Trooper

Warpmancer #2

by Nicholas Woode-Smith

Zona Nox - a world on the brink of annihilation.

A thief turned soldier leads a group of survivors across the Red Sand desert in search of safety, but will only find more violence as Zona Nox approaches its final battle.

A mob boss of a fallen gang discovers a conspiracy in the corporate-owned city of Titan, which threatens not only the planet, but the entire system.

An alien warrior fights in a slave army, waiting for a chance to set his people free, as they march to death at the Human fortress that dominates this world.

Enemies, friends, strangers - all will face the Fall of Zona Nox in this fever-pitched and action-packed conclusion.

235 pages, Paperback

Published May 7, 2018

About the author

Nicholas Woode-Smith is a fantasy and science fiction author from Cape Town, South Africa. He has been writing since the age of twelve, writing short stories, novels, and RPG campaigns. In 2013, he published his first book, Fall of Zona Nox. Five years later, he published it again after greatly improving his skills.

Since then, he’s written dozens of books in the urban fantasy and sci-fi genre. Notably, the best-selling urban fantasy series, Kat Drummond.

Nicholas has a degree majoring in economic history and philosophy, and minors in political science, international relations, and English literature from the University of Cape Town. He has been involved in politics, civic activism, and political analysis since 2014.

Reviews

[Meenaz Lodhi · Rating 5 out of 5]

A can’t put down book, action from the beginning, stressful situations that kept at the edge.
“Humans never gave up.The greatest power was a united goal.”
It Never ceases to amaze me the wonders of the scenery and landscape descriptions, so realistic with the hostile environment...
Danny, Marshall, Nathan,..James has surrounded himself with great men to confront the alien adversaries, lots of questions..intrigue behind the attacks.. fascinating!

[Frank Geimer · Rating 5 out of 5]

Nicholas's Warmancer series just keeps getting better. The action is hot and the plot lines are superb. I was gripped by the story so much it kept me up way past my bedtime, I just couldn't put it down. If you want a space opera thriller that will grab you, then start reading this one. You will not be disappointed!

[Jeff Parker · Rating 4 out of 5]

The characters continue to develop in the second installment. The pace is fast and furious in this installment with enough action for most adrenaline junkies. We start to get glimpses of the world building going on and for me Don Marzio starts to become a key character to watch.

[juliette dempsey · Rating 5 out of 5]

An outstanding military sci-fi action series

This is the second book in the series and I am enjoying this series immensely.
Action packed with realistic situations and lots of action and adventure..
I look forward to more from this series 😁

[Genelle Themann · Rating 5 out of 5]

James and a few remaining troopers and allies are now fighting for their lives in the Red Sand against overwhelming numbers. Nathan had been separated from James and feared him lost. Danny was surviving by allying himself with others who are determined to bring down the corporations. And the various species of aliens were organized, huge in numbers, and cared not about losing any of their numbers.

I loved the way this story was told from the viewpoints of the different humans, the aliens, and the allies. It brought the different threads to life and showed the progression of how all would come together. The table is now set.

I received a free copy of this ebook but I chose to leave this review because this series ROCKS!!

[Andrew Norley · Rating 5 out of 5]

Where is the Warpmancer ?

James’s growth for mobster to capo to trooper continues...
Don Marzio, now uses his skills learnt in Galis city as a secret agent for.. read it n find out
The Zack continue to invade Zina Nox n things look desperate

Learning from Rhett C Bruno here, the ere us no happy ending, you’ll have to read the next book to find out more

I’m loving this series, the characters are believable, the ‘villains’ villainous and the story flows

I like this

[Dieter · Rating 4 out of 5]

The non stop action, disasters and suspense continues from Shadow. The characters are further developed and it ends with a cliffhanger leading on to the next book.
It is a great story line and full of: action, war, intrigue, deception, hope, despair, vengeance, humour,.....
Note: a lot of gore, violence, gambling
Received this book as an ARC and decided to

[Mpiyakhe · Rating 4 out of 5]

An excellent continuation. A lot faster paced than the first but does a really good job setting up the final battle in the next book.

(I received an ARC copy of this book in exchange for an honest review)