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Planet Fall
To rescue one man...
The Royal Alliance reels in shock as the United Worker’s Legion spreads across industrial worlds, seemingly unstoppable. As ever more planets fall before the Legion’s expanding military machine, Alliance citizens are trapped behind enemy lines — including celebrity business mogul and weapons manufacturer Archibald Cross. If Cross is killed or captured, the true extent of the Legion’s might will go public, and panic will surely ensue. But how can the Alliance respond without alerting the dreaded Milipa Empire to its internal weakness, tipping the balance of power?
The Alliance will risk thousands...
In a desperate gamble, the Alliance assembles a crack strike force in secret to rescue Cross. The plan is simple secure a series of bridges and a spaceport. With some of the most elite troops the Alliance has to offer, the landing force is confident, ready to deal the Legion a devastating blow and turn the tide of war against them.
And fan the flames of civil war.
But the Legion is more than a motley crew of disgruntled workers. Almost as soon as it begins, the Alliance rescue mission unravels into a savage fight for survival. Will the landing force save Cross and escape or face the bloody end their enemy has planned for them?
The Royal Alliance reels in shock as the United Worker’s Legion spreads across industrial worlds, seemingly unstoppable. As ever more planets fall before the Legion’s expanding military machine, Alliance citizens are trapped behind enemy lines — including celebrity business mogul and weapons manufacturer Archibald Cross. If Cross is killed or captured, the true extent of the Legion’s might will go public, and panic will surely ensue. But how can the Alliance respond without alerting the dreaded Milipa Empire to its internal weakness, tipping the balance of power?
The Alliance will risk thousands...
In a desperate gamble, the Alliance assembles a crack strike force in secret to rescue Cross. The plan is simple secure a series of bridges and a spaceport. With some of the most elite troops the Alliance has to offer, the landing force is confident, ready to deal the Legion a devastating blow and turn the tide of war against them.
And fan the flames of civil war.
But the Legion is more than a motley crew of disgruntled workers. Almost as soon as it begins, the Alliance rescue mission unravels into a savage fight for survival. Will the landing force save Cross and escape or face the bloody end their enemy has planned for them?
264 pages, Kindle Edition
Published May 7, 2018
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W.P. Brothers
3 books1 followerI have been in love with science fiction since before I can remember. Consuming a steady diet of Star Trek, Star Wars, and Babylon 5, I filled my imagination with stories of adventure, courage, and heroism in outer space and on strange, unexplored worlds. Like any self-respecting American child, I turned entertainment into inspiration and spent countless hours drawing spaceships, creating heroes and villains, and putting them through many outrageous escapades with my two brothers, Alec and Benjamin. As I got older, I began to write these stories down. In middle school, while my peers were confiding to their diaries, I was keeping a Trek-inspired captain's log. Nerd? No, my friend. Dedicated.
As a young man in high school and college, I began to wonder if I could take these stories to the next level and share them with others in the form of short stories or books. You see, if science fiction was one of my great loves, reading was another. Whether I was reading J.R.R Tolkien's The Hobbit, Fitzgerald's Great Gatsby, or Robert Heinlein's Tunnel in the Sky, I was happy if I had my nose buried in a book. I loved the ability of fiction to transport readers to exotic places and teach lessons about life. Could I combine my childhood adventures with my passion for reading and turn it into something worthwhile?
While attending Ithaca College in Ithaca, NY, I developed my creative skills with a B.S. in Cinema and Photography and graduated with a head full of stories and fierce determination to share them. Today, I write military science fiction novels while living and working in the beautiful, colorful state of Colorado. First Command, the first novel in my Line of Battle series, is the start of what I hope will be a long line of the kind of exciting books I always love to read. Of course, there's more to life than reading and writing. My other passions include photography, fine cooking, competition target shooting, military history, and hiking and camping with my friends and family in the beautiful Rocky Mountains.
I love to hear from readers. You can reach me on my website, or you can connect with me on Facebook. Until then, happy reading!
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As a young man in high school and college, I began to wonder if I could take these stories to the next level and share them with others in the form of short stories or books. You see, if science fiction was one of my great loves, reading was another. Whether I was reading J.R.R Tolkien's The Hobbit, Fitzgerald's Great Gatsby, or Robert Heinlein's Tunnel in the Sky, I was happy if I had my nose buried in a book. I loved the ability of fiction to transport readers to exotic places and teach lessons about life. Could I combine my childhood adventures with my passion for reading and turn it into something worthwhile?
While attending Ithaca College in Ithaca, NY, I developed my creative skills with a B.S. in Cinema and Photography and graduated with a head full of stories and fierce determination to share them. Today, I write military science fiction novels while living and working in the beautiful, colorful state of Colorado. First Command, the first novel in my Line of Battle series, is the start of what I hope will be a long line of the kind of exciting books I always love to read. Of course, there's more to life than reading and writing. My other passions include photography, fine cooking, competition target shooting, military history, and hiking and camping with my friends and family in the beautiful Rocky Mountains.
I love to hear from readers. You can reach me on my website, or you can connect with me on Facebook. Until then, happy reading!
https://www.facebook.com/AuthorWPBrot...
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July 5, 2018
Twisted
A twisted and ugly plot draws you into the story from the beginning. I think the characters are mostly likable or your able to hate them and that is the sign of a quality book. It's difficult not to leave spoilers but let's just say read it! P. S. Excellent writing and editing as well as no plot holes!
A twisted and ugly plot draws you into the story from the beginning. I think the characters are mostly likable or your able to hate them and that is the sign of a quality book. It's difficult not to leave spoilers but let's just say read it! P. S. Excellent writing and editing as well as no plot holes!
May 27, 2018
Thank you to NetGalley for the opportunity to read and review this book. I was excited to get to read 'Planet Fall' because I thoroughly enjoy future military novels. This was very disappointing. I have not read the previous two books in the series so there was probably much that I missed in the story line. However, the author should provide a synopsis of the stories universe in the first sections of the book to catch readers up to what is going on but that did not happen. Brothers does seem to have a slight working knowledge of military terminology but strangely mixes current hardware and action with future. His future fighting force has not fought a human on human war in centuries so who have they fought? Why are there large formations of Army Rangers and Marine Commandos along with space-going warships? Why do the warships have interstellar flight but have weapons that need to be hand loaded? Why do these warriors still rely on hand grenades and bayonets when the current US Army is doing away with them? I could go on.
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