The Metacorporate War is over, but the criminals responsible for what happened have yet to be brought to justice. Tasked by the United Nations to take over the battered Elite Response Force until a permanent commander can be named, Captain Lonny Meyers’s first mission is to find the primary architect behind the war, former SunCorps CEO Chad Milton Waverley. Meyers faces numerous challenges, but the biggest might be his own uncertainty about commanding the ERF. When the hunt takes him to Bellar, a frontier colony far from Earth and the established colony worlds, he has to set aside his personal concerns, or his time as ERF commander could be terminally short.
If you like action-packed, high-octane military science fiction, pick up Turning Point today!
I was born and raised in Tampa, Florida. I joined the Air Force, and my career took me from coast to coast before depositing me in the St. Louis, Missouri area for several years. After a tour in Korea and a short return to the St. Louis area, I retired and moved to the greater Denver, Colorado metropolitan area. I write speculative fiction, mostly science fiction and fantasy. My favorite writers over the years have been Robert E. Howard, Philip K. Dick, Roger Zelazny, and Michael Crichton.
This is exciting follow-on to the excellent Rimes novels from PR Adams. Like the previous books, "Turning Point" is full of detailed, living characters. We meet back up with Lonny Myers, now a brevet Colonel in charge of the Elite Response Force, and Ladell Barlowe of the Intelligence Bureau, as well as new characters that make up the squads of the ERF and the colonists on the frontier world Bellar. The ERF has been sent to apprehend the person responsible for the Metacorporate Wars, but things don't go as planned. The story is fast paced and gritty, with a lot of action.
I really enjoyed this book, as I did the previous books - Adams is my new favorite author.
This first book in this series has started out with a bang. Meyers is a protagonist to follow. It's a joy to follow great characters and this book did that.
This is a great military thriller that takes you to a distant future off-world space colony where warlords and corporations abuse each other. Once you start reading, it’ll be very difficult to take a break.
Interesting plot with many twists the new capt tries to solve. Could never figure out how main character was selected to lead anything but a parade. Author weaves minor characters into thriller ending. Reader give it a chance.
The Leader of the ERF Group is constantly questioning himself, I really can’t get into this story, calling it quits at 22% in. I don’t think it’s bad, especially given it’s genre, but I don’t think it’s good so 2/5
I liked the characters. Getting to know them was great. It was hard to read at first. The first book in a series always is. Setting up the story takes time. Once that was done it was hard to put down. The action was great.