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Exodus: Empires at War #11
Day of Infamy
The Empire is preparing for the next Ca'cadasan onslaught. But this time they plan to bleed the Cacas to the point where they are ripe for the next counteroffensive to roll them back to their own space.
The Caca Emperor had his own plan, one that will send the human peoples reeling
The Ca'cadasan Emperor realizes that as long as the humans have their wormhole generating station the war will be in doubt. He comes up with an audacious plan to strike at the Donut from out of the dark. The Cacas now have wormholes of their own, and while not in the same quantity as the humans, still an equalizer if used judiciously. A strike on the Donut and the Capital planet of Jewel could leave the humans paralyzed, while his fleet launches a massive offensive to recapture the New Moscow systems. And New Moscow could become the springboard into the New Terran Empire.
The alliance built by Sean is also at risk, as the Elysium and Crakista Empires reevaluate their role in the human led coalition. Sean is depending on their ships, but will they be there when he needs them the most. And on the Second Front a new offensive is going forward into Ca'cadasan space. But the new Caca commander is not like the last, and he has plans of his own to defeat them.
The Empire is faced with a crisis, one that could take all of their gains, all of their victories, away from them. Sean could lose more than his Empire if the Cacas have their way.
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Doug Dandridge
75 books142 followersDoug Dandridge was born in Venice Florida in 1957, the son of a Florida native and a Mother of French Canadian descent. An avid reader from an early age, Doug has read most of the classic novels and shorts of Science Fiction and Fantasy, as well as multiple hundreds of historical works. Doug has military experience including Marine Corps JROTC, Active Duty Army, and the Florida National Guard. He attended Florida State University, studying Biology, Geology, Physics, and Chemistry, and receiving a BS in Psychology. Doug then studied Clinical Psychology at the University of Alabama, with specific interests in Neuropsychology and Child Psychology, completing a Masters and all course work required for a PhD. He has worked in Psychiatric Hospitals, Mental Health Centers, a Prison, a Juvenile Residential Facility, and for the his last seven years in the work force for the Florida Department of Children and Families. Since March of 2013 he has worked as a full time writer. Doug has been writing on and off for fifteen years. He concentrates on intelligent science fiction and fantasy in which there is always hope, no matter how hard the situation. No area of the fantastic is outside his scope, as he has completed works in near and far future Science Fiction, Urban and High Fantasy, Horror, and Alternate History.
Doug has published 34 books on Amazon, with over 230,000 sales with 5,000 reviews averaging 4.6 stars. He will be publishing his first traditionally published book in 2018, followed by the second book of the contracted series. Also in the planning stages are post apocalyptic and alternate history series.
Doug has published 34 books on Amazon, with over 230,000 sales with 5,000 reviews averaging 4.6 stars. He will be publishing his first traditionally published book in 2018, followed by the second book of the contracted series. Also in the planning stages are post apocalyptic and alternate history series.
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October 3, 2017
This is the eleventh (11th) book in this series. I have no idea how long this series will continue, although I already have book 12, but this is quite an accomplishment. To be able to continue a series and make it interesting through all 11 books is just amazing. This author is really, really good. If you haven’t started this series, I highly recommend you go get book 1, “Exodus: Empires at War” and definitely start there.
Now, a couple of cautions, the names of the aliens are unpronounceable for the most part. You’ll quickly form a habit of calling them John, or Jack or just skipping over the aliens names all together. I’m in the skipping mode now, but I’m also familiar with the story. There are quite a few characters in this book and you do get introduced to many of them at the beginning, but after 11 books, things and characters have changed. And yes, some die off. There is a war going on after all and the humans aren’t always winning.
Which brings me to another point. Early on the humans and their alien allies aren’t prepared for the Ca’cadasans. It gets pretty disheartening to read about this enemies slaughtering millions of humans and aliens as though they would never be stopped. But, the Ca’cadasan empire is huge, far bigger than the human empire and it has vast resources that have been put to war for thousands if not millions of years. They have conquered all the know civilizations in their part of the galaxy and have continued to expand their empire almost at will. They are breed for war; it’s their culture. Meanwhile, the New Terran Empire, led by Emperor Sean Ogden Lee Romanov, has sought peace throughout it’s history. Yes, they have had to fight to win that peace on numerous occasions, but by and large, their empire is a prosperous and peaceful one. That has now all changed.
If you read the series from the beginning, you’ll remember that the Ca’cas (short for Ca’cadasans) were the aliens that drove humanity out of the Solar System as they tried to exterminate humanity after we killed their heir to their thrown. I’m not saying they didn’t have just cause, but I don’t think we had to be exterminated. So, what we have now is the remnants of the former human civilizations some millions of light-years from our former home. The New Terran Empire has now existed for just over a thousand years, but now the old enemy is back.
Fortunately, for the New Terran Empire, we have been able to make significant scientific advances in most all areas of science. And our advances are continuing at a rapid pace. We are more advanced than any of the alien races in our alliance and they have often sought those alliances in order to share in our technology. We have given most of the non-military technical advance freely to our allies. Conversely, the Ca’cas haven’t advanced anywhere close to the speed of the humans. They basically have the same tech they did a thousand years ago, but make no mistake, that technology was and still is very, very deadly. Still, the New Terran Empire is now about even in military technology and ahead in some other vital areas. We’re also forging ahead in military technology and that is what is helping us win this war, well, at least keeps up from getting defeated.
If the Ca’cas could destroy our operations at the Donut where are greatest scientific achievement exists, our war would be lost. The Donut operation allows us to produce portable wormholes through which we can launch missiles and beam weapons in far greater numbers than any starship could carry. Without that advantage, the Ca’cas would have little problem conquering our empire. But, are they smart enough to carry out such a terrible attack. And, how would they do it knowing that we have protected that part of space far greater than any other sector or our Empire. Additionally, how would the people of the capital of our Empire react if the Ca’cas were some how able to attack that very, very secure location?
I’m not saying any of that could or will happen, but you should read this story and see what does transpire. It’s very interesting and a great read; so much so, that I’ve went on to book 12, “Exodus: Empires at War Book 12 - Time Strike” already.
P.S. There does seem to be a lot of annoying editing errors throughout the book. Just two and three letter words that have a missing letter or just not the right word. Seems to more than usual.
Now, a couple of cautions, the names of the aliens are unpronounceable for the most part. You’ll quickly form a habit of calling them John, or Jack or just skipping over the aliens names all together. I’m in the skipping mode now, but I’m also familiar with the story. There are quite a few characters in this book and you do get introduced to many of them at the beginning, but after 11 books, things and characters have changed. And yes, some die off. There is a war going on after all and the humans aren’t always winning.
Which brings me to another point. Early on the humans and their alien allies aren’t prepared for the Ca’cadasans. It gets pretty disheartening to read about this enemies slaughtering millions of humans and aliens as though they would never be stopped. But, the Ca’cadasan empire is huge, far bigger than the human empire and it has vast resources that have been put to war for thousands if not millions of years. They have conquered all the know civilizations in their part of the galaxy and have continued to expand their empire almost at will. They are breed for war; it’s their culture. Meanwhile, the New Terran Empire, led by Emperor Sean Ogden Lee Romanov, has sought peace throughout it’s history. Yes, they have had to fight to win that peace on numerous occasions, but by and large, their empire is a prosperous and peaceful one. That has now all changed.
If you read the series from the beginning, you’ll remember that the Ca’cas (short for Ca’cadasans) were the aliens that drove humanity out of the Solar System as they tried to exterminate humanity after we killed their heir to their thrown. I’m not saying they didn’t have just cause, but I don’t think we had to be exterminated. So, what we have now is the remnants of the former human civilizations some millions of light-years from our former home. The New Terran Empire has now existed for just over a thousand years, but now the old enemy is back.
Fortunately, for the New Terran Empire, we have been able to make significant scientific advances in most all areas of science. And our advances are continuing at a rapid pace. We are more advanced than any of the alien races in our alliance and they have often sought those alliances in order to share in our technology. We have given most of the non-military technical advance freely to our allies. Conversely, the Ca’cas haven’t advanced anywhere close to the speed of the humans. They basically have the same tech they did a thousand years ago, but make no mistake, that technology was and still is very, very deadly. Still, the New Terran Empire is now about even in military technology and ahead in some other vital areas. We’re also forging ahead in military technology and that is what is helping us win this war, well, at least keeps up from getting defeated.
If the Ca’cas could destroy our operations at the Donut where are greatest scientific achievement exists, our war would be lost. The Donut operation allows us to produce portable wormholes through which we can launch missiles and beam weapons in far greater numbers than any starship could carry. Without that advantage, the Ca’cas would have little problem conquering our empire. But, are they smart enough to carry out such a terrible attack. And, how would they do it knowing that we have protected that part of space far greater than any other sector or our Empire. Additionally, how would the people of the capital of our Empire react if the Ca’cas were some how able to attack that very, very secure location?
I’m not saying any of that could or will happen, but you should read this story and see what does transpire. It’s very interesting and a great read; so much so, that I’ve went on to book 12, “Exodus: Empires at War Book 12 - Time Strike” already.
P.S. There does seem to be a lot of annoying editing errors throughout the book. Just two and three letter words that have a missing letter or just not the right word. Seems to more than usual.
November 22, 2016
I rarely write a review on Goodreads but I felt I needed to do so for this series and since this is the last installment (thus far) it feels like the right time.
I gave the book, and most leading up to this point, 3 stars. That is actually pretty good praise from me if you look at my rating history. That being said I have some criticisms.
This is actually a good story but it has some serious issues, both consistently and new.
First, all these books desperately need an editor. A good story gets less enjoyable when you have to stop to figure out what the author meant to say versus what the author actually said. More times than I can site words were typed missing part or all of a word that changed completely the meaning of what was being stated. This pulls the reader out of the story.
Second, I get that the author is a fan of David Weber, ok. Good enough. You don't need to follow in his footsteps of making this story stretch an eternity. Early on lots happened. Now.....not so much. We get just a few days in a novel now. Come on.....move if along a bit.
Third, the ratio to plot movement to battle mechanics has swung far to much to battle for me. I care about the battles because of the story not the story because of the battles.
I have some other minor nits about story twists but like I said there is a really entertaining story here. Just cut out the clutter and get an editor....please.
I gave the book, and most leading up to this point, 3 stars. That is actually pretty good praise from me if you look at my rating history. That being said I have some criticisms.
This is actually a good story but it has some serious issues, both consistently and new.
First, all these books desperately need an editor. A good story gets less enjoyable when you have to stop to figure out what the author meant to say versus what the author actually said. More times than I can site words were typed missing part or all of a word that changed completely the meaning of what was being stated. This pulls the reader out of the story.
Second, I get that the author is a fan of David Weber, ok. Good enough. You don't need to follow in his footsteps of making this story stretch an eternity. Early on lots happened. Now.....not so much. We get just a few days in a novel now. Come on.....move if along a bit.
Third, the ratio to plot movement to battle mechanics has swung far to much to battle for me. I care about the battles because of the story not the story because of the battles.
I have some other minor nits about story twists but like I said there is a really entertaining story here. Just cut out the clutter and get an editor....please.
March 21, 2017
I have to say that I procrastinated a wee bit before starting to read this book. The title scared me somewhat. With that title I was afraid that things were going to make a turn for the worst and the book to be a bit sad. Well, the shit did hit the fan big time but it was not as bad as I thought and the book was great. This is probably the most combat filled book in the series. It is almost non-stop action from start to finish.
The book starts off with following the Cacas infiltrating human core space with wormhole equipped ships in preparation for their sneak attack. Naturally the do succeed since otherwise we would not have much of a story would we. During this time the book switches between the infiltrators and the humans going about their business. As you can read in the book blurb the Alysium and Crakista political caste decide to do what politicians do best, screw things up. So by the time the Cacas decide to make their move quite a bit of products that have passed the digestive tract of various species are ready to be thrown into the fan.
I will of course not tell you exactly what the Cacas have planned but I would say that it is not really a spoiler for anyone with moderate intelligence to state that the Donut is high on the Cacas hitlist. When they do move the humans are, of course, taken by utter surprise. This annoyed me a little bit since they did have intelligence warning that the Cacas probably had developed wormhole technology and the targets they hit were not exactly surprising ones.
Anyway, once the Cacas begin to move it rather quickly turns into not one, not two but three large slug-feasts in three different places between the Cacas and the humans. This is a dire day for the humans and the losses rise quite quickly. After the initial surprise the humans fight back, no surprise there, but for what happens next you have to read the book. Too much spoilers otherwise.
There are a few interesting things that I can mention though. Mr. Dandridge throws in a few twists and hints as the story develops. One that causes much grief for Sean but which I believe will serve as a major plot element in future books. There are also hints of new technology, supposedly military, about to be ready to help the humans. I always like new stuff. Especially if it is going to give provide some nasty surprises for the bad guys.
The book is written with the excellence that we have come to expect from Mr. Dandridge. There is just enough detail to the story without it turning into an endless series of dialogues or monologues like, for instance, the latest books by David Weber, the characters are good, even the Cacas are interesting and the action is great.
As usual I can hardly wait for the next installment in the series.
The book starts off with following the Cacas infiltrating human core space with wormhole equipped ships in preparation for their sneak attack. Naturally the do succeed since otherwise we would not have much of a story would we. During this time the book switches between the infiltrators and the humans going about their business. As you can read in the book blurb the Alysium and Crakista political caste decide to do what politicians do best, screw things up. So by the time the Cacas decide to make their move quite a bit of products that have passed the digestive tract of various species are ready to be thrown into the fan.
I will of course not tell you exactly what the Cacas have planned but I would say that it is not really a spoiler for anyone with moderate intelligence to state that the Donut is high on the Cacas hitlist. When they do move the humans are, of course, taken by utter surprise. This annoyed me a little bit since they did have intelligence warning that the Cacas probably had developed wormhole technology and the targets they hit were not exactly surprising ones.
Anyway, once the Cacas begin to move it rather quickly turns into not one, not two but three large slug-feasts in three different places between the Cacas and the humans. This is a dire day for the humans and the losses rise quite quickly. After the initial surprise the humans fight back, no surprise there, but for what happens next you have to read the book. Too much spoilers otherwise.
There are a few interesting things that I can mention though. Mr. Dandridge throws in a few twists and hints as the story develops. One that causes much grief for Sean but which I believe will serve as a major plot element in future books. There are also hints of new technology, supposedly military, about to be ready to help the humans. I always like new stuff. Especially if it is going to give provide some nasty surprises for the bad guys.
The book is written with the excellence that we have come to expect from Mr. Dandridge. There is just enough detail to the story without it turning into an endless series of dialogues or monologues like, for instance, the latest books by David Weber, the characters are good, even the Cacas are interesting and the action is great.
As usual I can hardly wait for the next installment in the series.
November 22, 2019
Can't read more
This was as far as I can go in this series. It was a slog and more to see the wreck unfold, than for entertainment. I learned a lot about how not to write a series. So I'm not about to say that it was a complete waste of time.
The empress and emperor are still morons and full of themselves. I guess the faux egalitarianism is over. I bailed at less than the 50% mark. The empress is more despicable than I expected. Forces unknown, follow the empress who is fleeing a surprise attack right? They knew the attack was coming? They were able to tag her? They were able to beat Air Rescue to the spot of her child's crash and set up a fake death. Really, all in ten minutes? It hurt my head!
The human empire has too much respect for tramp freighter captains to institute security for the home system. The human empire is caught by surprise that the evil aliens might be capable of copying human tactics with the human derived technology that the empire realizes that they may possess. How evil of the aliens to be as smart as a human. It's a traumatizing book. Beware, lest the tension trigger a rush of the reader to hospital.
A faux Pearl Harbor that no one could have anticipated (wink, wink). At least the Historical model was almost forced on the Japanese as their one opportunity to win a quick war and break the economic stranglehold of U.S. sanctions, etc. So bad choice of models there.
The nobility, the government, the navy command are still weirdly incompetent or oblivious. The editing is refreshingly and consistently bad. The short stories in this universe have weaknesses but are far better than this foundation series. After reading these books, I'm afraid that all I'll see in the short stories or other series are the flaws, gaps and inconsistencies and there are many.
This was as far as I can go in this series. It was a slog and more to see the wreck unfold, than for entertainment. I learned a lot about how not to write a series. So I'm not about to say that it was a complete waste of time.
The empress and emperor are still morons and full of themselves. I guess the faux egalitarianism is over. I bailed at less than the 50% mark. The empress is more despicable than I expected. Forces unknown, follow the empress who is fleeing a surprise attack right? They knew the attack was coming? They were able to tag her? They were able to beat Air Rescue to the spot of her child's crash and set up a fake death. Really, all in ten minutes? It hurt my head!
The human empire has too much respect for tramp freighter captains to institute security for the home system. The human empire is caught by surprise that the evil aliens might be capable of copying human tactics with the human derived technology that the empire realizes that they may possess. How evil of the aliens to be as smart as a human. It's a traumatizing book. Beware, lest the tension trigger a rush of the reader to hospital.
A faux Pearl Harbor that no one could have anticipated (wink, wink). At least the Historical model was almost forced on the Japanese as their one opportunity to win a quick war and break the economic stranglehold of U.S. sanctions, etc. So bad choice of models there.
The nobility, the government, the navy command are still weirdly incompetent or oblivious. The editing is refreshingly and consistently bad. The short stories in this universe have weaknesses but are far better than this foundation series. After reading these books, I'm afraid that all I'll see in the short stories or other series are the flaws, gaps and inconsistencies and there are many.
May 29, 2020
I am fed up with the human empire behaving like an idiot. The enemy retreats, and what the humans do? They retrench!
Just to fill up a few hundred pages, showing the stupidity of such a move.
Just to fill up a few hundred pages, showing the stupidity of such a move.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
August 26, 2016
Another great book in the series!
Wow! Non stop action, suspense, excitement, sadness, all leaving me wanting more. Doug needs to write faster! I really enjoyed this book and liked the twists in the storyline. The next novel should be as exciting as this one!
Wow! Non stop action, suspense, excitement, sadness, all leaving me wanting more. Doug needs to write faster! I really enjoyed this book and liked the twists in the storyline. The next novel should be as exciting as this one!
September 9, 2016
Great series
Character development continues to impress me. Story line is good with several twists and turns that make it more fun to read. Thanks to the author for a very entertaining series.
Character development continues to impress me. Story line is good with several twists and turns that make it more fun to read. Thanks to the author for a very entertaining series.
May 2, 2017
never go full retard and involve time travel,shows how desperate he is for new plot lines to extend the life of this gone to shit series
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