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Deadliest Weapon
Captain Mike Drake, four combat tour veteran and 38-year-old new father of twin girls, just retired. He's traded in his Company of M1 Abrams tanks for a silver Hyundai Sonata.
He retired because he'd had enough of death and split second thinking.
Now, situational awareness firing on all cylinders, he must make an instant life or death decision.
Run him over, or not?
(Short story)
He retired because he'd had enough of death and split second thinking.
Now, situational awareness firing on all cylinders, he must make an instant life or death decision.
Run him over, or not?
(Short story)
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Published January 1, 2019
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About the author
Thomas Sewell
10 books26 followersThomas Sewell lives in Charlotte, lured there by his wife, but grew up out West. A late intellectual bloomer, at age 13 he graduated from high school and started computer electronics courses in college. (Assembly for 8-bit processors!) Already 6 ft. tall, so no one noticed he was a little young. Bummed rides to school because he was too young for a driver's license.
Thomas has always been an autodidact with a variety of hobbies and interests, especially economics, military history, and the law. Worked in Reston and McLean, Virginia on 9/11, but only ever officially worked for the government as a contractor. Thomas has performed technology and security work for several fortune 500 companies and in a quarter of his time manages a team responsible for one of the world's largest financial networks.
Along the way, he's founded a private security company, an Internet Service Provider, and a K-8 Charter School. He's read over ten thousand books and written a few in self-defense, among them the Sam Harper, Sovereign Security Company, and Mike Drake series, some of which you can even purchase.
Thomas has always been an autodidact with a variety of hobbies and interests, especially economics, military history, and the law. Worked in Reston and McLean, Virginia on 9/11, but only ever officially worked for the government as a contractor. Thomas has performed technology and security work for several fortune 500 companies and in a quarter of his time manages a team responsible for one of the world's largest financial networks.
Along the way, he's founded a private security company, an Internet Service Provider, and a K-8 Charter School. He's read over ten thousand books and written a few in self-defense, among them the Sam Harper, Sovereign Security Company, and Mike Drake series, some of which you can even purchase.
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July 13, 2020
Definitely a short story... but it was complete. I enjoyed it.
December 9, 2020
I received this from the author and (likely) Bookfunnel.com for free in exchange for an honest review.
This story ( at two and a half pages, can't be called a novel) feels like the hook most would use to get a reader into the the beginnings of a great novel.
On a five point scale, I would definitely give this a solid four (because I am certainly looking for more of this character and story).
As with everything, this is just my five cents worth.
This story ( at two and a half pages, can't be called a novel) feels like the hook most would use to get a reader into the the beginnings of a great novel.
On a five point scale, I would definitely give this a solid four (because I am certainly looking for more of this character and story).
As with everything, this is just my five cents worth.
December 12, 2020
A super-short story featuring Mike Drake and a big ' instant' decision to make.
March 5, 2020
Great short story!
December 27, 2020
***** SPOILER ALERT ****
Sewall does a difficult task well with "The Deadliest Weapon" being that it is a, very, short story.
In less than ten pages the author does a great job of world building and character development.
Being a fan of Robert A. Heinlein, I LOVED Sewall's take on proving Heinlein's adage. To whit: "There are no dangerous weapons, there are only dangerous men" ( "Starship Troopers" by Robert A. Heinlein.).
This was only the second piece of Sewall's work that I've read. I look forward to reading more!
In the interest of transparency, I was given a review copy and I am voluntarily sharing this review.
This is my own, honest opinion.
Sewall does a difficult task well with "The Deadliest Weapon" being that it is a, very, short story.
In less than ten pages the author does a great job of world building and character development.
Being a fan of Robert A. Heinlein, I LOVED Sewall's take on proving Heinlein's adage. To whit: "There are no dangerous weapons, there are only dangerous men" ( "Starship Troopers" by Robert A. Heinlein.).
This was only the second piece of Sewall's work that I've read. I look forward to reading more!
In the interest of transparency, I was given a review copy and I am voluntarily sharing this review.
This is my own, honest opinion.
August 31, 2019
A retired soldier makes a decision about involving himself in a civilian altercation on the streets of an American City.
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January 3, 2020Good short story. Just wish it was longer
May 15, 2022
The Deadliest Weapon, A Mike Drake Short Story, isn’t long enough to qualify as a short story. It’s flash fiction, or, what we would have called back in the day, a short-short story. It’s one scene that could have been the opening scene in a full-length novel. The hook! The opening scene that caught and held the reader’s interest.
There isn’t any dialogue between any of the characters. The dialogue is an internal monologue that Mike Drake holds with himself, but, with the way Thomas Sewell, the master storyteller, uses it, it works for this very short piece of fiction.
If you are into flash fiction thrillers, you’ll love The Deadliest Weapon.
There isn’t any dialogue between any of the characters. The dialogue is an internal monologue that Mike Drake holds with himself, but, with the way Thomas Sewell, the master storyteller, uses it, it works for this very short piece of fiction.
If you are into flash fiction thrillers, you’ll love The Deadliest Weapon.
December 17, 2021
A well written, very short story. Situational awareness is everything - even once you have retired.
May 15, 2025
I'm looking forward to a full length novel.
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