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Decker's War #5
Black Sword
Traitors take Zack Decker is coming for you and he will show no mercy.Covert missions are failing, Fleet officers are vanishing, and Naval Intelligence is losing its eyes, ears, and the ability to strike at its foes. After Zack Decker and Hera Talyn, the Special Operations Section's deadliest agents, narrowly escape betrayal for the third time in a row, the Marine suspects something more than bad luck is in play. For years, the Fleet has been fighting a shadowy cold war against factions in the Commonwealth determined to strangle democracy and give birth to an empire. Has that war turned hot without warning? In a quest for answers, Zack Decker volunteers to undertake his riskiest mission yet. With treason rampant at the heart of the Fleet, perhaps even within Naval Intelligence itself, he and Talyn must disappear until they discover the identity of their unseen enemies.
Along the way, Decker will come face to face with humanity's worst impulses and its noblest spirits. And though he can't trust his colleagues and superiors, other than his partner Hera, he knows he can always trust his Pathfinder comrades to stand tall against disloyalty. The Marine Corps' elite will gladly join him in teaching traitors the real meaning of unrestrained covert warfare. After all, spy or not, Zack Decker is still one of the Few.
Along the way, Decker will come face to face with humanity's worst impulses and its noblest spirits. And though he can't trust his colleagues and superiors, other than his partner Hera, he knows he can always trust his Pathfinder comrades to stand tall against disloyalty. The Marine Corps' elite will gladly join him in teaching traitors the real meaning of unrestrained covert warfare. After all, spy or not, Zack Decker is still one of the Few.
- GenresScience Fiction
375 pages, Kindle Edition
Published August 9, 2017
54 people are currently reading
15 people want to read
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Eric Thomson
39 books129 followersEric Thomson is my pen name. I'm a former Canadian soldier who spent more years in uniform than he expected, serving in both the Regular Army (Infantry) and the Army Reserve (Armoured Corps). I spent several years as an Information Technology executive for the Canadian government before leaving the bowels of the demented bureaucracy to become a full-time author.
I've been a voracious reader of science-fiction, military fiction and history all my life, assiduously devouring the recommended Army reading list in my younger days and still occasionally returning to the classics for inspiration. Several years ago, I put my fingers to the keyboard and started writing my own military sci-fi, with a definite space opera slant, using many of my own experiences as a soldier as an inspiration for my stories and characters. When I'm not writing fiction, I indulge in my other passions: photography, hiking and scuba diving, all of which I've shared with my wife, who likes to call herself my #1 fan, for more than thirty years.
I've been a voracious reader of science-fiction, military fiction and history all my life, assiduously devouring the recommended Army reading list in my younger days and still occasionally returning to the classics for inspiration. Several years ago, I put my fingers to the keyboard and started writing my own military sci-fi, with a definite space opera slant, using many of my own experiences as a soldier as an inspiration for my stories and characters. When I'm not writing fiction, I indulge in my other passions: photography, hiking and scuba diving, all of which I've shared with my wife, who likes to call herself my #1 fan, for more than thirty years.
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August 30, 2017
GREAT READ
I was almost ready to put the book down due to the way that it began with the dismissal of the hero, but then remembering just how good the other books regarding 'Decker's War' we're K decided to continue reading and thankfully so because I was not disappointed. I look forward to the next rendition of decker'swar.
I was almost ready to put the book down due to the way that it began with the dismissal of the hero, but then remembering just how good the other books regarding 'Decker's War' we're K decided to continue reading and thankfully so because I was not disappointed. I look forward to the next rendition of decker'swar.
August 21, 2017
Can't wait for the next one!
Entertaining, good set of characters, good doses of humour and stories full of imagination. Got first as unlimited and now bought all. Recommended
Entertaining, good set of characters, good doses of humour and stories full of imagination. Got first as unlimited and now bought all. Recommended
March 15, 2018
One hell of a ride
Dirty shenanigans are afoot, wrongs to be righted, and who better than Decker to polish his shining but slightly dented armor, and jump into the fire ones again.
Dirty shenanigans are afoot, wrongs to be righted, and who better than Decker to polish his shining but slightly dented armor, and jump into the fire ones again.
April 8, 2021
Best one of the series. Whole series is great, but this is my favourite.
Authentic, entertaining to read, vivid characters and exciting intrigue!
Authentic, entertaining to read, vivid characters and exciting intrigue!
July 3, 2024
Started slow…OMG what Great Read!
Once again Zack Decker gets dumped in the manure pile and promptly comes out fighting. Where do we go from here.
Once again Zack Decker gets dumped in the manure pile and promptly comes out fighting. Where do we go from here.
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