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The Jake Mudd Adventures
Deadly Cargo
This a previously-published edition of B06XYVCR5T
Sometimes you need to get muddy.
Former mercenary Jake Mudd travels the galaxy transporting goods to out of the way places. He operates under the radar to avoid enemies hellbent on settling old scores.
When a lucrative delivery gets hijacked, he goes after the package for the payoff he desperately needs.
With the help of his trusty blaster and an alien woman who stirs memories he's traveled light years to forget, he sets out across a strange and treacherous world.
Tracking the cargo turns from difficult to perilous when he falls into the thick of a planetary struggle.
With more at stake than his life and the safety of his beloved ship, Jake fights to outrun and outgun the growing threats. But the worst threat of all may be the one he brought with him.
Deadly Cargo.
Sometimes you need to get muddy.
Former mercenary Jake Mudd travels the galaxy transporting goods to out of the way places. He operates under the radar to avoid enemies hellbent on settling old scores.
When a lucrative delivery gets hijacked, he goes after the package for the payoff he desperately needs.
With the help of his trusty blaster and an alien woman who stirs memories he's traveled light years to forget, he sets out across a strange and treacherous world.
Tracking the cargo turns from difficult to perilous when he falls into the thick of a planetary struggle.
With more at stake than his life and the safety of his beloved ship, Jake fights to outrun and outgun the growing threats. But the worst threat of all may be the one he brought with him.
Deadly Cargo.
- GenresScience Fiction
277 pages, ebook
First published May 30, 2017
23 people are currently reading
232 people want to read
About the author
Hal Archer
4 books11 followersI’ve enjoyed stories all my life—some in books, some in movies… some in my head. What can I say? Life is great, but so is imagination.
I’ve worked as a bookseller, a research library assistant, a computer network expert, and in a dozen other jobs over the years—some down the street from my childhood home, others which took me across oceans.
If I’m not reading or writing, I’m probably enjoying time with my family or friends, or hiking or Netflix-ing.
My innards were stitched together with Jules Verne, Edgar Rice Burroughs, childhood dreams, unbound possibilities, and all of the great 80’s movies.
I've stumbled just enough times to give me some perspective (and character to my stories), but never so badly as to keep me down—for too long.
I believe in being decent to people just because, and going for what you want even when it seems really hard or almost out of reach.
I’ve worked as a bookseller, a research library assistant, a computer network expert, and in a dozen other jobs over the years—some down the street from my childhood home, others which took me across oceans.
If I’m not reading or writing, I’m probably enjoying time with my family or friends, or hiking or Netflix-ing.
My innards were stitched together with Jules Verne, Edgar Rice Burroughs, childhood dreams, unbound possibilities, and all of the great 80’s movies.
I've stumbled just enough times to give me some perspective (and character to my stories), but never so badly as to keep me down—for too long.
I believe in being decent to people just because, and going for what you want even when it seems really hard or almost out of reach.
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January 13, 2018
I saw this book in a goodreads drawing. It interested me enough that when I saw it on Kindle Unlimited, I gave it a try.
It starts off promisingly, with a Han Solo type rogue transporting a sealed case to an alien planet. At some point, all the rogue-ish element vanish, and he becomes just another soldier. Some of the world building was alright, but I felt like there wasn't enough thought into how things worked there. Almost like something out of the Richard Blade series, only without the sex.
Not bad, but nothing memorable.
It starts off promisingly, with a Han Solo type rogue transporting a sealed case to an alien planet. At some point, all the rogue-ish element vanish, and he becomes just another soldier. Some of the world building was alright, but I felt like there wasn't enough thought into how things worked there. Almost like something out of the Richard Blade series, only without the sex.
Not bad, but nothing memorable.
June 30, 2017
Jake sure gets muddy, trying to help a damsel in distress(as always) save her alien race from total anhiliation from a another phsyco alien. Beastly creatures to fight, action and humour.
June 6, 2017
Jake Mudd is tall, well built and knows how to handle himself. The first chapter opens with Jake in recovery from a prior adventure, and on his way to deliver a valuable cargo. It seems that no matter where he goes in the galaxy and as much as he tries to avoid it, trouble finds him.
Jake is going to be paid good money to make a cargo delivery on the planet Daedalon. He finds himself involved with one of the races that inhabit the planet, and fighting for more than just his own life.
The story is well paced and well written, with lots of action. I enjoyed the dialogue between Jake and his ship's AI, Sarah. There was a sense of mystery about Jake that was just hinted at, leaving the reader wanting to know more about this bad boy delivery guy. At times the plot might have been a bit predictable, but overall, I enjoyed this book and am looking forward to the next in the series.
Jake is going to be paid good money to make a cargo delivery on the planet Daedalon. He finds himself involved with one of the races that inhabit the planet, and fighting for more than just his own life.
The story is well paced and well written, with lots of action. I enjoyed the dialogue between Jake and his ship's AI, Sarah. There was a sense of mystery about Jake that was just hinted at, leaving the reader wanting to know more about this bad boy delivery guy. At times the plot might have been a bit predictable, but overall, I enjoyed this book and am looking forward to the next in the series.
December 12, 2017
I voluntarily reviewed an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review
This is a high octane, action in your face, type of story. It centers around a man trying to make a decent living, but this man was a mercenary in another part of his life. From the first page where he is trying to make a legitimate delivery to the last where bodies are literally everywhere, the reader can only say, Way to go. The author keeps the writing simple, but focused, action intense, love interest there but not overpowering, climax believable, and future adventures possible.
This is a high octane, action in your face, type of story. It centers around a man trying to make a decent living, but this man was a mercenary in another part of his life. From the first page where he is trying to make a legitimate delivery to the last where bodies are literally everywhere, the reader can only say, Way to go. The author keeps the writing simple, but focused, action intense, love interest there but not overpowering, climax believable, and future adventures possible.
July 27, 2017
When you are just trying to survive, and stay under the radar avoiding enemies, Jake transports cargo to out of the way places. Things go wrong when Jake is pulled into a planetary war, when his last delivery doesn't go quite as planned. Jake is soon on an adventure that has action, humour, aliens battles and drama.
I really enjoyed this book and cannot wait to read more in this action packed series.
I really enjoyed this book and cannot wait to read more in this action packed series.
July 26, 2017
Jake Mudd Just an ordinary delivery??? Goes through all sorts of mishaps and still dosen't get paid or the Girl A Wild Exciting Ride an excellent read highly recommend reading this book and look for the next
January 9, 2018
This novel was so disappointing. Hal Archer writes a good newsletter and I hoped to find an entertaining, lively story. Sadly I didn't care for this.
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August 27, 2018
Good story and a good pace.
I really enjoyed the characters in this book. I'm also glad it is a stand-alone (series). I think I'd like to go back and find out some more about his ship. Ok I'm off to find more Archer books.
I really enjoyed the characters in this book. I'm also glad it is a stand-alone (series). I think I'd like to go back and find out some more about his ship. Ok I'm off to find more Archer books.
June 29, 2020
Jake Mudd hates making deliveries that have secret packages. He never knows exactly what he is carrying, and more often than not a secret package gets him into trouble with the owner’s enemies. This is what he explains to his ships AI, Sarah, as he travels to his newest destination. When he arrives on the new planet, he is greeted by a girl named Nadira who has come in place of her father to collect the package. While he is completing the transaction, a man comes and tries to attack them. After Jake defeats him, Nadira admits that she is not the true owner of the package, but that she was trying to get the package away from the person who was.
On this planet, there are two races. One race is under the control of the other, and if they got their hands on this package that they had ordered, they would kill all of them by poisoning the land so they could no longer live there. Nadira needs for this package to go to the good race, so that they can use it against the master race and retake their lands. Jake is dragged into this because he needs the payment in order to help someone, so he decideds to help her in order to get the money he needs. This takes him on a wild space adventure where he meets a host of characters and learns about a world that he didn’t even know existed.
This book was a wild ride throughout. I loved all of the action scenes, the fullness of the universe, and all of the well-rounded characters. The only real issue I had was the fact that some of the action scenes were written as they would have been seen in a movie, and as a person who doesn’t usually visualize scenes within books I missed a lot of the meaning of them. However, if you are a person with an artistic mind who finds it easy to visualize these scenes, than this is an even better book for you, because almost every action scene is written in great detail with every movement carefully noted. If you are like me, you can still follow along and get into the action of the book without actually being able to see it.
I cannot wait for the next book in this action-packed series, I could see the story becoming more and more developed and more interesting as I went along. I just know that in the next book I will enjoy just as much. I recommend this series to anyone who is ready for a fresh action story.
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On this planet, there are two races. One race is under the control of the other, and if they got their hands on this package that they had ordered, they would kill all of them by poisoning the land so they could no longer live there. Nadira needs for this package to go to the good race, so that they can use it against the master race and retake their lands. Jake is dragged into this because he needs the payment in order to help someone, so he decideds to help her in order to get the money he needs. This takes him on a wild space adventure where he meets a host of characters and learns about a world that he didn’t even know existed.
This book was a wild ride throughout. I loved all of the action scenes, the fullness of the universe, and all of the well-rounded characters. The only real issue I had was the fact that some of the action scenes were written as they would have been seen in a movie, and as a person who doesn’t usually visualize scenes within books I missed a lot of the meaning of them. However, if you are a person with an artistic mind who finds it easy to visualize these scenes, than this is an even better book for you, because almost every action scene is written in great detail with every movement carefully noted. If you are like me, you can still follow along and get into the action of the book without actually being able to see it.
I cannot wait for the next book in this action-packed series, I could see the story becoming more and more developed and more interesting as I went along. I just know that in the next book I will enjoy just as much. I recommend this series to anyone who is ready for a fresh action story.
https://brisbooknook.com/deadly-cargo...
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