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The Human Chronicles #9
The Masters of War
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From international bestselling science fiction author T.R. Harris comes Book #9 in his classic sci-fi series of Human Superiority in the universe...
The Human Chronicles Saga--The Masters of War
Adam Cain is an alien with an attitude...
And now he's taken that attitude to the Milky Way's closest galactic neighbor, the Large Magellanic Cloud seeking his nemesis Nigel McCarthy. This is virgin territory for the Human race, full of unsuspecting alien races who are not aware of their superman-like abilities. Yet as Adam and Nigel battle it out once again, another galaxy is thrown into turmoil and war.
And behind all the intrigue and political backstabbing is none other than Kroekus of Silea, back for another round of gamesmanship with Adam Cain.
As with all the books in The Human Chronicles Saga, The Masters of War is full of space opera adventure, street-wise humor and over-the-top characters.
Be sure to pick up your copy today...and let the adventure continue!
From international bestselling science fiction author T.R. Harris comes Book #9 in his classic sci-fi series of Human Superiority in the universe...
The Human Chronicles Saga--The Masters of War
Adam Cain is an alien with an attitude...
And now he's taken that attitude to the Milky Way's closest galactic neighbor, the Large Magellanic Cloud seeking his nemesis Nigel McCarthy. This is virgin territory for the Human race, full of unsuspecting alien races who are not aware of their superman-like abilities. Yet as Adam and Nigel battle it out once again, another galaxy is thrown into turmoil and war.
And behind all the intrigue and political backstabbing is none other than Kroekus of Silea, back for another round of gamesmanship with Adam Cain.
As with all the books in The Human Chronicles Saga, The Masters of War is full of space opera adventure, street-wise humor and over-the-top characters.
Be sure to pick up your copy today...and let the adventure continue!
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First published December 15, 2014
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December 30, 2014
I am afraid that this book did not really live up to my expectations. It feels a lot like a partial rehash of the same basic formula that was used for the first books in the series. Unfortunately that story is, for obvious reasons, not so fresh any more and it does give quite a bit of a Deja vu feeling.
Sure, Adam Cain is still the usual alien with a (bad-ass) attitude but he appears to have grown dumber over time. For most of the book he stumbles into one fix or downright obvious trap after another and barely manages to extricate himself. Not always by his own merit really. Nigel McCarthy is always one step ahead and generally gives the impression of being rather superior to Cain throughout the entire book which gives me as a reader a rather downbeat feeling.
Also, the title, The Masters of War, is somewhat of an exaggeration I would say. Sure, there is a build up going on but there is really no real war in this book. The majority of the book is about Adam quite unintelligently fumbling around which was not what the title would imply to me at least.
Adam’s constant screw ups does of course lead to a few displays of human superiority when it comes to the use of both fists and firearms but the story really lacks the kick-ass, do not mess with Adam, content that I would have expected.
One positive thing about the book though is the little reunion at the end which hints at better things to come. Better as in time to get back in the ass-whopping routine for Adam and his friends. I sure hope this is going to happen because otherwise I am hesitant as to whether I will continue with the series.
Sure, Adam Cain is still the usual alien with a (bad-ass) attitude but he appears to have grown dumber over time. For most of the book he stumbles into one fix or downright obvious trap after another and barely manages to extricate himself. Not always by his own merit really. Nigel McCarthy is always one step ahead and generally gives the impression of being rather superior to Cain throughout the entire book which gives me as a reader a rather downbeat feeling.
Also, the title, The Masters of War, is somewhat of an exaggeration I would say. Sure, there is a build up going on but there is really no real war in this book. The majority of the book is about Adam quite unintelligently fumbling around which was not what the title would imply to me at least.
Adam’s constant screw ups does of course lead to a few displays of human superiority when it comes to the use of both fists and firearms but the story really lacks the kick-ass, do not mess with Adam, content that I would have expected.
One positive thing about the book though is the little reunion at the end which hints at better things to come. Better as in time to get back in the ass-whopping routine for Adam and his friends. I sure hope this is going to happen because otherwise I am hesitant as to whether I will continue with the series.
November 3, 2017
Series overall
Having finished reading The Masters of War, my review pertains to the series in general.
The storyline line itself is good. I would like to give this a higher rating, however, the numerous errors in all the books drag the scoring down. Wrong tense verbs, missing words, extra words, and a host of other problems plague the series.
Having finished reading The Masters of War, my review pertains to the series in general.
The storyline line itself is good. I would like to give this a higher rating, however, the numerous errors in all the books drag the scoring down. Wrong tense verbs, missing words, extra words, and a host of other problems plague the series.
February 13, 2024
the masters of war book 8
Don’t bother to read this book At the 29% mark of the book. The hero was so stupid in his actions and planning the plot was no longer feasible. It only got worse as the author word padded the book.
Don’t bother to read this book At the 29% mark of the book. The hero was so stupid in his actions and planning the plot was no longer feasible. It only got worse as the author word padded the book.
February 21, 2023
Absolutely, positively, wonderful story. Keep 'em coming. Oh yeah.. Mmmm this is my second run through this series. 25 books and counting.👍👍
May 27, 2015
I wasn’t sure I wanted to read this book since everything that had been going on was settled in the last book. Adam Cain has solved all the problems in the Milky Way Galaxy and now needs some time to pursue his nemesis, Nigel McCarthy. To do this, he has to go to a new galaxy that is about 9 months distance using his eight focusing-ringed spaceship, Pegasus. He’s doing this trip all alone since his former side-kicks all want to take some time off away from each other.
Nine months in a small spaceship is a long time alone. A very long time. Why anyone would want to do this is kind of ridiculous. But, Adam Makes the trip almost all the way. He has to stop at an isolated way point of a planet because he needs some vital spare parts for his focusing rings. He thought he had enough when he left, but they have been in constant use for almost 5-6 months and they are wearing out fast.
He lands on Vicor, a real nothing of a planet, and barters with a merchant, Nurick Nur, for some power modules. He arranges for the power modules to be delivered to his ship and for the installation. When returning to his ship, he finds a couple of Vicoreans climbing all over it and one with his head stuck in one of the focusing ring portals. He yells at the Vicoreans to get off his ship and pulls one by his tale out of the portal and almost across the space port.
If you remember, in this series, humans are supermen compared to most aliens and these Vicoreans look like six-foot tall rats! Well, once he flung the Vicorean who was looking in the portal, the rest kind of fled. Adam then decides to go back into town to get some more supplies but this time he sets a security charge for the hull of his ship.
Upon returning, again he finds a bunch of Vicoreans looking at his ship but now there are a couple lying on the ground near the ship. Adam checks them out and finds them only stunned. He tells the crowd to pick up the two stunned Vicoreans and clear out.
Well, they don’t like what Adam did and about three of the tougher Vicoreans are going to do something about it. Of course, this doesn’t turn out very well for the Vicoreans. After the scuffle, another three Vicoreans are laying on the ground and now the police or Enforcers are going to show up soon.
Adam quickly gets his ship ready for flight now knowing that the power modules are in his hold so he can just go somewhere quiet and make the repairs himself. So he blasts off and starts running. Unfortunately, the merchant who sold him the power modules, Nurick Nur, didn’t get off the ship in time.
Ok, so this is the start of the book. The things is, why did Adam have to act like a Human with a Bad Attitude towards simple curious Vicoreans? They had never seen an eight focus-ring starship, so they were naturally curious. I don’t know why Adam didn’t just politely tell them to stay off his ship for their own safety? He causes all his own trouble throughout this entire book.
He goes to another planet in this new galaxy and winds up blowing up the entire space port with a nuclear explosion and kills about half a million aliens in the process. Again, all he’s trying to do is get some power modules that work, but now the local authorities want his ship and it’s technology.
So, Adam is going to have a real tough time in this new galaxy trying to find Nigel McCarthy and then, killing him. And that’s what this whole book is about. Adam makes some really stupid mistakes that he shouldn’t have made and probably really wouldn’t.
He receives some “intel” on McCarthy’s future movements, but the details of the information and the fact that it was so readily available would make any normal person suspicious of a trap. Adam and his friends fall right into the trap and don’t know why. Pretty stupid move on their part and not veery reasonable.
I liked the story and see how it can continue here in another galaxy. Still, I think the author made Adam a little too stupid for the story.
There are a lot of editorial errors. Words missing in critical sentences as though the writer was in too much of a hurry to get the book out and didn’t take the time to find these errors. They are distracting and unexpected. I hope the next book gets a little better editorial review.
Nine months in a small spaceship is a long time alone. A very long time. Why anyone would want to do this is kind of ridiculous. But, Adam Makes the trip almost all the way. He has to stop at an isolated way point of a planet because he needs some vital spare parts for his focusing rings. He thought he had enough when he left, but they have been in constant use for almost 5-6 months and they are wearing out fast.
He lands on Vicor, a real nothing of a planet, and barters with a merchant, Nurick Nur, for some power modules. He arranges for the power modules to be delivered to his ship and for the installation. When returning to his ship, he finds a couple of Vicoreans climbing all over it and one with his head stuck in one of the focusing ring portals. He yells at the Vicoreans to get off his ship and pulls one by his tale out of the portal and almost across the space port.
If you remember, in this series, humans are supermen compared to most aliens and these Vicoreans look like six-foot tall rats! Well, once he flung the Vicorean who was looking in the portal, the rest kind of fled. Adam then decides to go back into town to get some more supplies but this time he sets a security charge for the hull of his ship.
Upon returning, again he finds a bunch of Vicoreans looking at his ship but now there are a couple lying on the ground near the ship. Adam checks them out and finds them only stunned. He tells the crowd to pick up the two stunned Vicoreans and clear out.
Well, they don’t like what Adam did and about three of the tougher Vicoreans are going to do something about it. Of course, this doesn’t turn out very well for the Vicoreans. After the scuffle, another three Vicoreans are laying on the ground and now the police or Enforcers are going to show up soon.
Adam quickly gets his ship ready for flight now knowing that the power modules are in his hold so he can just go somewhere quiet and make the repairs himself. So he blasts off and starts running. Unfortunately, the merchant who sold him the power modules, Nurick Nur, didn’t get off the ship in time.
Ok, so this is the start of the book. The things is, why did Adam have to act like a Human with a Bad Attitude towards simple curious Vicoreans? They had never seen an eight focus-ring starship, so they were naturally curious. I don’t know why Adam didn’t just politely tell them to stay off his ship for their own safety? He causes all his own trouble throughout this entire book.
He goes to another planet in this new galaxy and winds up blowing up the entire space port with a nuclear explosion and kills about half a million aliens in the process. Again, all he’s trying to do is get some power modules that work, but now the local authorities want his ship and it’s technology.
So, Adam is going to have a real tough time in this new galaxy trying to find Nigel McCarthy and then, killing him. And that’s what this whole book is about. Adam makes some really stupid mistakes that he shouldn’t have made and probably really wouldn’t.
He receives some “intel” on McCarthy’s future movements, but the details of the information and the fact that it was so readily available would make any normal person suspicious of a trap. Adam and his friends fall right into the trap and don’t know why. Pretty stupid move on their part and not veery reasonable.
I liked the story and see how it can continue here in another galaxy. Still, I think the author made Adam a little too stupid for the story.
There are a lot of editorial errors. Words missing in critical sentences as though the writer was in too much of a hurry to get the book out and didn’t take the time to find these errors. They are distracting and unexpected. I hope the next book gets a little better editorial review.
August 14, 2015
I'm with reviewer Per Gunnar on this book; It was a real let down. It's almost like the author doesn't want his characters to grow and learn at all. Adam Cain is still bumbling around like a complete moron, after years in space. It really gets old when he does such completely idiotic things like for example, simply leaving his spaceship unlocked when he leaves it.
I mean come on, we live in a world where people fit car alarms to 40 year old pieces of crap, yet this guy with millions of dollars worth of gold bullion in his cargo hold just walks off and doesn't lock the ship? He can't afford some sort of security device? He doesn't realise that when he has a hostage, he can't just walk off and expect the dude to be there when he gets back?
And for the love of all that's holy, get a couple of proof readers, or a better editor. All of your books are so completely filled with so many grammatical errors, that it's plain for even someone totally uneducated, that all that has been done is it's been run through spell check. Come on!
I mean come on, we live in a world where people fit car alarms to 40 year old pieces of crap, yet this guy with millions of dollars worth of gold bullion in his cargo hold just walks off and doesn't lock the ship? He can't afford some sort of security device? He doesn't realise that when he has a hostage, he can't just walk off and expect the dude to be there when he gets back?
And for the love of all that's holy, get a couple of proof readers, or a better editor. All of your books are so completely filled with so many grammatical errors, that it's plain for even someone totally uneducated, that all that has been done is it's been run through spell check. Come on!
November 1, 2015
Another good read
This was another good read by Mr Harris. I have read all of the books in this series and have enjoyed everyone of then. Can't wait to see what's next for Adam . Good job and I recommend the whole series to anyone that is into space battle and out of this world aliens.
This was another good read by Mr Harris. I have read all of the books in this series and have enjoyed everyone of then. Can't wait to see what's next for Adam . Good job and I recommend the whole series to anyone that is into space battle and out of this world aliens.
April 30, 2017
Well worth a read
A great conclusion to this chapter of Adam Cain. I look forward to his continued adventures.
I would highly recommend all of the books. They are well written, and full of adventure.
A great conclusion to this chapter of Adam Cain. I look forward to his continued adventures.
I would highly recommend all of the books. They are well written, and full of adventure.
February 11, 2015
Great Read!!!
January 16, 2017
Sooo Glad to have an end to one ongoing problem
I am so glad that one bad guy is finally taken care of. I am still enjoying the characters and story very much.
I am so glad that one bad guy is finally taken care of. I am still enjoying the characters and story very much.
August 31, 2015
Felt like a filler tv-episode - sidestep to nowhere of any improtance.
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