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S-Squad #11
Operation: Yukon
Newly promoted Sergeant Wiggins doesn't have any time for celebrations.
The squad's latest assignment takes then to the Canadian Yukon, into the middle of a winter storm and to a town overrun by ancient enemies of man, back now to wreak havoc in the snow.
The squad's latest assignment takes then to the Canadian Yukon, into the middle of a winter storm and to a town overrun by ancient enemies of man, back now to wreak havoc in the snow.
136 pages, Kindle Edition
Published January 21, 2021
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William Meikle
407 books1,851 followersI'm a Scottish writer, now living in Canada, with more than thirty novels published in the genre press and over 300 short story credits in thirteen countries.
My work has appeared in a number of professional anthologies and I have recent short story sales to NATURE Futures and Galaxy's Edge. When I'm not writing I play guitar, drink beer and dream of fortune and glory.
For an intro to me, my writing and my accent see my Youtube channel
My work has appeared in a number of professional anthologies and I have recent short story sales to NATURE Futures and Galaxy's Edge. When I'm not writing I play guitar, drink beer and dream of fortune and glory.
For an intro to me, my writing and my accent see my Youtube channel
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January 10, 2025
S-Squad is off to the Canadian wilderness in this one, and they have been specially sent to a research facility that went dark... So, this must be their cup of tea. After Sgt. Hynd retired, Wiggo is now Banks' 2IC and has a new corporal to sort out between sorting all of yon beasties. This book is also entirely from Wiggo's point of view which I really like, and his character develops a lot thanks to this. The action is also fast paced, and the body count is high in this one, where they meet old foes from back in Siberia and fight them with the help of a strong female character.
After the last two books that was disappointing for me, Meikle is back to his best with this one. This S-Squad mission is my favorite by far, and that is why this one deserves a 5-star.
After the last two books that was disappointing for me, Meikle is back to his best with this one. This S-Squad mission is my favorite by far, and that is why this one deserves a 5-star.
November 19, 2024
Deja Vu, Again!
William Meikle is a great Scottish author and I love his books and stories. They are excellent. Extremely so. Operation Yukon is going to be one of my favorite books by him.
The book is about a trip for the S-Squad. They are in Canada, in The Yukon. They travel extensively during their trips.
This trip is for them to sanitize a research station. What has the government been doing up there? Whatever are they working on?
They are working on Dire Wolves and something else. For Wiggo this is a fantastic feeling of Deja Vu.
When the S-Squad were in Siberia (see Operation Siberia, Book 3), there was their first encounter with the Dire Wolf and other animals. Now some of the same animals are in Canada. But the animals seem larger. More evil and more dangerous.
Now the team has to take down these creatures again because somebody wants to play God, again. Will they make it in time? Hopefully. We shall see.
William Meikle is a great Scottish author and I love his books and stories. They are excellent. Extremely so. Operation Yukon is going to be one of my favorite books by him.
The book is about a trip for the S-Squad. They are in Canada, in The Yukon. They travel extensively during their trips.
This trip is for them to sanitize a research station. What has the government been doing up there? Whatever are they working on?
They are working on Dire Wolves and something else. For Wiggo this is a fantastic feeling of Deja Vu.
When the S-Squad were in Siberia (see Operation Siberia, Book 3), there was their first encounter with the Dire Wolf and other animals. Now some of the same animals are in Canada. But the animals seem larger. More evil and more dangerous.
Now the team has to take down these creatures again because somebody wants to play God, again. Will they make it in time? Hopefully. We shall see.
January 29, 2021
I love an outing with the S-Squad! It's always a huge amount of fun - great banter, different countries, oh and friggin monsters!
The story made reference to the "Siberia" operation, which would probably give the reader a bit of background on "yon beasties" but i haven't read that one (yet!). I don't think it's necessary but would maybe recommend before diving into this one (or not, the choice is yours)
Another great addition to the series.
The story made reference to the "Siberia" operation, which would probably give the reader a bit of background on "yon beasties" but i haven't read that one (yet!). I don't think it's necessary but would maybe recommend before diving into this one (or not, the choice is yours)
Another great addition to the series.
July 20, 2022
The S-Squad travel to northern Canada in Operation Yukon, which is something of a follow-up to the earlier Operation Siberia.
Still a (reasonably) enjoyable read, but the biggest problem I had with this is that the narration has moved to newly-promoted Sergeant Wiggins' perspective, and the storytelling has most definitely placed him as the main character: he now gets the attention from the girls and comes up with the majority of the plans, making poor old Captain Banks, the series' original protagonist, feel somewhat redundant. Although Wiggo is clearly Mr. Meikle's favourite character, he has definitely never been mine (I find him quite annoying and, although his personality has somewhat changed due to his new responsibilities, he’s still not a character I can bring myself to like). This change in style for the series made Operation Yukon my least favourite so far. Hopefully back to normal in the next instalment, which I’m off to start now!
Still a (reasonably) enjoyable read, but the biggest problem I had with this is that the narration has moved to newly-promoted Sergeant Wiggins' perspective, and the storytelling has most definitely placed him as the main character: he now gets the attention from the girls and comes up with the majority of the plans, making poor old Captain Banks, the series' original protagonist, feel somewhat redundant. Although Wiggo is clearly Mr. Meikle's favourite character, he has definitely never been mine (I find him quite annoying and, although his personality has somewhat changed due to his new responsibilities, he’s still not a character I can bring myself to like). This change in style for the series made Operation Yukon my least favourite so far. Hopefully back to normal in the next instalment, which I’m off to start now!
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May 7, 2021
William Meikle’s Operation: Yukon is the 11th book in his wonderful S-Squad series. These are fun military-versus-monsters tales with a squad of Scottish lads who get a reputation for being monster magnets. I urge you to read the whole series, because it’s just so delightful.
This entry is a little different: Wiggins (Wiggo) has been recently promoted to Sergeant, and this tale is told in a first-person point of view narrated by him. (Before we were largely focused on the captain.) He has a new corporal to deal with, and that corporal doesn’t seem entirely ideal for the unit. Their unique experience with monsters gets them sent to Canada to look into a joint Canadian/UK research team that’s gone silent. They don’t even make it as far as the research station, though, when they find some dire wolves that look awfully familiar from their trip to Siberia. And the town they come across has become a hunting ground.
The critters the squad is going up against are tough and formidable. There are also some interesting characters about, my favorite being Sheriff Sue. It’s fun to see Wiggo teach the new guy a few lessons, but of course there’s more depth to the corporal than that as well. It’s a relatively quick read, but there’s still room for triumphs and heartbreak, strategy and tactics, cigarettes and coffee.
Content note: slurs (the new corporal doesn’t think very highly of gay or Black soldiers, which is a pity seeing as how they’re on his team–but don’t worry, Wiggo isn’t about to let him disrespect his squaddies). Also there is monstrous-animal-harm and -death.
Original review posted on my blog: https://www.errantdreams.com/2021/05/...
This entry is a little different: Wiggins (Wiggo) has been recently promoted to Sergeant, and this tale is told in a first-person point of view narrated by him. (Before we were largely focused on the captain.) He has a new corporal to deal with, and that corporal doesn’t seem entirely ideal for the unit. Their unique experience with monsters gets them sent to Canada to look into a joint Canadian/UK research team that’s gone silent. They don’t even make it as far as the research station, though, when they find some dire wolves that look awfully familiar from their trip to Siberia. And the town they come across has become a hunting ground.
The critters the squad is going up against are tough and formidable. There are also some interesting characters about, my favorite being Sheriff Sue. It’s fun to see Wiggo teach the new guy a few lessons, but of course there’s more depth to the corporal than that as well. It’s a relatively quick read, but there’s still room for triumphs and heartbreak, strategy and tactics, cigarettes and coffee.
Content note: slurs (the new corporal doesn’t think very highly of gay or Black soldiers, which is a pity seeing as how they’re on his team–but don’t worry, Wiggo isn’t about to let him disrespect his squaddies). Also there is monstrous-animal-harm and -death.
Original review posted on my blog: https://www.errantdreams.com/2021/05/...
August 26, 2021
Back to excellent form
Fans of this series be excited, this novel gets the series back on track. More action, more monsters, more character development, more everything good about the series. The last book sucked, to keep it simple. But this one course corrected and fixed it.
The squad is back and better than ever. I liked the 1st person narration better than the previous 3rd person. The author spent more time describing people, places, and events but didn't lose the energy or frantic pace. The squad faces off against enemies connected to the Siberia operation and I'll be damned if the author didn't throw in a surprise that I wasn't expecting. This book was probably the best of the series so far. Hopefully the author continues on this track and we can move on from the disastrous North Sea book.
Fans of this series be excited, this novel gets the series back on track. More action, more monsters, more character development, more everything good about the series. The last book sucked, to keep it simple. But this one course corrected and fixed it.
The squad is back and better than ever. I liked the 1st person narration better than the previous 3rd person. The author spent more time describing people, places, and events but didn't lose the energy or frantic pace. The squad faces off against enemies connected to the Siberia operation and I'll be damned if the author didn't throw in a surprise that I wasn't expecting. This book was probably the best of the series so far. Hopefully the author continues on this track and we can move on from the disastrous North Sea book.
December 10, 2024
It is freezing cold in the Canadian Yukon, with snow everywhere and much more to come. S Squad have been sent to check in on a research station that has suddenly gone quiet, where a team of British scientists are working with Canadian colleagues. It is believed to be 'their kind' of trouble, and that is confirmed when they stop at the nearest town to take shelter from the storm, finding only a small group of survivors who are hiding from huge and deadly wolves, which seem somewhat familiar.
This book was the first in the series to be from the POV of one member of the team, giving us a chance to really be in the mind of the promoted Sergeant Wiggins, following the action as he sees it. I found it interesting to observe the other team members in a completely new way, especially his interactions with the obnoxious new recruit Jennings. Jennings racist and homophobic digs are just the start of the problems that he is going to cause for the team on this trip, and I really disliked everything about him. Wiggo takes his job seriously but is soon realising the challenges that come with another promotion. I also really enjoyed the character of Sue. It was good to see that tough, capable woman who could fight side by side with S Squad.
I've always enjoyed horror books set in the extreme stormy weather, whether it's rain, hurricanes or in this case, the blizzard type snow that traps them in the town and leaves them in an isolated condition with the wolves hunting them down. There is the obvious freezing cold conditions that make everything harder, the lack of help or somewhere to escape too, the fact that the wolves are more adapted to the conditions than the humans, and just that creepy atmosphere as you wait for the next thing to go wrong. It's that perfect horror scenario, which I've loved ever since I first watched 'The Thing' as a child.
This is a story set purely in the isolated town and nearby research facility so it has that feeling of being many miles from help. It covers several scenarios-hiding inside from the monsters, trying to find a way to escape, the desperate search for other survivors, seeking sanctuary and answers at the facility. There is a lot of tension in this book, especially every time they need to go outside for something and I loved that in the book. It was very much a page turner for me.
This book is very much linked to the events in book #3 Project Siberia so I would advise readers to look at that one first to get the back story to the research that has been taking place in this book. Lets just say the wolves are not the only familiar thing that pops up in this facility...One of my favourites in the series for sure.
This book was the first in the series to be from the POV of one member of the team, giving us a chance to really be in the mind of the promoted Sergeant Wiggins, following the action as he sees it. I found it interesting to observe the other team members in a completely new way, especially his interactions with the obnoxious new recruit Jennings. Jennings racist and homophobic digs are just the start of the problems that he is going to cause for the team on this trip, and I really disliked everything about him. Wiggo takes his job seriously but is soon realising the challenges that come with another promotion. I also really enjoyed the character of Sue. It was good to see that tough, capable woman who could fight side by side with S Squad.
I've always enjoyed horror books set in the extreme stormy weather, whether it's rain, hurricanes or in this case, the blizzard type snow that traps them in the town and leaves them in an isolated condition with the wolves hunting them down. There is the obvious freezing cold conditions that make everything harder, the lack of help or somewhere to escape too, the fact that the wolves are more adapted to the conditions than the humans, and just that creepy atmosphere as you wait for the next thing to go wrong. It's that perfect horror scenario, which I've loved ever since I first watched 'The Thing' as a child.
This is a story set purely in the isolated town and nearby research facility so it has that feeling of being many miles from help. It covers several scenarios-hiding inside from the monsters, trying to find a way to escape, the desperate search for other survivors, seeking sanctuary and answers at the facility. There is a lot of tension in this book, especially every time they need to go outside for something and I loved that in the book. It was very much a page turner for me.
This book is very much linked to the events in book #3 Project Siberia so I would advise readers to look at that one first to get the back story to the research that has been taking place in this book. Lets just say the wolves are not the only familiar thing that pops up in this facility...One of my favourites in the series for sure.
May 5, 2021
Sad that’s it’s the end of a awesome series
From the very first book this series has grabbed me I couldn’t wait to start it and I hated to end it I drug them out as long as I could but alas I came to the end of the series. It had great story lines call monsters and great characters. I hated to have the series come to an end and I hope that there will be more eventually. Because this book what is a set of books that I would actually buy and put on my library shelf. The camaraderie in it what is what I think made the book the best.
From the very first book this series has grabbed me I couldn’t wait to start it and I hated to end it I drug them out as long as I could but alas I came to the end of the series. It had great story lines call monsters and great characters. I hated to have the series come to an end and I hope that there will be more eventually. Because this book what is a set of books that I would actually buy and put on my library shelf. The camaraderie in it what is what I think made the book the best.
June 22, 2022
Well that was different...
In my opinion, it's a jerk move to get to the 11th book in a series and then jump from 3rd to 1st person narration. I've never been a huge fan of Wiggo and I was pretty irritated to realise he was going to be narrating the whole book. That said, the story was fine. Not one of the best ones but far from bad. Sheriff Sue is neat and I'd like to see her back, though given that there are only 2 more books to go and neither is anywhere near Canada, I'm not very hopeful.
In my opinion, it's a jerk move to get to the 11th book in a series and then jump from 3rd to 1st person narration. I've never been a huge fan of Wiggo and I was pretty irritated to realise he was going to be narrating the whole book. That said, the story was fine. Not one of the best ones but far from bad. Sheriff Sue is neat and I'd like to see her back, though given that there are only 2 more books to go and neither is anywhere near Canada, I'm not very hopeful.
January 23, 2021
Interesting addition to the series
Mr. Meikle throws a curve it the latest S-Squad story. It was interesting to see the narration switch to the perspective of the newly-appointed Sergeant Wiggins. Can't tell if the author did it intentionally or not but it felt like the narrator was intentionally writing in an exaggerated hardboiled manner, almost like you'd imagine a first-time author might do.
Mr. Meikle throws a curve it the latest S-Squad story. It was interesting to see the narration switch to the perspective of the newly-appointed Sergeant Wiggins. Can't tell if the author did it intentionally or not but it felt like the narrator was intentionally writing in an exaggerated hardboiled manner, almost like you'd imagine a first-time author might do.
February 5, 2021
S Squad are back in action and this time Sergeant 'Wiggo' Wiggins takes centre stage. Newly promoted Wiggo, steps to the front and the story is told totally from his point of view. Good fast moving story, as the events from Siberia hit Canada and the team are up against another experiment gone wrong.
February 3, 2021
Another S squad great read.
Love all the S squad books. Read them all. Re-read them too. Great fun and strong characters, well developed since book 1. Highly recommended. Hope there's another!
Love all the S squad books. Read them all. Re-read them too. Great fun and strong characters, well developed since book 1. Highly recommended. Hope there's another!
February 7, 2021
I love this series of books by Willie Meikle. There is a down to earth realism and grittiness at the heart of the supernatural, weird and downright mad stories that make up the S-Squad tales. Monsters, werewolves and tough as f**k Scotsmen. What's not to love.
March 4, 2021
The men of S Squad are back and I was surprised and a little dismayed at the change in perspective.
The story is now told in first person by Wiggo and I miss the Captain.
Overall it was a solid read with connections to a previous volume, plenty of action and beasties.
The story is now told in first person by Wiggo and I miss the Captain.
Overall it was a solid read with connections to a previous volume, plenty of action and beasties.
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April 15, 2021
This was Harder to finish.
It is taken from Wiggo's POV, and for some reason was harder to get through. Still a good book. Didn't help that I read them all, one right after another, until I was finished. Good read. I recommend!
It is taken from Wiggo's POV, and for some reason was harder to get through. Still a good book. Didn't help that I read them all, one right after another, until I was finished. Good read. I recommend!
August 1, 2021
Great fast action.....I m a y even read this one sgain...
Loved all of it. God, I hate counting words. Great characters..I would not be surprised if the sheriff showed up again...
Loved all of it. God, I hate counting words. Great characters..I would not be surprised if the sheriff showed up again...
August 13, 2021
Entertaining
Good fun read….series is entertaining….original take on inventive crypto’s….soldiers versus beasts ….unending potential….series is nothing to take too seriously or critically.
Good fun read….series is entertaining….original take on inventive crypto’s….soldiers versus beasts ….unending potential….series is nothing to take too seriously or critically.
November 4, 2021
Good reading on a cold night.
I gave this book a high rating because I couldn't put it down. I enjoyed and liked the characters, even the big, bad wolves. Thanks to Mr. Noelle for a few hours of excitement wrapped in a good book.
I gave this book a high rating because I couldn't put it down. I enjoyed and liked the characters, even the big, bad wolves. Thanks to Mr. Noelle for a few hours of excitement wrapped in a good book.
February 15, 2023
The Eleventh Book in the series, this was an interesting read seeing the return of not an old friend, but of an old foe. It also features is probably the series darkest moment, and with everything that has happened in previous and future books that is saying something.
January 26, 2021
absolutely fantastic. love this series and the guys. they are like family. Keep them coming
February 14, 2021
S-Squad
Another great S-Squad adventure! Always an enjoyable read and I look forward to Book 12. Thank you, Mr. Meikle!! (maybe Sheriff Sue should join the S-Squad)
Another great S-Squad adventure! Always an enjoyable read and I look forward to Book 12. Thank you, Mr. Meikle!! (maybe Sheriff Sue should join the S-Squad)
February 16, 2021
A nice change of perspective, but the plot is a little rehashed from an earlier book.
March 15, 2021
Another great mission for the S - Squad
I love these stories and the characters. They are action packed and hard to put down. Maybe the next newbie is a woman?!
I love these stories and the characters. They are action packed and hard to put down. Maybe the next newbie is a woman?!
March 26, 2021
Another great adventure with S - Squad!!!!
I wish the stories were a little longer but nonetheless, they did it again. Enjoyable read and cannot wait for the next adventure.
I wish the stories were a little longer but nonetheless, they did it again. Enjoyable read and cannot wait for the next adventure.
April 9, 2021
A BLIZZARD OF A TALE IT IS..
Hello, this is a really great story. Very well written and entertaining to read. I wish it could have been longer, but it is what it is. Thanks.
Hello, this is a really great story. Very well written and entertaining to read. I wish it could have been longer, but it is what it is. Thanks.
April 17, 2021
What’s worse than werewolves?
How about giant werewolves.
How about giant werewolves.
May 31, 2021
My hair was standing straight up.
I could not put the story down till I finished it. My hair was standing straight up, by the end of the book. Wow what a exciting story .
I could not put the story down till I finished it. My hair was standing straight up, by the end of the book. Wow what a exciting story .
July 18, 2021
Just amazing, loved that
April 29, 2024
Love this series! Great characters.
June 9, 2025
I really like how these stories move along. Good core of characters and some fun monsters. I also like the that it feels old school because they are always smoking and look for a drink. Good times.
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