Traitor: Forsaken Mercenary Book 10 - a review by Rosemary Kenny
Hero of Mars Daniel Hunt's in at the deep end again, along with Butch, (his faithful wolf) and sidekick and firm friend, (the quirkily-named) Preacher, standing strong beside him and the other Praetorians.
Weapons-wise, the bold, enhanced-human, Praetorian leader now possesses a powerful ancient, (He-Man-like) Sword - that has a deadly effect on those who wield it - plus, his (sometimes sarcastic), AI advisor, Alerna, (aka Al), who packs a mean 'techno-punch' along with her verbal attacks.
In Traitor, Jonathan Yanez' 10th brilliant Forsaken Mercenary series novel, we learn of the mysterious, malevolent enemy that threatens both the Chancellor, (inexplicably struck down and now in a coma) Daniel, Preacher and their other comrades in arms, the whole of humanity and from thence to infinity and beyond.
It trades on the greed and egotism of a 'would-be-king', (the eponymous traitor, who wants more power than he has already) and a self-deluded, reclusive messianic cult leader, who sees himself as future ruler of Earth and who currently controls the legions of the zombie-like results, of what could be a mutated Covid-19 virus, so quickly does it spread with deadly effect..
An alarmingly realistic, yet fabulously entertaining military space opera, that posits a 'what if...? terrifying potential Apocalyptic scenario, which is as close to home under the present global Lockdown, as it's an out-of-this-world, outer space, rip-roaring quest for an(other) ancient artefact, bound together with a sense of camaraderie, loyalty and heroism and above all, a mission to save our world from its infected, indoctrinated, destructive inhabitants - mankind.
A highly-recomnended mix of Shaun of the Dead, Mad Max, Star Wars, Fifth Element, plus Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade; let Traitor: A Near Future Thriller (Forsaken Mercenary Book 10), by the outstanding Jonathan Yanez, take you far away with a fantasy you won't forget any time soon.
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