Saint

Gateway #2

by Brian Dorsey

As the galaxy spirals into open warfare, Tyler Stone has joined forces with his former enemies, the Terillians.
Stone now knows the new war has been manufactured by the First Families to satisfy the Xen Empire’s demand for more slaves—a move necessitated by the spread of a deadly virus that is killing off huge portions of their human chattel. Complicating matters is the Saint, a con-man turned messiah who begins to unite the planets under his brand of religion—one that creates fanatical followers.
Stone must confront not only the enemy but challenges to his own identity while he and his companions battle to save millions from enslavement and death.

Genres: Science Fiction, Military Fiction

288 pages, Kindle Edition

First published November 5, 2015

About the author

Brian Dorsey is the author of the new Science Fiction series Gateway. He is a retired Naval Officer and currently a nuclear engineer with a Naval Shipyard. In his spare time he is an adjunct history instructor and writes science fiction and nonfiction history.

Reviews

[John Paul · Rating 5 out of 5]

Loved it! I couldn't put the book down for the last half of it. A great continuation of the series and I am already eagerly awaiting the next entry!!

[Sarah · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is the second book in the author's "Gateway" series. I enjoyed the first one and was looking forward to getting into this one. The first third of the book was a little slower paced and I was starting to think that this story would be one of those filler in-between books that spends a lot of time setting things up and creating a thorough background, etc. Not that there are anything wrong with those books, especially in a lengthy and detailed story. But I confess, I'm an action junkie and a third of the way through this story, BAM! The pace picks up and never lets up. Kudos to the author for managing both to give a lot of background, increase the scope of the story, and still give an exciting, rip-roaringly good, action-filled adventure. Some of the characters have come to grow on me, in particular the pilot and engineer of the Hydra. But my favourite is still Emily Martin. Holy smokes. You can't help but love her one minute, and be annoyed at her the next. But she's never, ever, boring. The majority of the intensity in the story is generated by her character and I love how her character is either 110 percent in the enemy's face, or completely incapacitated. There's no in between. So now I'm anxious to find out how things are going to unfold. I can't wait for the next book!

[Evan · Rating 5 out of 5]

What an excellent continuation in the Gateway series! Full of action and situations that will get your heart racing. Brian Dorsey has created a world that is completely believable. It is rare that a story gets my hackles up, but I can seem to count on Brian to do just that.

I think that Veterans will really enjoy this series. Mr. Dorsey is able to write from the perspective of a Navy Veteran, so those who have served will really be able to relate to some of the situations. That's not to say that those who haven't served won't enjoy it, as it is an excellent glimpse into the hardships of war and the trials of combat.

I highly recommend reading this series. Best to start off with Gateway, and be sure to read the Draxius series as well - they are a wonderful backstory to Emily Martin.
I'm not sure how many books Mr. Dorsey has planned for this series, but I'll keep reading 'em as long as he keeps writing 'em.

[Jon Abbott · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great new space opera author. Interesting characters.

[Hans Melius]

Good read.

Although I very much like the characters in this book, I felt many of them took far too much physical damage and kept coming back for more. Even with all the pain and healing meds available, some of it just wasn't believable. Other than that, this was another good book in the Gateway series and I look forward to the next book.

[Ian · Rating 4 out of 5]

I like where this book took the series. The author has begun focusing more on the conflict between cultures rather then just the physical conflict between the empires.

The new characters and schemes of this book were a nice touch but ending felt a little rushed. Another few pages would have given it some meat rather then felt like a rapid decent landing for the book.

[richard a rishell · Rating 4 out of 5]

It continues

Just a great plot and somehow it appears that the naming of the tribe explained a lot about the plot structure.