Hell's Reach

Galactic Liberation #6

by David VanDyke, B.V. Larson

USA Today bestseller B.V. Larson and Dragon award finalist David VanDyke have released book six in their epic military space opera!

The Breakers find a new home among the stars: Utopia. An engineered planet that is vast beyond comprehension with plenty of room to grow. They set up trade routes and work as mercenaries for their supplies… but trouble lurks.

Pirates strike their merchant lanes. Key personnel are captured and enslaved. Straker is called upon to do something, and thus a new conflict is set in motion.

Don’t miss HELL’S REACH, a wild thrill ride of combat and intrigue among the stars. This new novel of military science fiction is the sixth book in the Galactic Liberation series. Look for book #1, STARSHIP LIBERATOR if you’re new to this expanding universe.

Genres: Science Fiction, Audiobook, Science Fiction Fantasy, Space Opera

335 pages, Kindle Edition

Published November 4, 2019

About the author

David VanDyke is a former Army Airborne soldier and later, an Air Force officer. He lives in the Tucson area with his wife and three dogs. Look him up at davidvandykeauthor.com

Reviews

[John Merrick · Rating 4 out of 5]

Nothing sophisticated, just an interesting, imaginative space adventure with intriguing characters. Escapist Sci-fi that doesn't strain the brain but also doesn't insult your intelligence. I'm reading all of his series of books.

[Yk · Rating 5 out of 5]

Lots of soul searching

It looks so much like the final book where each main character attempts to define himself/herself and then come to a humongous finale which had me up in the wee hours trying hard to pry my eyes open I order to see the end.
Then again there’s unfinished business and it’s going to be interesting to know more about the Engineers.

[Tim · Rating 3 out of 5]

I surely enjoyed this, as much as I have the entire series (and much of BV Larson's work) but


I found it incredibly hard to feel good about the fact that the main character, at the end of the novel, has had his free will usurped by his friends and family, and the novel wants me to think this is an okay thing. I understand the point - that this is what he does to other people for the "greater good", but that that is a slippery slope. But it still feels shitty to end the book with a discussion between a clone of the main character and a clone of his dead wife that wonder when they'll have gone too far, with no resolution on what that might be for them.


It is fine when books challenge me - art isn't always supposed to be comfortable, after all - but reading light military scifi is usually a casual affair for me and I didn't like it.

[unknown · Rating 4 out of 5]

A Continued Good Read

I am a fan of BV Larson and like the galactic liberation series and I've read them all. Hell's Reach was a good read and was fun to reunite with the characters which had continued to grow in depth. I think the storyline was a little bit weaker than the other books before but I also sense it was an important transition to another wave of great galactic liberation novels. Keep it up.

[Tracy S McCoy · Rating 5 out of 5]

Wow

Incredible!! This series has always been awe inspiring to read but this book outshines the rest! New technology, New adventures and a heartfelt story tying it all together. Keep the stories coming please

[Eric Greenman · Rating 5 out of 5]

Fun Read

This was my favorite book in this series so far. The story is a fast paced space journey tackling personal and social issues combined with just enough humor, action, and destruction to keep me turning the pages.

[Sidney · Rating 5 out of 5]

Keeps getting better!

What a wild imagination these authors have. Couple their imaginative vision and ability to built such an intriguing storyline is unbelievable! Throughly enjoy reading this series and Larson’s other series!

[Lars · Rating 4 out of 5]

Fun light read

Classic BV Larson material. He is good at pushing the reader to think about different philosophical and moral issues. This aspect of his writing plus the rush of good space and ground battles keeps you entertained through the entire book.

[Jerry Satinsky · Rating 5 out of 5]

Good following read.

[Vaughan King · Rating 3 out of 5]

Kind of feels like a filler book.

[Nick Zervoudis · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book and #5 are distinctly better than the rest of the series - a huge step up from what was a good and fun set of books, to something much more interesting.

[David Vance · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good read

Good continuance of the storyline. Some of the introduction of the new technology is a bit over the top, but still entertaining.

[Charla Raymer · Rating 5 out of 5]

Thought provoking

Thoroughly entertaining with exceptional characters. An exciting space opera with thoughtful introspection of what an alien race might think of humanity.

[Jason Welker · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was good fun, just what I expected. Predictable format with familiar characters that I’ve enjoyed in past books overall, but that's what sci-fi operas are all about.