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Justice trilogy #2
Stranded Justice
Captain Eli Justice is a Shiale Ranger. His training, instincts, and experience set him apart from other soldiers, and enable him to succeed where most fail.
When his ship gets shot down during a scouting mission, Eli finds himself stranded on a dangerous, untamed world. Reports of the planet being uninhabited were wrong, and the need to alert the alliance of the hostile presence is critical.
To alert the alliance, though, the ranger first has to survive the planet. Welcome to the jungle.
When his ship gets shot down during a scouting mission, Eli finds himself stranded on a dangerous, untamed world. Reports of the planet being uninhabited were wrong, and the need to alert the alliance of the hostile presence is critical.
To alert the alliance, though, the ranger first has to survive the planet. Welcome to the jungle.
- GenresScience Fiction
269 pages, Kindle Edition
First published September 19, 2017
45 people are currently reading
22 people want to read
About the author
Steven L. Hawk
17 books46 followersSteven L. Hawk spent six years as a Military Intelligence Specialist with the U.S. Army's 82nd Airborne Division before joining the ranks of corporate America. He has a B.S. in Business Management from Western Governor's University and is a certified Project Management Professional (PMP). He has traveled extensively across the United States and, at various times, has lived in Georgia, North Carolina, West Virginia, Massachusetts, California and Idaho.
Steve currently resides in Boise, Idaho with his wife, Juanita. Together, they have a blended family of five sons: Paul, Gordo, Aaron, Taylor and Steven Jr.
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Steve currently resides in Boise, Idaho with his wife, Juanita. Together, they have a blended family of five sons: Paul, Gordo, Aaron, Taylor and Steven Jr.
For more information, you can follow him via the following channels:
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October 5, 2017
Stranded Justice (Justice trilogy #2) by Steven L. Hawk is book 2 of the series but I think you could read this without reading the first one and not be lost. I read the first and really liked it and was glad I received this book from Kindle Scout. Again, this book has all the action, sci-fi and danger you would want in a good book. Like a good Trekkie should, you are out looking for a planet to land on and when you get there, BAM, someone else beat you to it! Then you have to fight for your ship, your life, it makes it rough. Can't wait for book 3.
October 14, 2017
Justice has been served!
Reminiscent of Harry Harrison, Stephen Hawk has delivered another ripping Eli Justice yarn.
His aliens are inventive, his scenarios are full of action and Justice will prevail, as all good heroes should.
I would like to have seen better editing and he could do worse than build up his other characters to the third dimension, but on the whole a pleasant diversion and I will look forward to reading more in the future.
Reminiscent of Harry Harrison, Stephen Hawk has delivered another ripping Eli Justice yarn.
His aliens are inventive, his scenarios are full of action and Justice will prevail, as all good heroes should.
I would like to have seen better editing and he could do worse than build up his other characters to the third dimension, but on the whole a pleasant diversion and I will look forward to reading more in the future.
October 19, 2017
Mixed Bag, Spastic, Split Personality Storyline
Authored by Mr. Steven L. Hawk, “Stranded Justice (The Justice Trilogy Series Book 2),” is a mixed bag, spastic in its split personality storyline. There’s an interesting and entertaining story contained within, but it is systematically sabotaged by the author’s apparent SJW agenda and silly writing choices. The story takes one step forward, and then two steps back.
“Eli Justice (MC),” a human, son of a military “genius,” leader of the multi-species “Shiale Alliance,” is somewhat of a military savant himself. Eli is a captain leading “Shiale Rangers,” assigned as security to protect a scientific/engineering team, who are tasked with surveying a habitable planet, that has shown preliminary results of an abundance of a rare ore, essential in all Shiale Alliance, as well as their foes’ technology. Upon arriving, enemies are discovered planet-side, the ship is shot from orbit, and guerrilla combat ensues.
The baseline of the story is pretty entertaining when the author stays with it. However, Mr. Hawks, decided to insert a heavy handed dose of SJW agenda politics throughout. It fully derails his story and is not subtle it its intent. The list of examples are lengthy, so this reviewer will list just a few. The combat armor worn by the Shiale Rangers is “PEACE armor,” (caps and acronym author’s choice) written throughout the book, in an glaringly overt, lame attempt at subliminal messaging. A passing female character is gratuitously described as lesbian, having little, if anything to do with the narrative. The labeling gives the sense of overt cynicism, an apparent attempt to commercialize inclusion. Humanity is divided into six (6) culture governing groups. Five (5) of the groupings being based on continents (sorry Australia, you didn’t make the author’s cut), while the sixth is strictly religious-based: Muslim. Then there are the just silly plot devices of the author. A lower level sentient race are the “Chi,” a six-legged chihuahua analog, of which the author celebrates his ownership of, in “About the Author.” War-faring, technologically advanced, spacefaring aliens only engage in land combat, because according to the author’s premise, they never considered arming vessels for combat in space.
Beneath all the nonsense the author has saddled his book with, there still exists somewhat of a quick, fun romp of a space saga. It’s not high brow, but can entertain at a basic level.
“Stranded Justice,” is conditionally recommended and was fully read via Kindle Unlimited.
Authored by Mr. Steven L. Hawk, “Stranded Justice (The Justice Trilogy Series Book 2),” is a mixed bag, spastic in its split personality storyline. There’s an interesting and entertaining story contained within, but it is systematically sabotaged by the author’s apparent SJW agenda and silly writing choices. The story takes one step forward, and then two steps back.
“Eli Justice (MC),” a human, son of a military “genius,” leader of the multi-species “Shiale Alliance,” is somewhat of a military savant himself. Eli is a captain leading “Shiale Rangers,” assigned as security to protect a scientific/engineering team, who are tasked with surveying a habitable planet, that has shown preliminary results of an abundance of a rare ore, essential in all Shiale Alliance, as well as their foes’ technology. Upon arriving, enemies are discovered planet-side, the ship is shot from orbit, and guerrilla combat ensues.
The baseline of the story is pretty entertaining when the author stays with it. However, Mr. Hawks, decided to insert a heavy handed dose of SJW agenda politics throughout. It fully derails his story and is not subtle it its intent. The list of examples are lengthy, so this reviewer will list just a few. The combat armor worn by the Shiale Rangers is “PEACE armor,” (caps and acronym author’s choice) written throughout the book, in an glaringly overt, lame attempt at subliminal messaging. A passing female character is gratuitously described as lesbian, having little, if anything to do with the narrative. The labeling gives the sense of overt cynicism, an apparent attempt to commercialize inclusion. Humanity is divided into six (6) culture governing groups. Five (5) of the groupings being based on continents (sorry Australia, you didn’t make the author’s cut), while the sixth is strictly religious-based: Muslim. Then there are the just silly plot devices of the author. A lower level sentient race are the “Chi,” a six-legged chihuahua analog, of which the author celebrates his ownership of, in “About the Author.” War-faring, technologically advanced, spacefaring aliens only engage in land combat, because according to the author’s premise, they never considered arming vessels for combat in space.
Beneath all the nonsense the author has saddled his book with, there still exists somewhat of a quick, fun romp of a space saga. It’s not high brow, but can entertain at a basic level.
“Stranded Justice,” is conditionally recommended and was fully read via Kindle Unlimited.
December 31, 2017
I'm a total Steven L. Hawk fan. Love the style of writing, the care he infuses into creating his characters and the odd twists his storylines take. That said his latest, "Stranded Justice," felt a bit like a departure, at least thematically. But this is still vintage Hawk. Each of his novels in the "Peace Warrior" series dealt with broad political themes and race relations and their ramifications when taken to the extreme. His characters, mostly resurrected soldier Grant Justice, found solutions by applying what he believed were common sense. Hawk pulled back and examined a future hamstrung by extremism. But in this case, pacifists had taken over for untold generations. Humankind was at the mercy of outside threat. The Justice trilogy takes a smaller scale approach to his newly created universe in which Grant Justice had formed an alliance with alien cultures and saved mankind in a somewhat shaky coalition. Eli Justice is a soldier, who had proved his reliability in battle. In this book, he is part of a team sent to investigate what could be a world of untold riches. It has deposits of an element that makes space travel possible but its security has not yet been secured. An alien race now considered a major threat is out to shatter the new alliance and use its superior technology to eradicate the gains made by an unwanted competitor for galactic trade. Hawk dials down the picture to the journey of a single scientific spaceship. Eli is one of the soldiers sent to protect the scientific crew. He has a hand-picked team. But disaster strikes. The crew and Eli find themselves cut off from their superiors and under threat. And they find amazing discoveries on the planet. The mineral reserves become secondary to the new find. And Eli's decisions could make or break whether they live, much less succeed in their mission. Hawk delves into what makes people tick. Why they do what they do. And what makes them approach life in one direction or another. He does this on a small scale by telling the story of his alien characters and seeking motivations behind decisions that cost lives and resulted in war. Writing this makes me want to read the next installment because I've got to know how he deals with the new twist discovered in the forest of this god-forsaken and thickly forested planet.
September 18, 2017
An unbelievable second act for this trilogy
Eli Justice has finally moved out from under the alias he tried to hide behind during training, and has taken command of a unit of armored rangers. His team is assigned to be among the first to investigate the world of Ceribus and the potential mineral wealth that the planet promises to provide the Shiale Alliance.
However, on arrival they discover that others have beaten to it, and Eli enters a race to save the ship, or die trying...
What happens next is nothing short of an amazing story about survival in an enemy controlled alien world, where the forests cover the available landmasses, and weird creatures roam between the layers.
Can the expedition survive the forests, what creatures are lurking in the various layers of forest, and will they uncover who shot their ship out of the sky? The answers might just surprise you...
This trilogy is proving a worthy successor to the Peace Warrior series, and I can't wait for the last book in the series.
Eli Justice has finally moved out from under the alias he tried to hide behind during training, and has taken command of a unit of armored rangers. His team is assigned to be among the first to investigate the world of Ceribus and the potential mineral wealth that the planet promises to provide the Shiale Alliance.
However, on arrival they discover that others have beaten to it, and Eli enters a race to save the ship, or die trying...
What happens next is nothing short of an amazing story about survival in an enemy controlled alien world, where the forests cover the available landmasses, and weird creatures roam between the layers.
Can the expedition survive the forests, what creatures are lurking in the various layers of forest, and will they uncover who shot their ship out of the sky? The answers might just surprise you...
This trilogy is proving a worthy successor to the Peace Warrior series, and I can't wait for the last book in the series.
October 16, 2017
Once again, this sequel has done a wonderful job with world building. Each type of alien is described well, not only their physical attributes, but also their personalities. I especially loved the addition of the Chih. The story is NOT all about violence; in fact, the characters try to avoid it as much as possible (well, except for the Minith, but even they have redeeming qualities). The writing is good and kept me engaged throughout.
I received a copy of this book through the Kindle Scout program.
I received a copy of this book through the Kindle Scout program.
September 22, 2017
Crashed
Great Wi-Fi of a courtship full . Of people that is shot down on a far planet no one has ever been to before or so it's thought. Strange but interesting planet with its own strange inhabitants. They soon find themselves in danger and wonder if they will ever get off this planet let alone home again.
Great Wi-Fi of a courtship full . Of people that is shot down on a far planet no one has ever been to before or so it's thought. Strange but interesting planet with its own strange inhabitants. They soon find themselves in danger and wonder if they will ever get off this planet let alone home again.
May 9, 2018
Should have read the first one!
Regardless, I enjoyed the story and the cast of interstellar characters. I particularly love the Chih. Not sure why, but they made me smile and that's something in this type of storyline. Just a tip, you might want to read the first book in the trilogy before embarking on Stranded Justice.
Regardless, I enjoyed the story and the cast of interstellar characters. I particularly love the Chih. Not sure why, but they made me smile and that's something in this type of storyline. Just a tip, you might want to read the first book in the trilogy before embarking on Stranded Justice.
August 25, 2017
Good.
I haven't read book 1 yet (I plan to rectify that), but it in no way affected my enjoyment of this book. There are enough hints at the back story that I understood all the characters and the ongoing story.
A very good book and I look forward to the next.
I haven't read book 1 yet (I plan to rectify that), but it in no way affected my enjoyment of this book. There are enough hints at the back story that I understood all the characters and the ongoing story.
A very good book and I look forward to the next.
November 28, 2017
Great book
If you liked the first book,you must read this one. I read it straight through. If you like space opera -science fiction books, you should read this book. I hope the series has many more box to come.
If you liked the first book,you must read this one. I read it straight through. If you like space opera -science fiction books, you should read this book. I hope the series has many more box to come.
January 7, 2024
Stranded Justice book 2
This is a great continuation of the series. It has all the action, character development you could want. You get caught up in the emotional aspects the book elicits.
This is a great continuation of the series. It has all the action, character development you could want. You get caught up in the emotional aspects the book elicits.
July 4, 2018
Really enjoyed this sequel.
July 29, 2018
Read Read Read ..... lick lick lick .... great!
for me it is all about the characters and do you care to continue with their journey. You won be disappointed.
for me it is all about the characters and do you care to continue with their journey. You won be disappointed.
September 29, 2019
A good series
This is an interesting series. It has a good storyline and interesting characters. Looking forward to reading the next book
This is an interesting series. It has a good storyline and interesting characters. Looking forward to reading the next book
December 20, 2024
It is awesome
Good read and the author has been very good at this story. The only thing that makes it great is wanting to keep up with the story
Good read and the author has been very good at this story. The only thing that makes it great is wanting to keep up with the story
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