’ve enjoyed the first two books in the series.
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