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Orion Spur #3
Fondness for Adversity
Returning after a well-deserved leave, Archer Devereaux is given a tame assignment while the shipyard is finishing up repairs on his ship.
Tame for anyone else, perhaps, but Archer seems to have a special kind of magnet that attracts trouble—this time from inside the Phlegraean Alliance. His diplomatic mission goes wrong quickly, and things get worse from there.
As before, he manages to play the hand he is dealt skillfully, no matter how weak the cards he has been given. Assistance comes from unexpected and unlikely people, but for Archer, reprieves are only temporary. The war continues, and Archer Devereaux is in the thick of it.
Although the book ends on a lighter note for him, how long can he expect things to remain on a positive track?
Book 3 in this new military sci-fi thrill ride from #1 Amazon bestselling author John J. Spearman. It's perfect for fans of Rick Partlow, David Weber, and Jeffery H. Haskell!
Tame for anyone else, perhaps, but Archer seems to have a special kind of magnet that attracts trouble—this time from inside the Phlegraean Alliance. His diplomatic mission goes wrong quickly, and things get worse from there.
As before, he manages to play the hand he is dealt skillfully, no matter how weak the cards he has been given. Assistance comes from unexpected and unlikely people, but for Archer, reprieves are only temporary. The war continues, and Archer Devereaux is in the thick of it.
Although the book ends on a lighter note for him, how long can he expect things to remain on a positive track?
Book 3 in this new military sci-fi thrill ride from #1 Amazon bestselling author John J. Spearman. It's perfect for fans of Rick Partlow, David Weber, and Jeffery H. Haskell!
- GenresScience Fiction
340 pages, Kindle Edition
Published October 14, 2025
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John Spearman
44 books40 followersJohn Spearman is an award-winning author. In the past, he served a Latin teacher and coach at a prestigious New England boarding school. Before joining the world of academia, Spearman had been a sales and marketing executive for 25 years.
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December 30, 2025
Still Enjoying the Series
The plots and the adventures accumulate while the characters grow on me. I am finding this to be one of the most enjoyable and riveting series read to date.
The plots and the adventures accumulate while the characters grow on me. I am finding this to be one of the most enjoyable and riveting series read to date.
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