Valkyrie: Rebellion

by Lucas Marcum

The United Earth Alliance prepares to push forward in the last campaign of the war against the Elai, but their enemy has other plans. As new threats loom, the seeds of rebellion sprout bitter fruit on Mars, and Lieutenant Colonel Elizabeth Suarez, the Valkyrie, finds herself fighting for her life. The follow up to Lucas Marcum's best selling debut novel, Valkyrie.

170 pages, Kindle Edition

Published December 1, 2019

Reviews

[John Davies · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is the second book in the series, and it's excellent, continuing the story of Elizabeth Suarez. She's been assigned to UEAN Task Force Mercy, a humanitarian mission to help save the Elai homeworld if and when the UEAN forces manage to defeat the Elai forces. Based on Mars, the ifrst part of the book is filled with action as the Elai surprise the UEAN Navy with a sneak attack. Only desperate last minute defence saves the day, but the Elai still manage to launch kinetic strikes against Mars itself.

The second half of the book deals with the aftermath of the attack, as Liz and the rest of the members of Task Force Mercy trapped in Hellas City try to survive against a rebellion lead by Mars Firsters who have taken advantage of the attack to launch their own to drive out the UEAN forces from Mars. With the help of some Spaceborn Marines who turn up, Liz manages to co-ordinate relief efforts, and keep most of her team alive despite attacks from the rebels, until the Royal Scots and 6th Para come to the rescue.

[Jonathan · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great read!

Mr. Marcum continues to deliver a great military sci-fi experience in this second installment. I especially enjoyed the character development in that flawed, imperfect people rise up to do the heroic things needed to protect others. The results seldom meet the ideal, and nobody is more aware of this than those who do their best leading others through peril. Despite their best effort, lives are lost and tragedy ensues. That loss haunts them in their dreams and chips away at their confidence, but still they courageously forge forward to do the best they can.

Marcum's work is a great tribute to those who have sacrificed and suffered loss in the pursuit of creating a better life for others.

I can't wait for the next book!

[Sarah · Rating 4 out of 5]

Lots of action in this book which was great! We also get a little more character background, at least for the main character. I don’t mind the slow progression of the character development. It’s like slowly getting to know someone the more you read. This second book was also much better than the first with regard to proofreading. I enjoyed the fact that everything takes place on or over Mars. Mars as the backdrop provided an interesting sideline story that would make a good spinoff series! I will definitely continue with the series.

[Rachel Oberlin · Rating 5 out of 5]

Quite the Ride

The first book was heavy with Army visuals in my head. This one was a bit more Navy (Space Navy) and a medical base on Mars. The military lingo wasn't used as much, which helped me a bit, and the descriptions of what the locations were like painted beautiful pictures for a background for the bombardment. The author did a wonderful job using his history to write an interesting what-if Sci-Fi. Again, I'm glad I took the chance after asking my co-worker about what he was reading.

[Jim Duncan · Rating 5 out of 5]

Good story!!

I saw a drawing once that showed a huge hole in the ground easily a thousand yards wide and very deep. And men, women, children, machinery, aircraft and large ships were going into the hole. That's what war is. It can be a horrible waste. But sometimes it's just gotta be done because the alternative is worse. A life under democrats rule? I'd fight to their death.

[Steve Meyer · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good story, fast paced, never a dull moment. Characters are reasonably well developed and engaging. But, holy cow, do better proofing. Misspellings and dropped grammar is very distracting and sometimes males meaning unclear.