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Ghost Squadron #1
We Dare
The Marines of Ghost Squadron are humanity's foremost black ops specialists who strike without warning and vanish without a trace. They will do whatever is necessary to protect humanity anywhere in the known galaxy. With the Commonwealth increasingly unstable thanks to venal politicians, greedy financiers, and power-hungry revolutionaries, they don't lack for missions.
When an undercover Constabulary officer vanishes after uncovering a massive cartel-run human trafficking operation, the Commonwealth's interstellar police force calls for help from Naval Intelligence. Because the cartel's operations could upend the delicate political balance between the older core worlds and the more recently colonized outer star systems, Ghost Squadron gets the job. Its mission: find the missing Constabulary officer and choke off the growing slave trade bedeviling humanity's perilous galactic frontier.
Ghost Squadron's commanding officer, Lieutenant Colonel Zachary Thomas Decker, spent the last ten years as a Naval Intelligence agent. His job was thwarting plots and terminating the Commonwealth's internal enemies alongside his partner, a trained assassin. Now, with several hundred of the deadliest Marines ever fielded at his back, Zack Decker will change the course of history and usher in a new era.
Humanity's interstellar empire ended in "Ashes of Empire." Witness its birth a thousand years earlier in Eric Thomson's new series "Ghost Squadron."
When an undercover Constabulary officer vanishes after uncovering a massive cartel-run human trafficking operation, the Commonwealth's interstellar police force calls for help from Naval Intelligence. Because the cartel's operations could upend the delicate political balance between the older core worlds and the more recently colonized outer star systems, Ghost Squadron gets the job. Its mission: find the missing Constabulary officer and choke off the growing slave trade bedeviling humanity's perilous galactic frontier.
Ghost Squadron's commanding officer, Lieutenant Colonel Zachary Thomas Decker, spent the last ten years as a Naval Intelligence agent. His job was thwarting plots and terminating the Commonwealth's internal enemies alongside his partner, a trained assassin. Now, with several hundred of the deadliest Marines ever fielded at his back, Zack Decker will change the course of history and usher in a new era.
Humanity's interstellar empire ended in "Ashes of Empire." Witness its birth a thousand years earlier in Eric Thomson's new series "Ghost Squadron."
- GenresScience Fiction
362 pages, Hardcover
Published December 1, 2019
90 people are currently reading
36 people want to read
About the author
Eric Thomson
39 books129 followersEric Thomson is my pen name. I'm a former Canadian soldier who spent more years in uniform than he expected, serving in both the Regular Army (Infantry) and the Army Reserve (Armoured Corps). I spent several years as an Information Technology executive for the Canadian government before leaving the bowels of the demented bureaucracy to become a full-time author.
I've been a voracious reader of science-fiction, military fiction and history all my life, assiduously devouring the recommended Army reading list in my younger days and still occasionally returning to the classics for inspiration. Several years ago, I put my fingers to the keyboard and started writing my own military sci-fi, with a definite space opera slant, using many of my own experiences as a soldier as an inspiration for my stories and characters. When I'm not writing fiction, I indulge in my other passions: photography, hiking and scuba diving, all of which I've shared with my wife, who likes to call herself my #1 fan, for more than thirty years.
I've been a voracious reader of science-fiction, military fiction and history all my life, assiduously devouring the recommended Army reading list in my younger days and still occasionally returning to the classics for inspiration. Several years ago, I put my fingers to the keyboard and started writing my own military sci-fi, with a definite space opera slant, using many of my own experiences as a soldier as an inspiration for my stories and characters. When I'm not writing fiction, I indulge in my other passions: photography, hiking and scuba diving, all of which I've shared with my wife, who likes to call herself my #1 fan, for more than thirty years.
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Displaying 1 - 7 of 7 reviews
June 2, 2020
The book didn't start too well, Kine was supposed to be a top undercover cop, but the situation she found herself in was ridiculous. I realise this was just the setup for the Ghost Squadron's operation, but it was a poor way to start the book.
Once the main story got started it improved, although it felt a bit disjointed at times and after about a quarter of the book I began to worry when the Marines didn't seem to do anything but talk. However once they got started they were extremely efficient.
Overall it was a decent read although I would have preferred a bit more detail when the combat actually began and their seemed to be a bit too much verbal posturing.
Once the main story got started it improved, although it felt a bit disjointed at times and after about a quarter of the book I began to worry when the Marines didn't seem to do anything but talk. However once they got started they were extremely efficient.
Overall it was a decent read although I would have preferred a bit more detail when the combat actually began and their seemed to be a bit too much verbal posturing.
August 21, 2020
Nice military sci-fi thriller
Excellent characters, well developed world and adventures that suck you in and leave you wanting more.
Not for the squeamish or those easily triggered, this is a good novel for the night stand.
5 stars, no reservations. Very good.
Excellent characters, well developed world and adventures that suck you in and leave you wanting more.
Not for the squeamish or those easily triggered, this is a good novel for the night stand.
5 stars, no reservations. Very good.
December 20, 2019
Swashbuckling treat
An old school scfi romp with bold action, hard as nails hero, and a story to match. Can’t wait for the next one.
An old school scfi romp with bold action, hard as nails hero, and a story to match. Can’t wait for the next one.
May 28, 2023
Loved it
Read it in a day and moving on to the next book, great characters and story as always, lots of fun!
Read it in a day and moving on to the next book, great characters and story as always, lots of fun!
March 2, 2024
Great start
This is a great start to the series. The world building is fierce. I'm looking forward to reading more of the series.
This is a great start to the series. The world building is fierce. I'm looking forward to reading more of the series.
March 29, 2024
Good military SF.
It’s wonderful to find a writer who, when they use Marines as their fighting force, knows that they have to capitalize the word “Marine”.
It’s wonderful to find a writer who, when they use Marines as their fighting force, knows that they have to capitalize the word “Marine”.
December 23, 2020
A really great military science fiction adventure read. Great details of special ops in space with original characters, each distinctly crafted.
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