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AMP #2
AMP Private War
The second book in the exciting AMP series! The Milgari threat looms on the horizon. War appears to be imminent. Natural leaders attract a following. Will our hero have the right followers to conduct a Private War? He doesn't care, he's charging ahead anyway!
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First published August 7, 2013
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About the author
Stephen Arseneault
110 books77 followersI came to this planet sixty some odd years ago. After exiting my mother's portal, the doctor slapped me around until I started breathing the oxygen. I'll admit, at the time, I had no idea what I was doing or where I was. Being an infant Human, I was completely reliant on the responsible actions of others. It was a time that I have largely forgotten.
I reside in Central Florida with the wife and children. After thirty years in engineering, my time is now spent chronicling the adventures of fictitious heroes. They are off-world, fighting the good fight. For me? I'm stuck here on this planet in this feeble existence that we Humans are all forced to endure.
So, I ask you this... do you wish to escape the bonds of this surly planet we call Earth? Are you looking for a bit more adventure than what the grocery store has to offer? Do you worry about being enslaved by alien androids or six-eyed alien goats with lasers? Pew, pew, pew!
Yeah, that's what I thought. Asking yourself those questions and getting back an answer is the first hurdle to cross in the race to get off this world. Sounds like you are ready to venture out, to put this place behind you.
So crack open one of my books. Take to the heavens and let me shout this out to those who remain: "Watch out universe! Another Human is on the loose!"
Take care and I hope you have a great day!
Stephen
I reside in Central Florida with the wife and children. After thirty years in engineering, my time is now spent chronicling the adventures of fictitious heroes. They are off-world, fighting the good fight. For me? I'm stuck here on this planet in this feeble existence that we Humans are all forced to endure.
So, I ask you this... do you wish to escape the bonds of this surly planet we call Earth? Are you looking for a bit more adventure than what the grocery store has to offer? Do you worry about being enslaved by alien androids or six-eyed alien goats with lasers? Pew, pew, pew!
Yeah, that's what I thought. Asking yourself those questions and getting back an answer is the first hurdle to cross in the race to get off this world. Sounds like you are ready to venture out, to put this place behind you.
So crack open one of my books. Take to the heavens and let me shout this out to those who remain: "Watch out universe! Another Human is on the loose!"
Take care and I hope you have a great day!
Stephen
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February 20, 2018
Boring, dull and pointless
The writing is Young Adult and sloppy at that. Based on the first book, I wasn't expecting much and the writer didn't disappoint. The characters are so flat that I can barely distinguish one from the other. The dialogue fits the thin characters. The plot started out silly and disintegrated on schedule.
Again the author is uncomfortable with research on how a naval war might be fought. He makes use of silly labels passing as science and created weird scenarios that are supposed to be tense or exciting.
The talk about the human government and economy is simplistic beyond words. There is no explanation for how a lone admiral builds a fleet in secret and staffs the ships, builds the shipyard in the first place, finds the funds to arm, fuel and supply the ships without the Navy's knowledge.
He writes that a pilot and engineer comfortably and regularly spend a month or two in a plane that for lack of a description is the size of a Cessna, I imagine. The human government is a simplistic echo of current capitalist society and he normalized corporate influence on and the corruption of same.
Again a writer thinks that it's plausible for a single fighter to destroy a battleship. It's not. A frigate commanded by a sergeant was weird but the writing was so dull, I couldn't bring myself to question it. The rank is military (not naval) and not an officer.
The diversity of humankind seems to again to fall back on a North American standard, not to include anything South of New Mexico-Arizona-Texas and nothing North of New York-Michigan-Montana.
If the writing wasn't so bad, the story so dull and the characters so thin it would almost qualify as worth the free Kindle price. I bailed at less than twenty percent read. I'm going to try to avoid this writer in the future.
The writing is Young Adult and sloppy at that. Based on the first book, I wasn't expecting much and the writer didn't disappoint. The characters are so flat that I can barely distinguish one from the other. The dialogue fits the thin characters. The plot started out silly and disintegrated on schedule.
Again the author is uncomfortable with research on how a naval war might be fought. He makes use of silly labels passing as science and created weird scenarios that are supposed to be tense or exciting.
The talk about the human government and economy is simplistic beyond words. There is no explanation for how a lone admiral builds a fleet in secret and staffs the ships, builds the shipyard in the first place, finds the funds to arm, fuel and supply the ships without the Navy's knowledge.
He writes that a pilot and engineer comfortably and regularly spend a month or two in a plane that for lack of a description is the size of a Cessna, I imagine. The human government is a simplistic echo of current capitalist society and he normalized corporate influence on and the corruption of same.
Again a writer thinks that it's plausible for a single fighter to destroy a battleship. It's not. A frigate commanded by a sergeant was weird but the writing was so dull, I couldn't bring myself to question it. The rank is military (not naval) and not an officer.
The diversity of humankind seems to again to fall back on a North American standard, not to include anything South of New Mexico-Arizona-Texas and nothing North of New York-Michigan-Montana.
If the writing wasn't so bad, the story so dull and the characters so thin it would almost qualify as worth the free Kindle price. I bailed at less than twenty percent read. I'm going to try to avoid this writer in the future.
September 21, 2021
AMP Private War is very much a continuation of book one in the series.
It's also a reminder of why I don't read space operas very often, read one and it brings back to mind enjoyable reads of the past, read two in a row and you realise that there is more to a good book than a fast pace and plotting that relies on pulling rabbits out of hats on a regular basis.
There's lot of battles in space, some economics, a fair bit of pseudo science, and not a lot of plot development.
I repeat what I said about “AMP Messenger” - if you like this kind of thing you'll enjoy it, and if you don't, well if you don't you probably won't be reading it in the first place!
P.S. One thing that I quickly tired of was the use of "ak-ak-ak" to represent guns being fired. I don't need to read it every time - once was enough!
It's also a reminder of why I don't read space operas very often, read one and it brings back to mind enjoyable reads of the past, read two in a row and you realise that there is more to a good book than a fast pace and plotting that relies on pulling rabbits out of hats on a regular basis.
There's lot of battles in space, some economics, a fair bit of pseudo science, and not a lot of plot development.
I repeat what I said about “AMP Messenger” - if you like this kind of thing you'll enjoy it, and if you don't, well if you don't you probably won't be reading it in the first place!
P.S. One thing that I quickly tired of was the use of "ak-ak-ak" to represent guns being fired. I don't need to read it every time - once was enough!
January 12, 2020
I liked the book, the story, the idea behind it.
However, by the end of this book a couple of things kept bugging me.
How is it possible that a rogue army is formed, defending the grid in such scale, that no one on the government notices.
The guns make an Ak,ak,ak sound when fired because they are AK47s?
I see the story continuing in an interesting way, but I won’t be following the rest of the series. No reason to care for any of the characters.
However, by the end of this book a couple of things kept bugging me.
How is it possible that a rogue army is formed, defending the grid in such scale, that no one on the government notices.
The guns make an Ak,ak,ak sound when fired because they are AK47s?
I see the story continuing in an interesting way, but I won’t be following the rest of the series. No reason to care for any of the characters.
May 24, 2020
Very entertaining sci-fi
Great depictions of space battles and hand to hand combat as well as boarding skirmishes. A series set more than a millennium in the future when mankind has fled to the stars, harassed by our alien aggressors. This series details the sets taken to fight back and to take the fight to the enemy.
Great depictions of space battles and hand to hand combat as well as boarding skirmishes. A series set more than a millennium in the future when mankind has fled to the stars, harassed by our alien aggressors. This series details the sets taken to fight back and to take the fight to the enemy.
March 29, 2019
Editing or better explanations
Final chapter Teldaki miners liberated. Next paragraph says about 40,000 decided to return home. Two pages later: al 119,234 decided to stay to become fighters. Either I am reading (skimming) too fast or the author needs to engage an editor
Final chapter Teldaki miners liberated. Next paragraph says about 40,000 decided to return home. Two pages later: al 119,234 decided to stay to become fighters. Either I am reading (skimming) too fast or the author needs to engage an editor
October 1, 2019
Enjoyable
Reminds me of the epic LENSMEN series by E E Doc Smith. I'm glad to find someone doing such a fine job of writing space opera! Especially, emphasizing the moral high ground. On to the next book..😁
Reminds me of the epic LENSMEN series by E E Doc Smith. I'm glad to find someone doing such a fine job of writing space opera! Especially, emphasizing the moral high ground. On to the next book..😁
October 15, 2019
Loving It
Loving the characters and how the raiding keeps the tech and economic factors progressing Dons goals.
This format is keeping the story fresh and also the number of characters that can come into this universe interesting.
A great story and a brillian series
Loving the characters and how the raiding keeps the tech and economic factors progressing Dons goals.
This format is keeping the story fresh and also the number of characters that can come into this universe interesting.
A great story and a brillian series
May 8, 2022
Interesting, and Yet …
Extremely violent at times. The battle scenes can be graphic with details I don’t need. The storyline has a strong enough pull to keep me reading, fortunately. And the sci-fi details and major players are detailed sufficiently to hold my interest.
Extremely violent at times. The battle scenes can be graphic with details I don’t need. The storyline has a strong enough pull to keep me reading, fortunately. And the sci-fi details and major players are detailed sufficiently to hold my interest.
June 1, 2014
Breezed through this one in a couple of days. All the things I mentioned in my review of 'Messenger', (book 1 on the AMP series) hold true in 'Private War'. This is definitely a series where you have to start at the beginning and read each book in sequence. The author does not spend time bringing new readers who missed the previous book(s) up to speed. Some of those loose threads I mentioned in my review of 'Messenger' get wiggled a little, perhaps to let the reader know that Mr. Arseneault has not forgotten about them.
There are a few weaknesses in the story that stand out. By the end of 'Private War' there are thousands of humans involved in the effort, including lots of contract employees, yet there is no mention of an intelligence branch, and still operational security is somehow maintained. It seems to me the government of "The Grid" would have noticed something by now, and managed to place a few spies in the organization. My other problem is that one character in particular has a bit too much dumb luck. While Mr. Arseneault did make an effort to spread around the credit for some things to other characters, it still feels out of balance.
I was impressed with some passages on the realities of combat, and the loss of fellow soldiers. The battle scenes are no less exciting, but there is a maturity here that the series really needed, and that I'm happy to see.
The war has also evolved from an us versus them dynamic, to a richer tapestry of alliances and competing interests. I'm looking forward to book 3, titled 'Blitzkrieg'.
There are a few weaknesses in the story that stand out. By the end of 'Private War' there are thousands of humans involved in the effort, including lots of contract employees, yet there is no mention of an intelligence branch, and still operational security is somehow maintained. It seems to me the government of "The Grid" would have noticed something by now, and managed to place a few spies in the organization. My other problem is that one character in particular has a bit too much dumb luck. While Mr. Arseneault did make an effort to spread around the credit for some things to other characters, it still feels out of balance.
I was impressed with some passages on the realities of combat, and the loss of fellow soldiers. The battle scenes are no less exciting, but there is a maturity here that the series really needed, and that I'm happy to see.
The war has also evolved from an us versus them dynamic, to a richer tapestry of alliances and competing interests. I'm looking forward to book 3, titled 'Blitzkrieg'.
June 3, 2014
I really like this book. I like the author's style, and the way he gets to the point on things. I was a little concerned at first, because some of the initial chapters were long on battle scenes, and I prefer a little more advancement of the story line, but maybe that's just me. I'm the type of person that when watching movies, I fast forward through long chase scenes or fight scenes because I get bored with them after a few minutes.
Following the early fighting in the book, there seemed to be more plot and storyline advancement, and that got me back into the book.
Again, I really liked this book, and the series and will continue on into #03, Blitzkrieg.
Following the early fighting in the book, there seemed to be more plot and storyline advancement, and that got me back into the book.
Again, I really liked this book, and the series and will continue on into #03, Blitzkrieg.
September 7, 2015
Catchy!
The storyline grabs you. The backstory is vague, but I look forward to some expansion. Transitions are just blunt, but it's all coming from Dan. I love his insane luck and fervor for being hands on. If you like nonstop action from ship to admin to boots on ground, this your story.
The storyline grabs you. The backstory is vague, but I look forward to some expansion. Transitions are just blunt, but it's all coming from Dan. I love his insane luck and fervor for being hands on. If you like nonstop action from ship to admin to boots on ground, this your story.
April 20, 2014
The continuation of the first book, and the exciting adventures of the once messenger and Don Granger, in this book he continue to wage war on the alien that have been attacking his race for over a thousand years, and makes headway to the extend that he halts there progress. I look forward to getting the next in the series.
June 9, 2015
The story continyes. Dobn and Frig now control a small army in their battle with the Milgari.
July 18, 2015
Pride and honor!
A feeling of pride and honor to do the right thing. This story goes a long way to produce the kind of feeling that makes you want more, so keep it going
A feeling of pride and honor to do the right thing. This story goes a long way to produce the kind of feeling that makes you want more, so keep it going
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September 13, 2014
great!
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