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Allies and enemies grow their forces...

As the galaxy marches headlong toward the greatest threat to peace since the Savage Wars, the flames are lit in the most unlikely of places.

Trapped inside a savage mini hulk, Prisma faces a future where little is as she expected it would be, and a past that is even more troubling than she knew. Aboard a Cybar ship, Andien Broxin fights for her life with the most unlikely of allies at her side. And on the Kimbrin home world, Masters joins a Legion Special operations Group tasked with checking a resurgent MCR... only to find himself embroiled in the flashpoint that will again plunge the galaxy into war.

Goth Sullus has fallen. Tyrus Rechs is a memory. But those who are enemies of both men are now set to step forth and reveal themselves on the galactic stage—unless, the Republic, and the Legion, can answer the call to sacrifice.

©2021 Jason Anspach and Nick Cole (P)2021 Podium Audio

13 pages, Audible Audio

First published November 16, 2021

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Jason Anspach

187 books846 followers
JASON ANSPACH is the author of Galaxy's Edge, Wayward Galaxy, Forgotten Ruin. and more.

He lives in Puyallup, WA with his wife and their seven (not a typo) children.

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Profile Image for Jen.
2,176 reviews154 followers
February 21, 2022
This series is all over the place. I know it's how the authors write and I keep coming back, but it really does make me crazy that they take basically an entire short story to get to the point of bringing it together.

And yet, like I say, I keep coming back. RC Bray has a lot to do with that.
Profile Image for Benjamin Espen.
269 reviews26 followers
November 10, 2021
Convergence is a great title for the thirteenth entry in the main series of Galaxy’s Edge, as I feel like all the pieces are starting to come together in a most satisfying fashion.

As the Galaxy’s Edge series has been written by veterans for veterans, the Forever War in the Middle East that started on 9/11 is the essential cultural context in which I interpret the books. In Convergence, an element that has been present all along comes to the forefront, the simmering anger of the most disciplined and loyal and competent soldiers at the futility of the conduct of the wars and the accompanying waste of blood and treasure.

In Galaxy’s Edge, after the conclusion of the generational war for survival against the Savages, a peace dividend was clearly expected, in much the same manner as in our history with the end of the Cold War. And as in our history, what happened instead was war continued to be waged, but for very different stakes. Clausewitz’ dictum is that war is politics by other means clearly applies here, but there is considerable tension with the way that war has been waged in the last twenty years and the love of flag and country that motivates the quietly competent servants of empire to wage those wars for their masters.

That anger is voiced by multiple characters, each in their own way. The galaxy is messed up, and they just don’t feel like taking it anymore. This tension will probably always be present in a military system like that of the United States. A preview of what was to come was visible in Mogadishu in 1993, and also in the way President Lyndon Johnson managed the Vietnam War.

One of the critical locations in Convergence, the planet Kima, is in many ways similar to Vietnam, right down to the jungle environment and the Huey like SLIC transports used by the Legion. This is ground that has been covered in Galaxy’s Edge before. But unlike Psydon, which is the Vietnam of 1968, Kima is the Vietnam of 1961, with Green Berets training cadres of Montagnards to fight in a war looming in a deeply divided populace.

Of course, since this is Galaxy’s Edge, not all is as it might appear on the surface. Stuff is going to get freaky and weird too. The true puppetmasters behind everything are principalities and powers, or those who have wholly placed themselves into their service such as the descendants of post-human techbros and celebrities who sought the Age of Aquarius a little too hard.

And all this has not even scratched the surface of all the things that you can see coming together here. Convergence is book 13 in the main series, but there are now at least that many books in the spinoffs and side stories within the broader Galaxy’s Edge universe. And while I do think that someone could enjoy The Savage Wars trilogy or the five books in Doc Spears’ Dark Operator series as a standalone, there is a very real payoff for the reader or listener who goes in for the whole thing.

In my review of Dark Victory, I had noted that we don’t see much about religion in Galaxy’s Edge, which is a major gap given what we know of the true nature of the Savages and the Cybar. I was pleased to see this thread picked up here. And by picked up, I mean that Masters finally gets religion.

I also saw a nod to something like my own theory that one of the things that led to the downfall of Casper Sullivan was an inability to accept that he was different than his oldest friend Tyrus. We also get to spend some more time with Reina, the last of the three survivors of the Obsidia from so long ago who have been so critical to the course of events. And I absolutely do not trust Reina. Tyrus [and probably Casper] loved her, but they also found her working with Savages in the Quantum Palace a long time ago. Their judgment may be a little suspect.

We also get some hints of what the sequel to Forget Nothing might entail. I’m genuinely impressed by how all of this comes together across all the different books. However, even I haven’t read everything in the corpus. I haven’t gotten to the last two Contracts & Terminations books, or anything past book one in Dark Operator. There is interesting backstory in Karen Traviss’ The Best of Us that remains unread by me. But I know that you can enjoy Dune without knowing the details of Imam Shamyl’s obscure Central Asian war that inspired Herbert. Which is why I don’t worry too much about whether more casual readers are missing out, or what the optimum reading order is.

So while the payoff of all the careful background work of the authors is pretty good, I trust that the main narrative will still be engaging to any fan.

I received a review copy from the authors.
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Author 6 books15 followers
November 21, 2021
This “season” is shaping up as a look behind the curtain of all the events that have gone under beneath the surface in season , and each answer raised more issues to explore. The reader revisits several favorites among the cast of characters and they get in more than their share of scrapes. If you’ve started this series, you’ll love the the ride to get here. If you haven’t, then start, and KTF!
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2,165 reviews177 followers
July 8, 2023
Viss notiekošais #14-16 Galaxy’s Edge grāmatu ietvaros maz pamazām velk uz vienu lielu kulmināciju otrās sezonas KTF divu grāmatu noslēgumam. Pa detaļai no vienas galaktikas malas stūra, pa kripatai informācijas no cita, bet bieži vien pagaidām vēl savstarpēji tieši nesaistītai, lasītājam tiek dota iespēja uzzināt visu vairāk vai mazāk nepieciešamo.

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132 reviews
May 20, 2025
This is my favorite millitary scifi serie. I can't wait for season 3 book 2 atm. I will (or have) write a longer review of book one (legionnaire? Galaxy Edge 1, i think the first season had 2 books in one). RC Bray is an excellent reader of the first 2 seasons, the new one in s3 is very good aswell.
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1,233 reviews50 followers
June 2, 2022
This is a strange book. It seems like it's two or three books rolled into one or maybe two, I don't know. You'll have to decide what you think about this rambling story and all the places it takes you.

First we start with a Nether Ops Agent, Andien Broxin, who managed to kidnap Captain Keel's entire crew and got them stuck on an alien ship that is controlled by am intelligent AI species called the Cybar. This is a huge starship that is packed with deadly war bots. In order to get free from this ship, Andien, has to get to the control room and take command of the ship. She is being helped by a friendly Cybar called Praxus. Her job isn't going to be easy.

Then we, for some strange reason, shift to a bunch of kids playing arcade games in a video arcade who know's where! There is quite a discussion about the kids who call themselves the "Eternals" led by a young man named Crometheus. In this part of the book, it seems like the arcade game these kids are playing is actually the same thing that Andien and Praxus are experiencing aboard the Cybar mothership. These kids have to fight the Cybar Titans while attempting to reach the command center and then destroy the VIP targets which seem to be Andien and Praxis. This whole part of the book doesn't make sense.

Then we're taken way out to what we now know is a Savage starship that has captured Prisma and Crash, her war bot. She is in the company of several Republic soldiers, one of which killed her father although she doesn't know that at first. What they are apparently trying to do is get off this ship which is controlled by Archimedes, a Savage AI, who is running simulations that are the same fight Andien and Praxis are waging on the Cybar starship. Archimedes wants these soldiers to prove that the Cybar starship can be captured or not. Either way, if the Republic soldiers attempt this simulation and survive, he's agreed to let them leave the ship. Prisma has seen the return of her Mother whom she thought was dead. How she is now here and aboard this ship is an unexplained mystery, but she apparently can defeat Archimedes who cannot keep her or Prima on this ship any longer.

Now, after you go through all that, we're thrown on to planet Kima with Masters, a Dark Ops operator now assigned to the Dark Ops detachment on the planet. There is a large contingent of MCR (Mid-Core Rebels) on the planet stirring up trouble. They have pretty much convinced the indigent Kimbra natives to side with them and reject Republic control. Of course there is another faction of Kimbra that want to stay with the Republic so it appears that a very nasty civil war could start at any moment. Masters is there to help the local Dark Ops contingent figure out how big the threat is an to neutralize it if possible, but it gets too big and starts a war.

So, all these things are taking place in this one single book that is divided into two parts, but the parts don't make any sense. It's just a bunch of stories that don't end so Galaxy's Edge will continue with book 14, "Remains", that is available on Amazon and already on my reading list. I got to see this stuff all figured out one way or another!
172 reviews4 followers
June 26, 2022
Again a great episode in the grand Galaxy's Edge saga. These authors are killing it still, as is the audiobook narrator R.C. Bray.

Prisma returns, as do some members of Killteam Ice. We meet Andine Broxin again and follow along with some of her adventures in the recent past, and story present. And then there's Masters! He brings a lot of joy with his neverending sense of typical humour and kickass action sequences. He also meets a little priest bot and has some conversations with it, which are not only very funny sequences, but also bring more hints of the Savages...

Can't wait to see how the adventure unfolds in the next novels, and what the final, great payoff will be. I do wish this series would continue forever, or at least until the writers retire. In other words I hope the authors don't tire of it before that time, for I'd love to keep reading(/listening to) these books of theirs.

At the end of this audiobook there's again a podcast presented by the authors, in which they answer several interesting questions by readers. I suggest you don't skip it, for you'll get to hear some very interesting future plot points (without actual spoilers)!

Now, excuse me while I hurry of to get the next novel in this awesome series!
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53 reviews
December 31, 2021
Couldn’t get enough of it. I was a bit skeptical of how good it would be with Masters being the focal point of much of the book but he really is a great character. Beneath all the jokes and bravado is a complex character who thinks and feels. I haven’t read any of the Savage Wars books yet so the parts with Cromethius threw me off a little, but I still enjoyed them. I really enjoyed the Vietnam War style of combat in this book, Jason and Nick seem to be able to capture the atmosphere of battle perfectly whether it’s in jungle, desert, urban, close quarters, space, they are just great with it all. I’m also really enjoying the sprinkles of spiritual and supernatural elements that contribute to the galaxy as a whole. #TeamMasters
Profile Image for Ron Lauman.
19 reviews
November 1, 2022
As much as I love this series, this book lost me. While the Masters and Prisma parts were great, the Eternals stuff was really jarring. When I got to that part I thought my kindle glitched into another book. It was so drastically different and featured things like Tony Hawk and other 90’s things, it was nice nostalgia it didn’t fit with the rest of the writing. It felt like it was just an attempt at fan service to say “look I like these things too.”

Once I got past that and it tied back in it was better. This is not the best book in the series, but overall it just didn’t really do it for me. That being said I am still looking forward to reading the rest of the story.
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1,616 reviews61 followers
November 20, 2021
Latest GE main sequence book, and it begins to pull together disparate threads begun in previous books. The Crometheus bits are a bit of a slog to read as usual, but that doesn't dominate the story. Lots of moving parts and nothing much is resolved, although more strata in the garbage inside the flaming dumpster that is the galaxy are uncovered.

There aren't many series that I would remain enthused for over more than a dozen books, but this is a complex story which still has legs. I look forward to book #14.
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227 reviews1 follower
December 31, 2024
Convergence ramps up the action and mystery, especially with the introduction of the mini savage hulk and its trials, adding an exciting new layer to the story. The mystery surrounding the savages was intriguing, though the pacing felt a bit uneven at times. The world-building and new alliances kept me engaged, but the character development didn’t feel as strong as in previous books. Overall, it’s a solid entry that sets the stage for bigger things, leaving me eager for the next installment.

Listened to as an audiobook on Audible.
222 reviews3 followers
April 5, 2022
The more I read, the more addicted I am.

A big TY to authors who made a compelling story, with lifelike characters. The experience is almost magical; entering this book, reading of potential characters in our future makes the imagination race. I appreciate the talent & hard work that went into this riviting story: I promised myself No Spoilers so this book is amazing, but so much fun as well! On to the next.
491 reviews25 followers
December 6, 2021
Pedestrian, Plodding, and Boring

“Convergence (Galaxy’s Edge Book 13)” is a pedestrian, plodding, and boring read. It’s a fine example of content over story, where authors go through their trash bins collecting story ideas previously discarded, dust them off, and say ‘good enough’ for publishing.

Read fully via Kindle Unlimited.

85 reviews
January 6, 2022
Old friends indeed

I can't wait for next book, writers keep you on edge to see what happens next. I love the whole series. Galaxy's Edge, led me to other books connected to series.
Then with suggested reading led me to Four Horsemen Universe series.
Great science fiction, by writers that know what they talk about.
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Author 13 books13 followers
January 27, 2022
Weaker than average is still really good.

After twenty books or more in this series, it’s a sure thing that not all are going to land. Parts of Convergence really dragged for me, notably the sections on Kimbrin, where I was wondering what the point of most it was, but the rest of the book was the usual page turner.
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426 reviews1 follower
December 9, 2023
This is the five-star rating system I use:

★★★★★ Great book! Can’t wait to read it again (and I will).
★★★★☆ Good book. I am glad I read this.
★★★☆☆ OK book. Nothing special but not bad.
★★☆☆☆ Not good. Why did I waste my time?
★☆☆☆☆ Lousy. I didn’t finish.

If for whatever reason, I go back and reread a good book, I will change the rating to five-star because I read it again.
10 reviews
November 18, 2021
I really loved this book. I think that anyone who has liked the other books would like this one. Convergence is jam packed with action and hints about what the next threat to the Republic is going to be! I am already waiting for the next one to come out! If I could give more than 5 stars I would.
Profile Image for Danny Cannon.
137 reviews3 followers
November 19, 2021
Wow.

Great, great, great story! These guys know how to keep me interested.
More about Wraith, Tyrus, Prisma, Wildman, and lots of other characters we love.
Yes, they dropped a truth bomb on us just before the epilogue. By Oba.
41 reviews
November 30, 2021
this is a great coming together book.

Man I’m so glad I read savage wars series and Tyrus rex books. It all comes together here.
13 + books in and still fresh. Really enjoy these authors and this series.
Profile Image for Jarryd Kalideen.
390 reviews7 followers
December 1, 2021
Well well well

This instalment is confusing, a lot ,to me anyway . It meanders quite a bit, dealing with different parts of the galaxy and different characters being focused on.however, what goes on ensures a crossing of paths. A few revelations and plenty to look forward to.
Profile Image for Michael Hohman.
12 reviews1 follower
December 6, 2021
Perfect addition to the series, the title is a little misleading as not all of the plot lines converge, but it was an excellent update on what some other characters were doing as well as advancing the main plot. Plus more Masters so you can’t complain. #teammasters
13 reviews
December 22, 2021
Fun continuation of the saga

I’m really enjoying this book series and the authors are doing a great job of moving the story along and yet adding so many side plots and characters… that somehow come together.
Profile Image for Gabriel.
Author 7 books2 followers
May 5, 2022
Over too soon.

This was a bridge novel, twisting some of the wider story arcs around each other to clear the chaff. Looking forward to the next read as this one was over far too soon.
435 reviews4 followers
July 27, 2022
This many books into a series represents commitment. Some fascinating conclusions, but so many new story arcs. I am not sure quite how I feel about the story getting larger. I hope it won't fizzle. I really enjoyed the author's discussion at the end.
Profile Image for John Orlowski.
24 reviews
November 11, 2022
Sometimes I wonder

Sometimes I wonder if this author falls down a rabbit hole to often. Somethings just seem more complicated than they need to be. But this is my fifth book in a row so I guess I really like it.
2 reviews
November 23, 2021
Well written. Intelligent military science fiction. Enjoyed the latest episode.
3 reviews
December 5, 2021
A link in the stories

It continues the story, but seems like we went from macro to micro. Getting a little long in the tooth. Glad it's free with my subscription.
23 reviews
December 15, 2021
Review

Long winded and the action part were few and far between. I still love the books and hope for the next one.
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