Division

Ballistic Mech #1

by Derek Shupert

Courage must be greater than fear…

Nuclear wars have devastated the planet. Life as we know it is over.

After a personal failure, Gavin has turned his back on fighting, but with Alliance soldiers dying every day, he has no choice. He must return to battle and take command of a classified unit of high-powered ballistic mechs. The stakes are high as the Syndicates ruthless tyranny threatens those in their path.

Will Gavin play his part bravely and see his team across the treacherous Wastelands? Or is the war against the Syndicate only just begun?

Genres: Apocalyptic

249 pages, Kindle Edition

Published April 24, 2018

About the author

Derek Shupert is an avid super hero fan (Marvel over DC Universe) and lover of Science Fiction. Derek likes to spend his free time putting down on paper the stories that he has contained in his imagination. By day, he is an Inventory and Distribution Services Center Manager but by night, he writes. To date, he has published four books; two Sci-Fi, a children’s book and a technology consumer guide. He is currently working on two more books which should be available early 2016.

Derek lives in Sherman, Texas with his wife, children and various pets.

Reviews

[PJ · Rating 4 out of 5]

I really enjoyed this book. I can't wait to see what happens next!

[Kanyon · Rating 4 out of 5]

I can see this becoming a very exciting and intricate series. I really enjoyed this first book. I liked the shifting perspectives and thought the author wrote very relatable characters. I really liked how the ‘villain’ of the story has a lot of secrets we aren’t privy to. It keeps that intriguing factor and makes me want to keep reading. Gavin is another character that I am interested in reading more about, there’s much more to him than meets the eye. As for the pacing of the story, there were a few points it slowed down for me, but about half way through the story it picked back up and continued pretty fast paced from then on. I look forward to reading the next book!

Division is the first book in the Ballistic Mech series.

I voluntarily received and reviewed an advanced copy of this book.

Final Rating: 4 Stars

[Garth Mailman · Rating 2 out of 5]

Just finished reviewing a book I picked up two years ago. This author is looking for one after 10 days, I have 2100 books in my Kindle App. Just couldn’t get into this novel described as a Post-Apocalyptic Survival Thriller. Like too many in this genre people get shot up in the same manner as figures on a screen would be in a video game. And the text gets into so much minutia that it makes the storyline drag on and on. Alien invasion stories seem to be as popular these days as vampire/werewolf/zombies. Guess I’ve had my fill. If this is your cup of tea the editing and writing is good, if a bit verbose like my reviews.

[Andrew · Rating 2 out of 5]

Basically all setup for the series, but there wasn't anything in particular that grabbed me about it.