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Rogue Neptune: A Military Thriller
Battling for Ravaged Lands… After threatening both the Turkish and American fleets, the naval mercenaries set course for Yemen in hopes of righting countless wrongs. What they get instead is resistance from five power-hungry nation-states. When the mercenaries reopen the lifeline of humanitarian aid to ravaged lands, the Emirates, Saudis, Iranians, Houthi rebels, and Separatists retaliate in force. Fighting a multi-front war, the mercenaries learn to fight dirty. With enemies countering their every move, they must again use ugly tactics to survive. Can they save themselves–and thousands of lives–or will they die trying? Read this two-book mission (Rogue Neptune, Rogue Outlaws) to find out...
221 pages, Kindle Edition
Published January 16, 2021
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August 6, 2021
This time, the battlefield is Yemen
The release of Rogue Neptune (Rogue Submarine #14) and Rogue Outlaws (Rogue Submarine #15) was a welcome event. There was one centering event/story, and two narratives provided by the submarines and crews of Pierre Renard’s mercenary submarine fleet being assigned separate and mutually-supportive roles.
Monteith did not choose an easy battle for Renard’s warriors to fight, and he worked hard at crafting a complex story of politics and personal sacrifice by choosing Yemen’s struggle for survival as its centerpiece. As a result, about half of each book focused on the roles of two naval officers of Yemen, who had to walk a razor’s edge of service, and the result was a character study where the whole of each character was far more than the sum of the details of their history and their “present” experiences as warship commanders.
There were lots of battle scenes, with fighter jets in the sky, outdated naval ships crewed by men willing to sacrifice their lives so that their families might survive, and the undersea exchange of torpedoes.
This pair of books came across as being more cerebral than the earlier books, and maybe that was because I was looking for more escapism than philosophy, but the fact is that Monteith has been building up to his own personal declaration of spiritual faith, and he does not pull any punches.
It certainly feels like this two book release spells the end of one of my most favourite fictional series, but I don’t regret for a moment the money spent, and the hours (weeks/months) of reading that those books have provided. And if you are circling around making a decision to start reading the Rogue Submarine saga, this is not a good place to start. Begin with Rogue Avenger. Take advantage of bundled purchase of multiple books. And immerse yourself in unforgettable characters, cutting edge technology, and innovative submarine tactics.
The release of Rogue Neptune (Rogue Submarine #14) and Rogue Outlaws (Rogue Submarine #15) was a welcome event. There was one centering event/story, and two narratives provided by the submarines and crews of Pierre Renard’s mercenary submarine fleet being assigned separate and mutually-supportive roles.
Monteith did not choose an easy battle for Renard’s warriors to fight, and he worked hard at crafting a complex story of politics and personal sacrifice by choosing Yemen’s struggle for survival as its centerpiece. As a result, about half of each book focused on the roles of two naval officers of Yemen, who had to walk a razor’s edge of service, and the result was a character study where the whole of each character was far more than the sum of the details of their history and their “present” experiences as warship commanders.
There were lots of battle scenes, with fighter jets in the sky, outdated naval ships crewed by men willing to sacrifice their lives so that their families might survive, and the undersea exchange of torpedoes.
This pair of books came across as being more cerebral than the earlier books, and maybe that was because I was looking for more escapism than philosophy, but the fact is that Monteith has been building up to his own personal declaration of spiritual faith, and he does not pull any punches.
It certainly feels like this two book release spells the end of one of my most favourite fictional series, but I don’t regret for a moment the money spent, and the hours (weeks/months) of reading that those books have provided. And if you are circling around making a decision to start reading the Rogue Submarine saga, this is not a good place to start. Begin with Rogue Avenger. Take advantage of bundled purchase of multiple books. And immerse yourself in unforgettable characters, cutting edge technology, and innovative submarine tactics.
May 11, 2022
These stories are losing their appeal.
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