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Birthright #1-3
Birthright: The Complete Trilogy
He's the mistake the bad guys are going to regret making.
Caleb Mitchell is a human weapon, engineered into a biologically enhanced killing machine in the war with the alien Tahni. The war is long over and now he just wants to live a normal life as a constable on his homeworld of Canaan...but his life is torn apart when a Corporate Council mineral scout comes to him with a tale of discovering incredibly advanced alien technology from the fabled race known only as the Predecessors. Someone in the monolithic, power-hungry Corporate Council doesn't want that story to get out...and they'll kill anyone to stop it, including Caleb and his family.
Cal is drawn into a star-spanning conspiracy which lead him and the people he loves across the galaxy and back, and might plunge the human Commonwealth into a devastating war.
The complete collection of the Birthright Birthright, Northwest Passage and Enemy of My Enemy.
Caleb Mitchell is a human weapon, engineered into a biologically enhanced killing machine in the war with the alien Tahni. The war is long over and now he just wants to live a normal life as a constable on his homeworld of Canaan...but his life is torn apart when a Corporate Council mineral scout comes to him with a tale of discovering incredibly advanced alien technology from the fabled race known only as the Predecessors. Someone in the monolithic, power-hungry Corporate Council doesn't want that story to get out...and they'll kill anyone to stop it, including Caleb and his family.
Cal is drawn into a star-spanning conspiracy which lead him and the people he loves across the galaxy and back, and might plunge the human Commonwealth into a devastating war.
The complete collection of the Birthright Birthright, Northwest Passage and Enemy of My Enemy.
1441 pages, ebook
Published October 5, 2016
219 people are currently reading
45 people want to read
About the author
Rick Partlow
207 books372 followersRick Partlow is that rarest of species, a native Floridian. Born in Tampa, he attended Florida Southern College and graduated with a degree in History and a commission in the US Army as an Infantry officer.
His lifelong love of science fiction began with Have Space Suit---Will Travel and the other Heinlein juveniles and traveled through Clifford Simak, Asimov, Clarke and on to William Gibson, Walter Jon Williams and Peter F Hamilton. And somewhere, submerged in the worlds of others, Rick began to create his own worlds.
He has written over 70 books in over a dozen different series, and his short stories have been included in many different anthologies.
He currently lives in norther Wyoming with his wife and their dog. Besides writing and reading science fiction and fantasy, he enjoys outdoor photography, hiking and camping.
His lifelong love of science fiction began with Have Space Suit---Will Travel and the other Heinlein juveniles and traveled through Clifford Simak, Asimov, Clarke and on to William Gibson, Walter Jon Williams and Peter F Hamilton. And somewhere, submerged in the worlds of others, Rick began to create his own worlds.
He has written over 70 books in over a dozen different series, and his short stories have been included in many different anthologies.
He currently lives in norther Wyoming with his wife and their dog. Besides writing and reading science fiction and fantasy, he enjoys outdoor photography, hiking and camping.
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January 3, 2017
Great story!
Excellent trilogy, very well written and easy to understand. It keeps you on the edge of your seat without being redundant.
Excellent trilogy, very well written and easy to understand. It keeps you on the edge of your seat without being redundant.
April 6, 2017
Excellent adventure
Great space opera. Lots of twists and turns in this series. Character development was superb. Needs a little editing, but otherwise a great tale.
Great space opera. Lots of twists and turns in this series. Character development was superb. Needs a little editing, but otherwise a great tale.
July 17, 2018
Great Space Opera!
Just long enough to have a great in-depth story. Action, romance, religion...well people.
The wars over. They're is lot of fractured "beings" on both sides. Plenty of hate to go around, for each other, and themselves. For the suffering they endured and caused in of a long war.
This is a story of the elite. The best at getting the job done. The job is killing and instilling fear in the enemy. What do these characters do when they aren't needed anymore? Killing is great in wartime, not so great in civilian life.
So they try to bury their demons their ghost.
Just when they have themselves almost fooled. That they're okay.
They're called back.
They're needed to kill again.
Do they want to?
Can they?
And if they do Will they be able to stop.
Will they want to?
Just long enough to have a great in-depth story. Action, romance, religion...well people.
The wars over. They're is lot of fractured "beings" on both sides. Plenty of hate to go around, for each other, and themselves. For the suffering they endured and caused in of a long war.
This is a story of the elite. The best at getting the job done. The job is killing and instilling fear in the enemy. What do these characters do when they aren't needed anymore? Killing is great in wartime, not so great in civilian life.
So they try to bury their demons their ghost.
Just when they have themselves almost fooled. That they're okay.
They're called back.
They're needed to kill again.
Do they want to?
Can they?
And if they do Will they be able to stop.
Will they want to?
August 14, 2020
A Fun Read
I'll repeat myself - a fun read. Rick Partlow has done something few authors in the self published industry seems able to do. He has military ranks and command structures down pat. Don't be surprised, though. When you finish the first Paltrow book you'll find that the man has military experience, enough so that the grammar is absolutely correct. For a reader with that same type of experience, it is a blessing.
I'm not going to outline the series for you, or even one of the books. That's already been handled. What I will do is simply say you'll have fun reading this.
There is only one possible negative that you should plan for. It's very likely you will lose some sleep, it's that good. It's well past my bedtime and for the last two hours my yawns have gotten bigger and come closer and closer to the last one.
Enjoy the read.
I'll repeat myself - a fun read. Rick Partlow has done something few authors in the self published industry seems able to do. He has military ranks and command structures down pat. Don't be surprised, though. When you finish the first Paltrow book you'll find that the man has military experience, enough so that the grammar is absolutely correct. For a reader with that same type of experience, it is a blessing.
I'm not going to outline the series for you, or even one of the books. That's already been handled. What I will do is simply say you'll have fun reading this.
There is only one possible negative that you should plan for. It's very likely you will lose some sleep, it's that good. It's well past my bedtime and for the last two hours my yawns have gotten bigger and come closer and closer to the last one.
Enjoy the read.
January 22, 2022
There's hard SF, military SF and I'm going to call this cowboy SF.
Everywhere the good guys turn up, there seems to be a gang of bad guys somehow waiting with guns and knives ready to put holes in them. The bad guys inevitable get the worst of it, their remains being shovelled up and taken away in buckets.
The story has twists, turns, traitors and some aliens (always good to see some aliens). If you want a bar room brawl with your spaceships you could do worse than this. If you want Arthur C. Clarke then I suggest you get some Arthur C. Clarke (or Vernor Vinge or Frederik Pohl or James Blish).
Almost a 4 star rating but not quite enough ooohs and ahhhs when the shiny stuff is uncovered.
Everywhere the good guys turn up, there seems to be a gang of bad guys somehow waiting with guns and knives ready to put holes in them. The bad guys inevitable get the worst of it, their remains being shovelled up and taken away in buckets.
The story has twists, turns, traitors and some aliens (always good to see some aliens). If you want a bar room brawl with your spaceships you could do worse than this. If you want Arthur C. Clarke then I suggest you get some Arthur C. Clarke (or Vernor Vinge or Frederik Pohl or James Blish).
Almost a 4 star rating but not quite enough ooohs and ahhhs when the shiny stuff is uncovered.
November 21, 2019
Great job, Rick
I don’t know how I haven’t read this series before but I’m definitely glad I did. It was a great tale, superbly told. The only thing wrong was Partlows’ tendency to baffle one with his intelligence. I didn’t really need a physics lesson on how everything worked. I’m not smart enough to know wether he’s full of it or not. But BS or not, this was an extremely entertaining read.
I don’t know how I haven’t read this series before but I’m definitely glad I did. It was a great tale, superbly told. The only thing wrong was Partlows’ tendency to baffle one with his intelligence. I didn’t really need a physics lesson on how everything worked. I’m not smart enough to know wether he’s full of it or not. But BS or not, this was an extremely entertaining read.
June 7, 2020
Fast paced action and adventure.
Another great series 😁
Great characters with realistic situations and lots of action and adventure.
I enjoyed reading this series and I look forward to more from this author.
Another great series 😁
Great characters with realistic situations and lots of action and adventure.
I enjoyed reading this series and I look forward to more from this author.
April 6, 2021
Outstanding! Simply Outstanding!
My second reading in 4 years and I enjoyed it as much as the first time! Outstanding! I recommend this to all who love action adventure with a big taste of Space Opera!
My second reading in 4 years and I enjoyed it as much as the first time! Outstanding! I recommend this to all who love action adventure with a big taste of Space Opera!
July 17, 2021
Solid military/action science fiction
Relatively complex characters Fairly good plot lots of action.
I admit that I picked it because it was so long! However I really did enjoy it and it lasted me quite a while , It was a good book to read on the treadmill.
Relatively complex characters Fairly good plot lots of action.
I admit that I picked it because it was so long! However I really did enjoy it and it lasted me quite a while , It was a good book to read on the treadmill.
August 24, 2021
Excellent space opera!
These three books are in the same universe that gave us the armored mecha suited Marines and the earlier story of how the Glory Boys came about. There is considerable violent action, intrigue, betrayal and redemption. Didn't want to put it down both nights!
These three books are in the same universe that gave us the armored mecha suited Marines and the earlier story of how the Glory Boys came about. There is considerable violent action, intrigue, betrayal and redemption. Didn't want to put it down both nights!
July 15, 2017
I absolutely loved this series. So many easter eggs in here about other movies and books. Really good concepts and characters
October 2, 2019
I enjoyed this more than I though I would and read them back-to-back and I want more.
October 25, 2019
Book one was about a three star, books two and three went downhill rapidly and ended up with a complete "deus ex machina" scene that destroys the value of a sacrifice made by one character.
August 18, 2020
Good trilogy and nice finish to the story line. Lots of twists and plenty of action and some tie up of loose ends.
November 23, 2020
Great series
A few inconsistencies with other books with same character's but good reading none the less.
The Tahni forgot their eating habits ;)
A few inconsistencies with other books with same character's but good reading none the less.
The Tahni forgot their eating habits ;)
December 4, 2020
Well done
Nice trilogy, self contained and stand alone, but fits into the author's larger universe. More tech heavy than his earlier works I read, but well done.
Nice trilogy, self contained and stand alone, but fits into the author's larger universe. More tech heavy than his earlier works I read, but well done.
March 23, 2021
Fine scifi
Have enjoyed all of Rick's novels about the Commonwealth. The Glory Boys led nicely into this trilogy. Many thanks Rick. More please.
Have enjoyed all of Rick's novels about the Commonwealth. The Glory Boys led nicely into this trilogy. Many thanks Rick. More please.
September 10, 2021
Outstanding
From start to finish it kept the pace and the characters were fantastic. Enjoyed every minute. I recommend it to anyone who likes sci-fi military.
From start to finish it kept the pace and the characters were fantastic. Enjoyed every minute. I recommend it to anyone who likes sci-fi military.
February 17, 2022
Great action packed story!
Absolutely fantastic story! Characters are well developed. Many action packed scenes throughout the three volumes. A must read for Sci-Fi readers!
Absolutely fantastic story! Characters are well developed. Many action packed scenes throughout the three volumes. A must read for Sci-Fi readers!
April 1, 2022
the last book is getting a bit tedious
February 9, 2018
Fun stuff! I'll be keeping an eye out for Mr. Partlow's work.
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