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Space Rogues #5
So This is Earth?
Wil never planned to go home again.
Plans change.
Hired by one of the most powerful people in the Galactic Commonwealth to retrieve someone from Earth, a protected planet. A planet that no one in the Galactic Commonwealth is allowed to approach let alone land on
Wil has reservations, the crew wants more bacon. They take the job.
Get in, grab the target, get bacon, and get out.
Easy right?
Wrong!
Things go downhill fast.
While Wil has been off saving the galaxy (more than once, thank you very much), Earth has been busy on projects of their own. None of them good for anyone else.
Not to mention their target isn’t what they expected.
Now Wil and the crew of the Ghost have to decide what to do next.
All while trying not to die, as usual.
There's also the matter of Bennie not wanting to be dissected!
See what happens when homecomings go sideways.
- GenresScience Fiction
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First published December 12, 2019
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About the author
John Wilker
28 books96 followersJohn lives in Denver with his amazing wife, and two nutty little dogs, where he enjoys patio beers, gardening, and camping.
He's been writing since he could but made the leap to sharing with the public in 2017 with his Space Rogues series.
John is an active member of the SFWA as wells as a board member of the Colorado Authors League.
He also writes under the pen name J. Beckett.
He's been writing since he could but made the leap to sharing with the public in 2017 with his Space Rogues series.
John is an active member of the SFWA as wells as a board member of the Colorado Authors League.
He also writes under the pen name J. Beckett.
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December 16, 2019
*I reviewed an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review*
I have loved every book in this series and #5 didn't disappoint. It was a fun easy read as expected and what makes this series so awesome are the relationships (that are still building in some cases) and sharp, witty dialogue between the characters. Of note, Gabe's mission continues and I missed him when he wasn't in the book.
I have loved every book in this series and #5 didn't disappoint. It was a fun easy read as expected and what makes this series so awesome are the relationships (that are still building in some cases) and sharp, witty dialogue between the characters. Of note, Gabe's mission continues and I missed him when he wasn't in the book.
December 26, 2019
Love
This series is everything I want in a scifi novel(s). My only complaint is that I wish they were longer. Funny, fun, light hearted adventures. Can’t wait for the next one.
This series is everything I want in a scifi novel(s). My only complaint is that I wish they were longer. Funny, fun, light hearted adventures. Can’t wait for the next one.
January 11, 2020
Space Rogues 5
I enjoy the work of John Wilker. The Space Rogues series is entertaining and worth my while. Time well e.
I enjoy the work of John Wilker. The Space Rogues series is entertaining and worth my while. Time well e.
March 9, 2020
OK so far this series has been enjoyable, light reading, nothing offensive, or really glaring stupid, or irritating, then just when you think OK, this isn't a bad series... BAM
Out of the blue...
THE . WORST. STORY. EVER.
IT is nothing but a jingoistic, rah rah USA Crap fest.
Totally ridiculous, no merit, not possible even given the most liberal interpretation of poetic license.
JUST. PLAIN. STUPID. (This is what this author consistently does)
Such a tired, cliched , 1950's era, boring, simplistic, xenophobic, POS.
Please do not waste your time.
Plot is basically...
USA finds out about alien tech,
USA manages to reverse engineer, develop and build a space going FTL warship, and all the required infrastructure to support same, in less than 5 years and with total global secrecy. WTF...
USA is corrupt.
USA get's it's nose bloodied, but no true justice, and the hero stops the USA getting it's just deserts, 'cause he's still a "good 'ol boy" when it gets down to it.
Then the epilogue has a weak as, band aid to act as a sop to having gone to far.
WASTE of Time.
Will review the entire series, and re-evaluate
Out of the blue...
THE . WORST. STORY. EVER.
IT is nothing but a jingoistic, rah rah USA Crap fest.
Totally ridiculous, no merit, not possible even given the most liberal interpretation of poetic license.
JUST. PLAIN. STUPID. (This is what this author consistently does)
Such a tired, cliched , 1950's era, boring, simplistic, xenophobic, POS.
Please do not waste your time.
Plot is basically...
USA finds out about alien tech,
USA manages to reverse engineer, develop and build a space going FTL warship, and all the required infrastructure to support same, in less than 5 years and with total global secrecy. WTF...
USA is corrupt.
USA get's it's nose bloodied, but no true justice, and the hero stops the USA getting it's just deserts, 'cause he's still a "good 'ol boy" when it gets down to it.
Then the epilogue has a weak as, band aid to act as a sop to having gone to far.
WASTE of Time.
Will review the entire series, and re-evaluate
May 10, 2021
Good read!
Basically good old good guy v bad guy SF....Think Chris Pratt of Guardians of the Universe and you’ve got Will Calder...now that I think of it, all of the Guardians characters are here in altered forms. Just plain fun reading. Modernized Buck Rogers stuff.
Basically good old good guy v bad guy SF....Think Chris Pratt of Guardians of the Universe and you’ve got Will Calder...now that I think of it, all of the Guardians characters are here in altered forms. Just plain fun reading. Modernized Buck Rogers stuff.
September 16, 2022
Crichton, John Crichton…
I frelling love that! If you want comedy, suspense, gripping story lines & Farscape references…look no farther. This isn’t your ordinary dren, it’s drad as hell!
I frelling love that! If you want comedy, suspense, gripping story lines & Farscape references…look no farther. This isn’t your ordinary dren, it’s drad as hell!
June 29, 2023
Another solid installment in the Space Rogues series, but since this one mostly takes place on Earth, a place I'm awfully fond of, this is my favorite in the series so far, even though they didn't get any bacon.
May 8, 2021
Wil finally finally returns to Earth.
After getting a job to remove an alien from Earth,Wil and his crew are arrested by the Space Command and told that the Alien is working to upgrade their Fleet. Although not willingly.
After getting a job to remove an alien from Earth,Wil and his crew are arrested by the Space Command and told that the Alien is working to upgrade their Fleet. Although not willingly.
June 7, 2021
Fun read
This series isn’t for everyone.
It is a fun read. It is my kind of humor. I hope John had as much fun writing this as I had reading it.
This series isn’t for everyone.
It is a fun read. It is my kind of humor. I hope John had as much fun writing this as I had reading it.
April 13, 2025
Earth continues to be stupid and ignorant, but at least the rest of the crew gets to see where Wil comes from
October 22, 2020
Brilliant read, funny with loads of action and antics where the crew get themselves into trouble an out of it again. Would have been interesting to see what had happened if Gabe had been there
September 15, 2020
No Spoilers - I thoroughly enjoyed the first four books in the series. This one though is the best of the five! Entertaining, funny and it continues to build the crew and the universe. I recommend reading the other books in the series first however as it will help to make sense of some of the references in this one.
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