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The Expansion #1
Recon
Hundreds of years in Earth’s future sees the united global territories striving to colonize the Moon and Mars. The discovery of a clean energy source ended the world’s reliance on fossil fuels overnight, and years after the resulting wars, a new discovery puts the tenuous world peace at risk; that of faster than light travel.
With humanity on the verge of travelling to new solar systems and all the humanitarian and scientific possibilities involved, a discovery by the reconnaissance team turns everything upside down.
Join the small team of the reconnaissance mission who fight friend and foe to complete their mission objectives – no matter where it leads them or what the personal cost.
With humanity on the verge of travelling to new solar systems and all the humanitarian and scientific possibilities involved, a discovery by the reconnaissance team turns everything upside down.
Join the small team of the reconnaissance mission who fight friend and foe to complete their mission objectives – no matter where it leads them or what the personal cost.
- GenresScience FictionAudiobook
244 pages, Kindle Edition
First published October 22, 2018
About the author
Devon C. Ford
83 books434 followersDevon is from the UK, having lived in many places until finally settling in the Midlands. His career in public services started in his teens and has provided a wealth of experiences, both good and some very bad, which form the basis of the book ideas that cause regular insomnia.
He first started reading for fun as an adult, having tried his hardest to avoid anything resembling academia growing up, and at that point the world became a far bigger place. He has been reading, at least one book at a time, ever since.
His debut works, the After It Happened series, (Survival, Humanity, Society) were published in April 2016 followed by Hope (July 2016) and Sanctuary (December 2016). The first part of the series concluded with the release of Rebellion which was published in June 2017.
Storming high into the charts with the first books of the After It Happened series, Devon launched into the top 10 sellers listings in the UK, Australia, Canada and the US, and he made the decision to write full time shortly after the launch of Hope.
Devon’s self-published beginnings caused a stir in the publishing world, and resulted in contracts with Podium Publishing for Audible, narrated by R.C. Bray (The Martian, Expeditionary Force, Arisen), before a publishing deal for kindle and paperbacks with Vulpine Press.
Further works have seen the start of a multi-author series, sci-fi/post-apocalyptic cross genre, futuristic dystopian and alternative history zombie apocalypse. Spin-off books from the After It Happened world have been announced for 2018.
He first started reading for fun as an adult, having tried his hardest to avoid anything resembling academia growing up, and at that point the world became a far bigger place. He has been reading, at least one book at a time, ever since.
His debut works, the After It Happened series, (Survival, Humanity, Society) were published in April 2016 followed by Hope (July 2016) and Sanctuary (December 2016). The first part of the series concluded with the release of Rebellion which was published in June 2017.
Storming high into the charts with the first books of the After It Happened series, Devon launched into the top 10 sellers listings in the UK, Australia, Canada and the US, and he made the decision to write full time shortly after the launch of Hope.
Devon’s self-published beginnings caused a stir in the publishing world, and resulted in contracts with Podium Publishing for Audible, narrated by R.C. Bray (The Martian, Expeditionary Force, Arisen), before a publishing deal for kindle and paperbacks with Vulpine Press.
Further works have seen the start of a multi-author series, sci-fi/post-apocalyptic cross genre, futuristic dystopian and alternative history zombie apocalypse. Spin-off books from the After It Happened world have been announced for 2018.
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October 26, 2018Enjoyed this book! Waiting for the next book in this series.
July 23, 2020
I picked up this audiobook because it was narrated by Luke Daniels. The premise sounded enjoyable and coupled with the audio talent of Luke, how can I go wrong?
Well that's what I thought. However, in the end, it's a sub par story with lots of plot holes, incorrect terminology and errors. Unfortunately, Mr. Daniels, also, didn't bring his A game.
The premise is good, domes on the moon, soldiers, terrorists, etc. It all has the ability to be real. However, most of the book is spent with politics and secrets that can't be revealed "yet".
The characters are fairly flat, limited back story and are all "soldiers' soldier" and have no complexity to them. They say and do what they think.
The environments are fairly bland and uninteresting, inside a dome, inside a ship, streets of a big city etc.
The biggest issue of this story is the scientific inaccuracies. Now I realize this is a soft military sci fi, and liberties need to be taken in the interest of story. However, it would have been nice for the author to at least Google somethings for the sake of story telling. Like the distance from Earth to Mars. Some how the author thinks it takes a month to get a transmission from Earth orbit to Mars. I suppose if you're sending it Pony Express...
I was also disappointed to see that in his version of the future the American Navy has been given the space deployment duties. Along with its ranks and terminology. Forgetting, of course, that the Air Force has been the dominant choice for countries dabbling in space, and the laughable "Space Force" is a spin off of the Air Force. Reading, of course, then about Petty Officers "at sea" in space... And of course, Americans ranks, cause 'Merica! I guess.
This book also has a severe lack of females in it. It even being said that females are not allowed to serve in one countries military. I don't know what future the author is living in, but there are more females in our current military than is in his futuristic military.
I was hoping, the narration by Luke Daniels would save this book, if it was sub standard. I loved his work on "Frontlines" and was hoping for more of that first class work. However, I was disappointed in that regard, as well. Luke brought little energy to the role and was unable to connect the characters to me. He had a wide range of male voices, but had no female voices. One of the main characters being female, this was kind of an issue.
All in all, a boring book, with plot holes, bad science and lackluster narration. Not really worth the time. It's not horrible, but there are much better military Scifi books out there.
I have book 2, so we'll see what that brings.
Well that's what I thought. However, in the end, it's a sub par story with lots of plot holes, incorrect terminology and errors. Unfortunately, Mr. Daniels, also, didn't bring his A game.
The premise is good, domes on the moon, soldiers, terrorists, etc. It all has the ability to be real. However, most of the book is spent with politics and secrets that can't be revealed "yet".
The characters are fairly flat, limited back story and are all "soldiers' soldier" and have no complexity to them. They say and do what they think.
The environments are fairly bland and uninteresting, inside a dome, inside a ship, streets of a big city etc.
The biggest issue of this story is the scientific inaccuracies. Now I realize this is a soft military sci fi, and liberties need to be taken in the interest of story. However, it would have been nice for the author to at least Google somethings for the sake of story telling. Like the distance from Earth to Mars. Some how the author thinks it takes a month to get a transmission from Earth orbit to Mars. I suppose if you're sending it Pony Express...
I was also disappointed to see that in his version of the future the American Navy has been given the space deployment duties. Along with its ranks and terminology. Forgetting, of course, that the Air Force has been the dominant choice for countries dabbling in space, and the laughable "Space Force" is a spin off of the Air Force. Reading, of course, then about Petty Officers "at sea" in space... And of course, Americans ranks, cause 'Merica! I guess.
This book also has a severe lack of females in it. It even being said that females are not allowed to serve in one countries military. I don't know what future the author is living in, but there are more females in our current military than is in his futuristic military.
I was hoping, the narration by Luke Daniels would save this book, if it was sub standard. I loved his work on "Frontlines" and was hoping for more of that first class work. However, I was disappointed in that regard, as well. Luke brought little energy to the role and was unable to connect the characters to me. He had a wide range of male voices, but had no female voices. One of the main characters being female, this was kind of an issue.
All in all, a boring book, with plot holes, bad science and lackluster narration. Not really worth the time. It's not horrible, but there are much better military Scifi books out there.
I have book 2, so we'll see what that brings.
January 11, 2021
Thank you to the author for a gifted eBook in exchange for an honest review
Recon is set hundreds of years in the future and follows the united global territories striving to colonize the Moon and Mars. With humanity on the verge of travelling to new solar systems and creating new technology, a discovery by the reconnaissance team turns everything upside down.
“Pipe down and get a grip” – Leslie Brandt AKA Grip
Recon starts with a team of soldiers; the main four characters being Leslie, Jake, Jamie & Torres becoming tangled in a terrorist attack and subsequently suffering casualties, we then follow those who survived the attack and discover the plot twists around each corner and a number of covert operations.
I really enjoyed the plot twists in the book they took me by complete surprise, and I love the fact that all four main characters were eventually reunited after the events at the beginning of the book, albeit they have all experienced a number of changes they are still able to come together.
The character development was good, and I feel that there is more to come from the characters in the next instalment in the series and I look forward to seeing just what happens to our group of heroes. The scene with Santana’s mum was one of the best scenes in the book, there was so much relevance in that situation and the emotion that scene provoked was fully tearful.
My favourite character in the book has to be Leslie, she is a no-nonsense character who will own her responsibilities and consequences to her actions, and she makes for a very believable character and commander.
I really enjoyed the chapter layout with each chapter in a different environment, and the length of the book made it a very easy and quick read. The inclusion of the normal political issues (as expected when numerous global organisations cannot agree and with the UN acting as the negotiator between all of them) makes the book more believable and intrigued me to see if there would be a middle ground found.
Although military based books are not my usual genre, I really love sci fi and found that I really enjoyed this book despite its heaviness on the military genre as there is a lot of terminology in regard to the military ranks and operations etc. I would recommend this book to anyone who enjoys futuristic reads with science fiction and military combined
I would also mention that there is a trigger warning of terrorism (terrorist organisations and terrorist attacks)
2.5
Recon is set hundreds of years in the future and follows the united global territories striving to colonize the Moon and Mars. With humanity on the verge of travelling to new solar systems and creating new technology, a discovery by the reconnaissance team turns everything upside down.
“Pipe down and get a grip” – Leslie Brandt AKA Grip
Recon starts with a team of soldiers; the main four characters being Leslie, Jake, Jamie & Torres becoming tangled in a terrorist attack and subsequently suffering casualties, we then follow those who survived the attack and discover the plot twists around each corner and a number of covert operations.
I really enjoyed the plot twists in the book they took me by complete surprise, and I love the fact that all four main characters were eventually reunited after the events at the beginning of the book, albeit they have all experienced a number of changes they are still able to come together.
The character development was good, and I feel that there is more to come from the characters in the next instalment in the series and I look forward to seeing just what happens to our group of heroes. The scene with Santana’s mum was one of the best scenes in the book, there was so much relevance in that situation and the emotion that scene provoked was fully tearful.
My favourite character in the book has to be Leslie, she is a no-nonsense character who will own her responsibilities and consequences to her actions, and she makes for a very believable character and commander.
I really enjoyed the chapter layout with each chapter in a different environment, and the length of the book made it a very easy and quick read. The inclusion of the normal political issues (as expected when numerous global organisations cannot agree and with the UN acting as the negotiator between all of them) makes the book more believable and intrigued me to see if there would be a middle ground found.
Although military based books are not my usual genre, I really love sci fi and found that I really enjoyed this book despite its heaviness on the military genre as there is a lot of terminology in regard to the military ranks and operations etc. I would recommend this book to anyone who enjoys futuristic reads with science fiction and military combined
I would also mention that there is a trigger warning of terrorism (terrorist organisations and terrorist attacks)
2.5
January 15, 2021
Recon started with, well, one hell of a drama and didn’t really slow down from there. We’re introduced to a cast of characters in the beginning. The one we follow throughout the majority of Recon is Brandt, a woman with a determination to rise up the chain of command and prove herself. For the first 10 chapters or so, I wasn’t a fan of Brandt. When I’m not a fan of the point of view character, it can lead to a DNF, but I was enjoying the story and stuck with it and I’m glad I did. Brandt improved dramatically as the story continued and the author seemed to really pull the character together. As a character, I still think there could’ve been improvements to Brandt, but she’s a decent lead for a thrilling story.
The story and plot itself are where Recon truly thrives. From the dramatic blowing up of one of the team at the beginning to an epilogue of monumental proportions, this book has something for every sort of sci-fi fan. Battle armour? Check. Cyborgs? Check. Space battles. Check. Untested tech? Check *Redacted*? Check. Sorry, had to redact that last one as a major spoiler alert but damn do I want the next book based from it.
Plenty of Drama But...
The question is, do I really? The main issue for me as someone who loves character-driven books is that the characters are flat, particularly the main character, Brandt, being a woman. You wouldn’t know it if it wasn’t the use of “she” and “her” in sentences. There’s little background to any of them and Brandt’s the stereotypical strong, sarcastic women authors think readers want. If she had a little more dimension, then maybe. But no, if we could barely judge the fact Brandt’s a woman then how much of a strong women is she?
Also, I get this is soft sci-fi, but some of the science exists now and is… wrong. Radio waves, for example, seem to take a lot longer in the book’s world than the real world. And let’s think about how long we’ve known about radio waves.
This book does have a story that’s bumping it up the rating, but with a lack of detailed characters and some very interesting science, I can’t say for sure the series is for me. But, if you’re here for very plot-driven military sci-fi with lots of military ranks, politics, battles in huge armoured suits (I’m imagining when Iron Man fights the Hulk) and quite the dramatic cliffhanger, Recon may be for you.
If you’re the sort who likes to feel connected to the characters and enjoys reading a little bit of real science interspersed with the fiction, this may not be the book for you. I’ll leave it up to you to decide.
The story and plot itself are where Recon truly thrives. From the dramatic blowing up of one of the team at the beginning to an epilogue of monumental proportions, this book has something for every sort of sci-fi fan. Battle armour? Check. Cyborgs? Check. Space battles. Check. Untested tech? Check *Redacted*? Check. Sorry, had to redact that last one as a major spoiler alert but damn do I want the next book based from it.
Plenty of Drama But...
The question is, do I really? The main issue for me as someone who loves character-driven books is that the characters are flat, particularly the main character, Brandt, being a woman. You wouldn’t know it if it wasn’t the use of “she” and “her” in sentences. There’s little background to any of them and Brandt’s the stereotypical strong, sarcastic women authors think readers want. If she had a little more dimension, then maybe. But no, if we could barely judge the fact Brandt’s a woman then how much of a strong women is she?
Also, I get this is soft sci-fi, but some of the science exists now and is… wrong. Radio waves, for example, seem to take a lot longer in the book’s world than the real world. And let’s think about how long we’ve known about radio waves.
This book does have a story that’s bumping it up the rating, but with a lack of detailed characters and some very interesting science, I can’t say for sure the series is for me. But, if you’re here for very plot-driven military sci-fi with lots of military ranks, politics, battles in huge armoured suits (I’m imagining when Iron Man fights the Hulk) and quite the dramatic cliffhanger, Recon may be for you.
If you’re the sort who likes to feel connected to the characters and enjoys reading a little bit of real science interspersed with the fiction, this may not be the book for you. I’ll leave it up to you to decide.
January 14, 2021
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#vulpinepress @lovebookstours
When a terrorist group attacks the Lunar colony, members of the United Nations Peacekeeping Force are affected in different ways.
Years later, Lieutenant Commander Kyle Torres comes face to face with old friends, as he’s thrown into an assignment that could change everything: a reconnaissance mission with huge implications for humanity and science.
This book is a very action-packed, military/sci-fi filled book. From the start you are burst into a huge terrorist attack at the Lunar Colony. Friends and collegues Leslie, Jake, Jamie and Kyle are forced into a battle unexpectedly and their world is changed as they know it. The characters are very likeable and each have they're own backstory which is nice to learn about. Leslie is my favourite, she is a strong female lead, stubborn and a bad ass. It was nice to have a female be that! I enjoyed the pace of the story, there was enough action to make it fast and you are certainly not bored. I did however find that I got lost a lot with all the military and sci-fi jargon, I had to keep going back to see if it explained at the start and a lot of the times I just had no clue. I would of found a key log at the back would of made that easier for me. I also struggled with the sci-fi futuristic parts as well. It's the first book I've read that was based like this, so for me it was very foreign and hard to understand. So for a while I kept losing what the plot was about, as I was lost. I did enjoy the world building, every is described exceptionally and it feels like you're right there. The colonys, spaceships the planets all described so vividly without being boring or bland. I liked the characters friendship and how they all had each others backs. I liked how Kyle Torres slowly grew into his new leadership and how his confidence grown. Leslie is still the inquisitive character questioning everything and wondering if theres more to what they are doing than they are told.
Overall it is a good action-packed, fast paced book and I can see a lot of people enjoying it. For me though personally I just felt confused and lost over the military and sci-fi dialogue and evidently I just kept loosing the plot. I also felt some parts of the book was quite repetative as well. I feel like if I had previously read more sci-fi fiction books (this would be my 2nd) I would of understood and enjoyed this story more.
If you're a big fan of sci-fi though this is definitely a book for you!
#vulpinepress @lovebookstours
When a terrorist group attacks the Lunar colony, members of the United Nations Peacekeeping Force are affected in different ways.
Years later, Lieutenant Commander Kyle Torres comes face to face with old friends, as he’s thrown into an assignment that could change everything: a reconnaissance mission with huge implications for humanity and science.
This book is a very action-packed, military/sci-fi filled book. From the start you are burst into a huge terrorist attack at the Lunar Colony. Friends and collegues Leslie, Jake, Jamie and Kyle are forced into a battle unexpectedly and their world is changed as they know it. The characters are very likeable and each have they're own backstory which is nice to learn about. Leslie is my favourite, she is a strong female lead, stubborn and a bad ass. It was nice to have a female be that! I enjoyed the pace of the story, there was enough action to make it fast and you are certainly not bored. I did however find that I got lost a lot with all the military and sci-fi jargon, I had to keep going back to see if it explained at the start and a lot of the times I just had no clue. I would of found a key log at the back would of made that easier for me. I also struggled with the sci-fi futuristic parts as well. It's the first book I've read that was based like this, so for me it was very foreign and hard to understand. So for a while I kept losing what the plot was about, as I was lost. I did enjoy the world building, every is described exceptionally and it feels like you're right there. The colonys, spaceships the planets all described so vividly without being boring or bland. I liked the characters friendship and how they all had each others backs. I liked how Kyle Torres slowly grew into his new leadership and how his confidence grown. Leslie is still the inquisitive character questioning everything and wondering if theres more to what they are doing than they are told.
Overall it is a good action-packed, fast paced book and I can see a lot of people enjoying it. For me though personally I just felt confused and lost over the military and sci-fi dialogue and evidently I just kept loosing the plot. I also felt some parts of the book was quite repetative as well. I feel like if I had previously read more sci-fi fiction books (this would be my 2nd) I would of understood and enjoyed this story more.
If you're a big fan of sci-fi though this is definitely a book for you!
November 3, 2018
Great start to the series
The story is an action pack SciFi that takes place during Earth’s expansion to the Moon and Mars. There is the usual struggles between the earth governments with the UN acting as the peace broker. The heroes of the story are newly trained recruits to the UN protective services who are attract by terrorists during their first assignment.
The story starts with a coverup and special treatment of our heroes with rapid advancement in the service, cyborg creation, Special Ops activities to support secret research and development activities of the US space agency and private corporations. Our heroes steal a prototype spaceship with an advanced drive capable of interstellar travel by folding space.
They embark on a secret mission to Proxima Centauri to discover an alien race and to scout for habitable planets for expansion. I look forward to book 2.
The story is an action pack SciFi that takes place during Earth’s expansion to the Moon and Mars. There is the usual struggles between the earth governments with the UN acting as the peace broker. The heroes of the story are newly trained recruits to the UN protective services who are attract by terrorists during their first assignment.
The story starts with a coverup and special treatment of our heroes with rapid advancement in the service, cyborg creation, Special Ops activities to support secret research and development activities of the US space agency and private corporations. Our heroes steal a prototype spaceship with an advanced drive capable of interstellar travel by folding space.
They embark on a secret mission to Proxima Centauri to discover an alien race and to scout for habitable planets for expansion. I look forward to book 2.
November 2, 2018
And excellent book for a new upcoming series.
First this book is excellent for a beginning of a new series. The characters a very interesting and engaging especially Spector. You have intrigue, espionage, high technology, space ships, double dealing and backstabbing plus some action what more could you wish for and the science fiction book. Of course this book is a first in the series and it’s a little slow because that is world building that has to be done, in most world building books the first book is slow because everything has to be established. But don’t let that put you off this book, is very good I am going to start reading The second one as soon as I submit this review once again and excellent first book for a new upcoming series
First this book is excellent for a beginning of a new series. The characters a very interesting and engaging especially Spector. You have intrigue, espionage, high technology, space ships, double dealing and backstabbing plus some action what more could you wish for and the science fiction book. Of course this book is a first in the series and it’s a little slow because that is world building that has to be done, in most world building books the first book is slow because everything has to be established. But don’t let that put you off this book, is very good I am going to start reading The second one as soon as I submit this review once again and excellent first book for a new upcoming series
December 14, 2018
The story, Recon (Book 1) by author Devon Ford, was an interesting read. This is a tale of military-space and it follows the adventures of four human soldiers. Separated by events beyond their control in the first chapter, they are reunited about six years later.
All have changed. One drastically.
The story is a fun romp through an imagined future, full of adventure with unsuspected twists and turns.
The start was a bit bumpy as this Reviewer felt distracted by the narrative. There were a few head-hops and abrupt scene shifts, none of which helped to integrate this reader into the imagined environment.
Still, not a bad read. Recommended. I may even return to this universe myself.
All have changed. One drastically.
The story is a fun romp through an imagined future, full of adventure with unsuspected twists and turns.
The start was a bit bumpy as this Reviewer felt distracted by the narrative. There were a few head-hops and abrupt scene shifts, none of which helped to integrate this reader into the imagined environment.
Still, not a bad read. Recommended. I may even return to this universe myself.
April 17, 2024
Has potential
Interesting look at how earth progresses from today's political landscape to a more unified one, although not necessarily friendly one
A group of rookies see their first battle, then get split up and then 6 yrs later all get reunited due to circumstances around them
Whilst the politics are of note, the military aspect is the one that is primarily focused on. The tech and the inter unit rivalry being of interest
The one thing that annoyed me was the unnecessary hyphenation of words, that just don't need it
Interesting look at how earth progresses from today's political landscape to a more unified one, although not necessarily friendly one
A group of rookies see their first battle, then get split up and then 6 yrs later all get reunited due to circumstances around them
Whilst the politics are of note, the military aspect is the one that is primarily focused on. The tech and the inter unit rivalry being of interest
The one thing that annoyed me was the unnecessary hyphenation of words, that just don't need it
December 30, 2018
Disappointing generic space opera
I have trouble believing that this was written by the same author as the “After it Happened” series.... The “After it Happened” series seemed meticulously researched, but for this series the author did not even bother with the basics. Of course, science fiction includes “fiction”, but getting the time lag for radio transmission from Earth to Mars wrong by a factor of over 1000 (and, yes, this effects the story) is painful.
I have trouble believing that this was written by the same author as the “After it Happened” series.... The “After it Happened” series seemed meticulously researched, but for this series the author did not even bother with the basics. Of course, science fiction includes “fiction”, but getting the time lag for radio transmission from Earth to Mars wrong by a factor of over 1000 (and, yes, this effects the story) is painful.
May 17, 2019
A DCF. SYFY. Novel (TESB - 1)/The First Stepping Stone
DCF. has. penned a SYFY. Novel, the first in the Expansion series, where the new militaries engage in a World War, which almost reaches a level to destroy humanity. In the background a French scientist is attempting to reverse engineer an FTP (Faster Than Light) engine that would allow FOR travel and make the use of work holds available. This is an excellent read for the genre.....DEHS
DCF. has. penned a SYFY. Novel, the first in the Expansion series, where the new militaries engage in a World War, which almost reaches a level to destroy humanity. In the background a French scientist is attempting to reverse engineer an FTP (Faster Than Light) engine that would allow FOR travel and make the use of work holds available. This is an excellent read for the genre.....DEHS
June 29, 2021
Honest work without handwavium and believable aliens. On the other hand, the author has little scientific knowledge which becomes apparent when trying to describe technologies and orbital mechanics. Fortunately there are only a few such incidents. There's a lot of treason and espionage among earth governments, which looks dumb and it's quite irritating in the end. I would be happy if the plot was somewhat different. Overall, quite well written. Nice read.
November 3, 2022
3.5 Stars
There's an homage to the "Six-Million Dollar Man" buried in here and I like it.
Overall, this is bog-standard sci-fi military fiction. The setting while slightly differentiated from the genre, has an overly simplistic view of politics. More could have been done with the idea of vestigial nation-states maneuvering against an emergent world-government.
The central characters are engaging enough to hold my interest, so I'll continue with this series.
There's an homage to the "Six-Million Dollar Man" buried in here and I like it.
Overall, this is bog-standard sci-fi military fiction. The setting while slightly differentiated from the genre, has an overly simplistic view of politics. More could have been done with the idea of vestigial nation-states maneuvering against an emergent world-government.
The central characters are engaging enough to hold my interest, so I'll continue with this series.
November 21, 2018
An excellent start
Great start to what looks like a new favorite series.
Amazing characters ,who are well thought out. Battle scenes where you can feel the bullets flying past you. Aliens and space adventures.
Love it I'm off to read the next one
Great start to what looks like a new favorite series.
Amazing characters ,who are well thought out. Battle scenes where you can feel the bullets flying past you. Aliens and space adventures.
Love it I'm off to read the next one
February 28, 2019
Good Military Science Fiction
This is a good military science fiction story. I enjoyed the science and the politics. Both were believable. I thought that the characterization was well done.
This is a good military science fiction story. I enjoyed the science and the politics. Both were believable. I thought that the characterization was well done.
March 2, 2019
Good read
Whilst somewhat predictable at times,still a well written, nicely paced book well worth a read.
Definitely an author to watch.
Will get into the next installment as soon as possible.
Whilst somewhat predictable at times,still a well written, nicely paced book well worth a read.
Definitely an author to watch.
Will get into the next installment as soon as possible.
April 21, 2019
This is a great start for a new series.
This is a story about man's ability to conquer space and time. It is actually very believable, but I will not spoil the surprise. You will have to read it for yourself and hopefully enjoy it as much as I did.
This is a story about man's ability to conquer space and time. It is actually very believable, but I will not spoil the surprise. You will have to read it for yourself and hopefully enjoy it as much as I did.
September 1, 2019
No.
I really liked the series “after it happened” and “toy soldiers” also very good but at page 180 I am calling it a day on this book, just cannot feel any enthusiasm for characters or story.
I really liked the series “after it happened” and “toy soldiers” also very good but at page 180 I am calling it a day on this book, just cannot feel any enthusiasm for characters or story.
June 10, 2020
I quite enjoyed this Syfy story Recon: book 1 in The Expansion Series. Devon Ford did an awesome job of building this future where man has finally found a way to the stars. I am off to read book two asap. Put this on your TBR list if you like military science fiction with plenty of action.
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December 5, 2021Good Story
Thus was a great Space Opera. Devin Ford has Created Some very Good Characters. The Equipment is a new Look at the War Equipment needed for fighting in the Outer Space Arena. And the story is we all written, and it is a series. A Very Good Read. Santa Mike.
Thus was a great Space Opera. Devin Ford has Created Some very Good Characters. The Equipment is a new Look at the War Equipment needed for fighting in the Outer Space Arena. And the story is we all written, and it is a series. A Very Good Read. Santa Mike.
December 7, 2018
Good read
Short but,a,good read wish it was longer. Just filling in until the red light comes on. T h e whole process is not to my liking I am a man of few words.
Short but,a,good read wish it was longer. Just filling in until the red light comes on. T h e whole process is not to my liking I am a man of few words.
January 21, 2019
Much better than most
This story has a valid timeline, excellent character development, and a back story to lead us into the next episode.
This story has a valid timeline, excellent character development, and a back story to lead us into the next episode.
February 6, 2019
Pretty good
This started out a little jumbled an mixed up. But finally settled into a pretty good story line. Looking forward to book two and the rest of the series.
This started out a little jumbled an mixed up. But finally settled into a pretty good story line. Looking forward to book two and the rest of the series.
March 2, 2019
Ok read, lots of action. Needs a proofreader and fact checker.
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March 4, 2019
Good read.
Science fiction almost equal to Asimov's and clarke's and roddenberry's. Very nicely written. Recommended for science fictions fans everywhere. Good.
Science fiction almost equal to Asimov's and clarke's and roddenberry's. Very nicely written. Recommended for science fictions fans everywhere. Good.
March 14, 2019
Good fun read, enjoying the tech and potential mutiny from our group of main characters being pushed around for political means!
Good pace, good description.
Good pace, good description.
March 23, 2019
Very exciting
Another awesome yarn from Devon. Just love his characters and attention to details.
Read read read....
What do I read next?
Another awesome yarn from Devon. Just love his characters and attention to details.
Read read read....
What do I read next?
March 28, 2019
Space War
Very good space war, nice characterizations and understandable plot. The descriptions of the ships and their weapons very nice. Super!
Very good space war, nice characterizations and understandable plot. The descriptions of the ships and their weapons very nice. Super!
August 15, 2019
The expansion series book 1
Very enjoyable flowed well . It was a book I looked forward to reading each day and will probably read the next b.
Very enjoyable flowed well . It was a book I looked forward to reading each day and will probably read the next b.
December 17, 2019
fun book
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