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Guild Wars #17

Tempest Rage

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Trapped on all sides…

The Dusman have accepted the Humans as allies but have given no indications as to what their long-term intentions are. Their goals have to be large, though, as they continue to spread their influence across the Human colonies… and beyond.

Fighting continues to rage between the guilds, both in the shadows and out in the open for all to see. Although one of the Synthetic Intelligences has been killed, the others are now restive, acting from the shadows to affect events galaxy-wide. Unfortunately, the search for Minerva—the Science Guild SI—hasn’t borne any fruit; wherever Minerva is, she is sure to be plotting the downfall of humanity in general and the Four Horsemen in particular, and she will likely strike when humanity least expects it.

Civilizations battle civilizations, looking to redress old grievances. This should be a time of great profit for the Mercenary Guild, yet the guild sits on the sidelines, allowing the battles to rage nearly unchecked.

Meanwhile, the threat of the Kahraman grows ever nearer. Although they withdrew, everyone knows they haven’t gone far, and they could show up again at a moment’s notice.

As the end of The Guild Wars draws near, only one thing is certain—the tempest will rage until the very end.

469 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 8, 2022

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Chris Kennedy

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A Webster Award winner and three-time Dragon Award finalist, Chris Kennedy is a Science Fiction/Fantasy author, speaker, and small-press publisher who has written over 50 books and published more than 400 others. Get his free book, “Shattered Crucible,” at his website, https://chriskennedypublishing.com.

Called “fantastic” and “a great speaker,” he has coached hundreds of beginning authors and budding novelists on how to self-publish their stories at a variety of conferences, conventions, and writing guild presentations. He is the author of the award-winning #1 bestseller, “Self-Publishing for Profit: How to Get Your Book Out of Your Head and Into the Stores.”

Chris lives in Coinjock, North Carolina, with his wife. Follow Chris on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/ckpublishing/.

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Author 10 books9 followers
January 9, 2022
Excellent!

There is lots of revelations in this book, which makes it a must-read if you are a 4HU fan, but it has - also - its lot of other mysteries yet to uncover...
Add to that interesting characters, threats unfolding left and right, a new mysterious player intervening and you begin to wonder what the heck is going on...

Action there is, and it is top-notch, the good guys have geared up, the bad guy as well...

Looking forward to where the next books will take us to...

Great, great job from the authors. An ambitious project unfolding since 2017 with great universe building.

Highly recommended.
85 reviews
February 4, 2022
Great series

I would have given 3 stars. But why punish writers for my dislikes. I'm old enough to remember original movie The Thing, loved it. Remake with Kurt Russell not so much. I Never liked an enemy that can jump from one person to another, and control them. Just me I guess. All the stories have been good and looking forward to next episode. But books are getting more and more away from 4 horsemen to bunch of A.I.s running the universe. I just skip over those sections, I also skip over all the back stabbing politics,, if I wanted that,, I'd turn on the news.. I read the books to escape all that garbage..
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176 reviews3 followers
April 8, 2022
Totally awesome!!!

I have read most of the books in this universe and each one has been fantastic but I admit to liking this one best. I love where the story went and how the characters grew. Plus the way the story went there are plots for multiple new books!!! Totally recommend this book for your reading pleasure
116 reviews4 followers
January 11, 2022
Book 17

Man, I cannot stress how much we need new editions in this universe. Rarely do I become as invested in a series as I have in this one. Please please hurry and publish the next one. That is all.
35 reviews
January 19, 2022
A new beginning?

And so it ends: not with a bang but a whimper, with more questions than answers. Like the Omega Wars, this is obviously the lead in to a new series. I'm intrigued to see where this goes next.
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410 reviews7 followers
March 7, 2022
Brilliant

Another superb book, this one was hard to put down.Plenty everything this series has been known for. My only gripe was too much of the romance aspect of Jim's life. The galaxy is indeed an interesting place...
313 reviews2 followers
July 9, 2022
Great chapter in the series

I thoroughly enjoy the Four Horsemen universe. I wish it were easier to enjoy it in an orderly fashion. The plots,sub plots and spin-offs remind me of navigating major city freeways trying to follow one major highway.
1,138 reviews9 followers
January 11, 2022
Finally!

Finally the end of the guild wars. Lots of further peeling away of the mysteries of the four horsemen universe, especially the S.I.’s that control the guilds.
29 reviews
February 2, 2022
More of the best!!!

Again could not put down... Alexis and the H user's I cannot het enough of!

Read and yea shall receive...

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2,458 reviews18 followers
February 12, 2022
Things look to be ramping up for humans generally and the Four Horsemen in particular. Of course, plenty of action.
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17 reviews
February 17, 2022
Another enjoyable installment

This book as a pleasure to read. The previous books are all coming together nicely. Pretty quick read as well.
8 reviews
May 4, 2022
great series

And the guild wars continues!!! I love these books. Just can not get enough of them. Jim is my favorite character!!!
69 reviews1 follower
March 11, 2023
Good story, straight to the story line

Without the Woke writers were back to the good story line. Lets keep to the non woke story that has a point instead of politics.
161 reviews
July 15, 2024
Okay, but too many disparate threads and too many coincidences, with the reader left hanging.
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24 reviews4 followers
January 22, 2025
Awesome

One of the best in the series and evolving story to date. Great and enjoyable read. I look forward to the next book.
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