Battle Lines: A Military Sci-Fi Series

Tranquility #2

by Josh Hayes, Devon C. Ford

The Hive is gone, but the Queen’s effect on the world lingers.As the people of Tranquility rebuild, those touched by the alien creature struggle to come to grips with what was done to them and the pain they’d caused to their friends and family. Joel Lander is no stranger to their hardships, but with a new threat looming, they have precious little time to lose.The fight for Tranquility is not over.Lander has defeated the Asiatic Chinese Alliance once before, but out here on the frontier, with no allies and nowhere to retreat, the odds are once again stacked against him. As old demons appear from his past and enemies press against him from all sides, new champions are forced to step up and fight.Battle Lines have been drawn, and the victors will decide the fate of the world.Book 2 of an action-pack new military sci-fi epic from bestselling authors Josh Hayes (The Valor trilogy) and Devon C. Ford (After It Happened). Starcraft meets Titanfall in a thrilling battle for survival.

314 pages, Kindle Edition

Published August 10, 2021

Reviews

[Doug Sundseth · Rating 4 out of 5]

After defeating the hive mind in the first book, old enemies have shown up to attack the nascent colony. And a military unit against a largely civilian colony isn't exactly a fair fight.

There is some espionage, quite a bit of well-described combat, and, unfortunately, several scenes of POW torture. (I've read enough POW torture scenes for one life.) And then things get complex.

The arrival of the cavalry in the nick of time was a bit of a stretch. It's not unreasonable that the people who sent the colony would have noticed the departure of their enemy's ship and sent relief forces, but the timing was suspiciously convenient. And the lack of any communication before they just showed up on the battlefield wasn't especially credible.

Just as a note, the kinds of accelerations described for people in mechs being kicked or thrown across a battlefield would likely be unsurvivable, regardless of how good the internal acceleration protection is. But that's the kind of thing that's a bit of a trope in mecha fiction, so it's forgivable.

In spite of some problems, this book worked much better for me than the first book in the series.

[Melrose's · Rating 5 out of 5]

I can't say I'm a big fan of mecha/sci-fi but this book was well made. It's intriguing, action packed and well paced. The characters are distinct and made me sad for characters that wasn't in the story for long. Good sht right here.

[DAVID · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great Story

Another great storyline with plenty of blood and guts and twists and turns. Looking forward to the next episode of this storyline