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By Strength and Guile #3
Devastation
Battered and broken, can Vengeance live up to her name?
Buy Devastation, Book 3 of By Strength and Guile and find out if Stansfield, Charlie Team and Ten can unite to save humanity!
Vengeance lies helpless in the face of the oncoming enemy armada. Their last hope rests with Charlie Team and a desperate battle fought across two dying vessels.
If Charlie Team and Vengeance fail, the whole of human-occupied space is at risk the invading Mechs.
If Admiral Stansfield is going to save his ship, his crew and his reputation, he’ll have to rally his forces for the fight of their lives. For everyone else, it’s a fight to save humanity itself, but for Stansfield, it’s personal.
Can Stansfield lead his crew to victory? Will Charlie Team ever get to their cushy rear-echelon posting? Will Marine X get to return to The Deathless War?
Buy Devastation, Book 3 of By Strength and Guile and find out if Stansfield, Charlie Team and Ten can unite to save humanity!
202 pages, Kindle Edition
Published January 31, 2020
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About the author
Paul Teague
31 books282 followersHi, I'm Paul Teague, the author of The Secret Bunker Trilogy, The Grid Trilogy and the standalone novel, Deleted.
I'm a former broadcaster and journalist with the BBC, but I have also worked as a primary school teacher, a disc jockey, a shopkeeper, a waiter and a sales rep.
If you love stories like The Hunger Games, The Maze Runner, Divergent, Running Man and The Giver then you’ll enjoy my sci-fi and dystopian stories.
The Secret Bunker Trilogy was inspired by a family visit to a remarkable, real-life secret bunker at Troywood, Fife, known as ‘Scotland’s Secret Bunker’.
It paints a picture of a planet in crisis and is a fast-paced story with lots of twists and turns, all told through the voice of Dan Tracy who stumbles into an amazing and haradous adventure.
The Grid Trilogy takes place in a future world where everything has gone to ruin.
Joe Parsons must fight for survival in the gamified Grid, from which no person has ever escpaed with their life.
The standalone novel Deleted bridges the worlds of The Secret Bunker and The Grid, revealing what happens between Regeneration and Fall of Justice.
It depicts the world as we know it falling under a dark and sinister force - things will never be the same again.
I love dystopian fiction so writing these books has been a great opportunity to finally come up with my own vision of a future world where things are going haywire.
The Secret Bunker website can be found at: https://thesecretbunker.net/
The Grid website can be found at: https://thegridtrilogy.com/
I also write fast-moving and action packed psychological thrillers under the uathor name Paul J. Teague.
You can find out more about those books at: https://paulteague.net/
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Displaying 1 - 7 of 7 reviews
July 23, 2020
Disappointing end
I've now read the entire series including the previous RMSC books which establish the universe this is set in. I especially like the fact that this is set on Royal Navy starships with Royal Marine and SBS troops.
It starts out well. The characters are well drawn and believable. The dialogue and banter are also good too with descriptions that tread the thin line between setting the scene and getting in the way of the action excellently.
UNFORTUNATELY. Without giving spoilers, I saw the end coming in book 2 and wasn't really pleased for that to be confirmed at the end. Not original hence disappointing.
I will read other offerings for now, but really? I hope the authors will actually try and be a bit more creative.
I've now read the entire series including the previous RMSC books which establish the universe this is set in. I especially like the fact that this is set on Royal Navy starships with Royal Marine and SBS troops.
It starts out well. The characters are well drawn and believable. The dialogue and banter are also good too with descriptions that tread the thin line between setting the scene and getting in the way of the action excellently.
UNFORTUNATELY. Without giving spoilers, I saw the end coming in book 2 and wasn't really pleased for that to be confirmed at the end. Not original hence disappointing.
I will read other offerings for now, but really? I hope the authors will actually try and be a bit more creative.
January 23, 2021
Brilliantly written plot
Outstandingly well written and the plot is fast paced, combative and follows the space commando SBS teams antics as the space special warfare team does what it is best at by blowing things up and shooting and guys. It beats the plots of some games franchises hands down and is easy to follow and Audible has the saga for us that listen or read
Outstandingly well written and the plot is fast paced, combative and follows the space commando SBS teams antics as the space special warfare team does what it is best at by blowing things up and shooting and guys. It beats the plots of some games franchises hands down and is easy to follow and Audible has the saga for us that listen or read
February 7, 2020
Not too bad.
Excellent story. Unfortunately it had a pretty lousy ending, very unsatisfying. Left you wondering too much with no clear way to find out. On a lighter note, it’s pretty hard to understand Brits sometimes. What’s up with kippers?
Excellent story. Unfortunately it had a pretty lousy ending, very unsatisfying. Left you wondering too much with no clear way to find out. On a lighter note, it’s pretty hard to understand Brits sometimes. What’s up with kippers?
February 6, 2020
Great Storyline
Well that was a fantastic storyline and as usual plenty of action and banter. Really looking forward to the next book in this series
Well that was a fantastic storyline and as usual plenty of action and banter. Really looking forward to the next book in this series
March 24, 2020
Brilliant and entertaining book.
Marine X is brilliant as always. And so are Charlie team. Looking forward to the next trilogy in the franchise.
Marine X is brilliant as always. And so are Charlie team. Looking forward to the next trilogy in the franchise.
April 21, 2020
A good fun action story
Really enjoying these books, cracking action and a good laugh, well recommended and cant wait for more of them .
Really enjoying these books, cracking action and a good laugh, well recommended and cant wait for more of them .
August 24, 2022
Another great trilogy about Ten and the Royal Marine Space Commandos . Will definitely want to read more in this series !
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