The 12

Mission's End #2

by M.M. Perry

Mike and Diego grew up closer than brothers. Now they want nothing more than to see each other dead. Mike is admiral of the Warrior Fleet, a group of ships controlled in the violent grip of the soldier class of citizens. Everyone wants his place. Especially Diego, the man he grew up with, who Mike loved like a brother. Diego has problems of his own, and he blames Mike for all of them. A broken promise from their youth fuels his rage whenever he thinks of Admiral Mike reclining cockily in his lavish suite aboard the Ericson. Unfortunately for Mike, Diego captains a ship of his own — one filled to the brim with people eager for a change in leadership. Between them both lies the Xuanzang, a ship limping toward Mission's End and looking for aid. The Xuanzang's Naomi Tesla is tasked with choosing one of these volatile men to trust with the lives of her shipmates. If she chooses poorly, there's no way the crew of the Xuanzang will survive to see the End.

302 pages, Kindle Edition

Published September 6, 2017

About the author

M.M. Perry has written and published thirteen books. By day, she is an expert cat and dog wrangler, a nacho connoisseur, and writer of fantasy, science fiction and horror. By night… she does the same things. She is hard at work getting her first science fiction series edited and published. She’s equally busy teaching her pug to sing along to the Muppets. She is known for saying, “No task involving a pug is impossible, just highly improbable.”

Reviews

[Stephanie · Rating 4 out of 5]

What this series lacks in character development and proofreading, it makes up for in an incredibly original premise. Thirteen ships sail from Earth to settle a distant star. You might think this is your typical long-term colonization story, but each ship carries exactly the same crew: they are all clones. It's a story of nature versus nurture as each ship develops its own culture and the clones turn out in different ways.

[Carol Brandon · Rating 5 out of 5]

I read this in just a few days …. Couldn’t put it down! Fast paced. Characters you’ll identify with; there are those who seem purely evil in the beginning, but by the end, you understand why they’ve done what they’ve done. And what a cliffhanger! Can’t wait for the next one. This is even better than the first. The story revolves around a ship in a group of 13 colony ships sent from Earth over 600 years ago to colonize a planet. They are almost at Mission’s End. The goal: to seed the new planet with human life. But is everyone on the same page? There are hints that there might be some other plan going on. Oh, and all of the ships are populated by clones … so each ship has identical crew! This book follows the Erickson and how its society has developed. I received a free copy of this book. This is my honest review.

[Jodie Smith · Rating 5 out of 5]

Brilliant concept - loving this series

I really am loving this series. The idea of the same people but brought up around different people and in different communities is original and clever. I’ve thoroughly enjoyed 13 and 12 and can’t wait to read the rest of the series and find out about the other ships and whatever was hinted at in 12 by the gennies!!!

The cast was the same as book 13 but a completely different story. I’m loving it.

[Lisa · Rating 4 out of 5]

The devolution of human kind...Perry's tale of 14 colony ships from Earth seeking a new home planet continues with The 12. One ship was destroyed at the end of the first book. The second book shows us a much less rosy picture of life aboard many of the other colony transports. Vaguely reminiscent of Ten Little Indians, we're left to wonder if any will survive Mission's End.

[Jo Gallifrey · Rating 5 out of 5]

I really am loving this series. The idea of the same people but brought up around different people and in different communities is original and clever. I’ve thoroughly enjoyed 13 and 12 and can’t wait to read the rest of the series and find out about the other ships and whatever was hinted at in 12 by the gennies!!!

The cast was the same as book 13 but a completely different story. I’m loving it.

[Kelly · Rating 5 out of 5]

Enjoyable book. Full of action, strong characters and very immersive. I lost myself in the story. Read it way too fast. Need more.

[Chrystal Lee Stevens · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book was a great sequel to The 13!

[Jemma · Rating 4 out of 5]

As good as the first, in fact I thing I felt for the characters more in this one than the first.

Still feeling the fallout vault vibes, which I’m really enjoying.