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Hell Divers #10
Fallout
Much is lost, but hope in one man remains...
In a shocking betrayal, Captain Rolo has vaporized the supercarrier Immortal with a nuclear warhead, all but wiping out the Vanguard army. Little does he know that King Xavier and the surviving Hell Diver and Cazador teams from Brisbane were not aboard.
In Panama, Outpost Gateway has suffered a very different disaster: attack by carnivorous vines. Director Rodger Mintel sent out a desperate SOS as the voracious coils ripped into the bunker.
At the Vanguard Islands, Charmer has framed Michael Everhart for two murders. Michael’s wife, Layla, is frantic to prove his innocence as evidence against him mounts.
Back in Queensland, knights of the Coral Castle dragged captive Hell Diver Kade Long to their leader, known as the Forerunner, before locking him in a cell in the Coral Castle.
The truth of what happened at Brisbane is spreading, and so is radiation from the nuclear blast. The fallout threatens everything in its path, putting the Coral Castle and X’s remaining forces in dire peril.
In a shocking betrayal, Captain Rolo has vaporized the supercarrier Immortal with a nuclear warhead, all but wiping out the Vanguard army. Little does he know that King Xavier and the surviving Hell Diver and Cazador teams from Brisbane were not aboard.
In Panama, Outpost Gateway has suffered a very different disaster: attack by carnivorous vines. Director Rodger Mintel sent out a desperate SOS as the voracious coils ripped into the bunker.
At the Vanguard Islands, Charmer has framed Michael Everhart for two murders. Michael’s wife, Layla, is frantic to prove his innocence as evidence against him mounts.
Back in Queensland, knights of the Coral Castle dragged captive Hell Diver Kade Long to their leader, known as the Forerunner, before locking him in a cell in the Coral Castle.
The truth of what happened at Brisbane is spreading, and so is radiation from the nuclear blast. The fallout threatens everything in its path, putting the Coral Castle and X’s remaining forces in dire peril.
444 pages, Kindle Edition
First published February 28, 2023
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Nicholas Sansbury Smith
103 books2,381 followersNicholas Sansbury Smith is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of more than forty novels with two million copies sold. Before his writing career, he served at Iowa Homeland Security and Emergency Management, a background that inspired many of his story concepts. A two time Ironman triathlete, he enjoys running, biking, and hiking. Nicholas also loves traveling, especially to his cabin in Northern Minnesota where he weaves his tales. He lives in Iowa with his wonderful wife and their son and daughter.
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March 10, 2023
This series is a lot of fun, and I look forward to each volume. Apocalyptic sci-fi with interesting characters and scary creatures galore. I find myself wondering which character is going to bite the dust next.
Lots of violence, some gore; some foul language; no sex.
Lots of violence, some gore; some foul language; no sex.
April 5, 2023
Not the best in the series, and as it stands, The Coral Castle storyline was a bit anti-climactic. A good overall read though. Some of the books feel more like filler than others and this was one of them for me.
March 5, 2023
OMG! The action and suspense are non-stop!
As X and the Cazadores fight monsters and radiation on their journey to Panama, Rolo and Charmer secure their hold on the Metal Islands. Michael is in jail for killing a child and his father! Meanwhile, Kade is not winning hearts and minds of the Knights in their shiny armor. Just when things look hopeless, throw in a huge new monster bug the size of truck and dozens of spiny water bugs with pincers and claws. Teeth too!
The man just knows how to tell a story! The storyline keeps the action divided by the different groups, groups of good guys, better guys and the scum sucking dogs that vilify the name of villains! Rolo and Charmer should be afforded a fair trial, then found guilty and sentenced to slow, tortured execution over the course of several days. I've seldom been so worked up by the villains, but those two just gotta go! Absolutely the best characters in Post-Apocalyptic survival thrillers, in my own humble opinion! X is such a strong hero, it takes two of the worst antagonists to counter him. But don't count out Layla!
Almost the entire book is breathtaking, spellbinding, blood pounding, can't put it down long enough to catch a breath, fights! The last 100 pages held me rapt until the last drop of blood spilled from a bloody axe head. This is an amazing read!
As X and the Cazadores fight monsters and radiation on their journey to Panama, Rolo and Charmer secure their hold on the Metal Islands. Michael is in jail for killing a child and his father! Meanwhile, Kade is not winning hearts and minds of the Knights in their shiny armor. Just when things look hopeless, throw in a huge new monster bug the size of truck and dozens of spiny water bugs with pincers and claws. Teeth too!
The man just knows how to tell a story! The storyline keeps the action divided by the different groups, groups of good guys, better guys and the scum sucking dogs that vilify the name of villains! Rolo and Charmer should be afforded a fair trial, then found guilty and sentenced to slow, tortured execution over the course of several days. I've seldom been so worked up by the villains, but those two just gotta go! Absolutely the best characters in Post-Apocalyptic survival thrillers, in my own humble opinion! X is such a strong hero, it takes two of the worst antagonists to counter him. But don't count out Layla!
Almost the entire book is breathtaking, spellbinding, blood pounding, can't put it down long enough to catch a breath, fights! The last 100 pages held me rapt until the last drop of blood spilled from a bloody axe head. This is an amazing read!
March 15, 2023
Ah, the Great Nicholas Sansbury Smith has done it again! Fallout: Hell Divers X was another adventure that ended way too soon! With so much happening, and so many lives at stake, I was on the edge of my seat the entire time! Written well and with language that’s easy to understand, though the people who have survived do speak differently when it comes to names and places, you easily fall into their worn and tattered world. You feel a part of it.
People were assumed dead, a new king was crowned, one up for execution with another captured by a strange sorta cyborg- you had to know the story to keep up,. Thankfully, there’s a prelude that gives you all you need if you happened to just hop into the series, but you really should read them all. You fall into step from the last book and you’re jetted off into another battle, another loss, another fight of revenge. The monsters get bigger or stranger and things from your worst nightmares are all about you. Look Up! Look down too!
I am so crazy about this series, I’ve read it twice now and will more than likely read them again and again. I have the Hell Diver series in hardcover, ebook and audio, so I’ll never have enough and can read/listen at any time. Check this monstrous, sic-if, auction thriller out- you can’t lose no matter how you get it.
Cheers!
People were assumed dead, a new king was crowned, one up for execution with another captured by a strange sorta cyborg- you had to know the story to keep up,. Thankfully, there’s a prelude that gives you all you need if you happened to just hop into the series, but you really should read them all. You fall into step from the last book and you’re jetted off into another battle, another loss, another fight of revenge. The monsters get bigger or stranger and things from your worst nightmares are all about you. Look Up! Look down too!
I am so crazy about this series, I’ve read it twice now and will more than likely read them again and again. I have the Hell Diver series in hardcover, ebook and audio, so I’ll never have enough and can read/listen at any time. Check this monstrous, sic-if, auction thriller out- you can’t lose no matter how you get it.
Cheers!
March 17, 2023
'Edge of your seat' kinda stuff!
How the author can keep his characters interesting, the plots engrossing, and the action exciting after nine books, I will never know. But that's what Helldivers X: Fallout is - just as fun, scary, exciting, and emotional as the first. The author brings you up to date and each new book in the series melds with the previous ones. The only thing bad about the Helldivers series is the wait between books (which really isn't long).
How the author can keep his characters interesting, the plots engrossing, and the action exciting after nine books, I will never know. But that's what Helldivers X: Fallout is - just as fun, scary, exciting, and emotional as the first. The author brings you up to date and each new book in the series melds with the previous ones. The only thing bad about the Helldivers series is the wait between books (which really isn't long).
March 5, 2023
I've been waiting over a year for this book to come out! 🔥 10/10 for the 10th book to the series. Every book to this series is a 10/10. NSS is a fantastic writer.
March 18, 2023
So much drama, almost too much at times, but I am so addicted to this series and the characters. Especially Miles and Jojo! I thought the series was going to come to an end with this one, but there’s at least one more adventure…
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
March 14, 2023
As always each book gets better and the wait for the next one seems to take forever.
Some characters feel like family members and other you want to kill with your own hands.
Fast paced and full of adrenaline, this is a must read.
Some characters feel like family members and other you want to kill with your own hands.
Fast paced and full of adrenaline, this is a must read.
March 15, 2023
Another great book!
This story is very good and entertaining. The author does a great job of writing likable characters and villains. The story is solid. Must read.
This story is very good and entertaining. The author does a great job of writing likable characters and villains. The story is solid. Must read.
March 12, 2023
KING X returns
The search for seeds for planting leads King X and his team to Australia, the home of the crystal castle. Things don't go to plan as a great act of evil puts the King in great jeopardy. One ship with little food must return to save the metal islands. Action all the way with unexpected turnings of the plot make for excitement.
The search for seeds for planting leads King X and his team to Australia, the home of the crystal castle. Things don't go to plan as a great act of evil puts the King in great jeopardy. One ship with little food must return to save the metal islands. Action all the way with unexpected turnings of the plot make for excitement.
March 14, 2023
A page turner
What a book, another great continuous to the Hell Divers series. I only wish Nicholas would write two at a time so we would not have to wait for the next book 😀.
What a book, another great continuous to the Hell Divers series. I only wish Nicholas would write two at a time so we would not have to wait for the next book 😀.
March 14, 2023
How is this not a movie yet? A TV show? Give me a video game or some tie in/stand alone graphic novels. This universe is ripe for expansion. Im here for it. Thank you, NSS!
March 20, 2023
I could not read this fast enough! I had to know what happened next and it did not disappoint.
April 18, 2023
Once again Nicholas Sansbury Smith did not disappoint with this latest installment of the tales of X, The Hell Divers, and the people of the Vanguard Islands! It was a hold onto your seat rollercoaster from start to finish! Can’t wait for the next one!
May 19, 2025
Fairly predictable, nothing out the ordinary really happens here. I'll give you a free tip to get through the book faster - just skip all text/chapters about Michael and his predicament. It's just long-winded and nothing that you can't infer.
This is becoming very much rinse-and-repeat. Which is quite a letdown since I really got hooked from the first two/three books. X survives, X finds a way, X gets back to the Islands, X wins. Of course, through it all, there are such major hiccups that just HAD to happen to them which is insane. The previous book left a sour taste in my mouth, the destruction of the carrier was just unnecessary - it really would help the survivors out long term. The whole Coral Castle was annoying then and now - Kade, like X, has an issue with not acting which causes issues further along.
Now Michael escapes on the Hive, but nobody bothers to even send a radio message out once things are resolved. He and X are going in different directions, one looking for safety, the other looking for the Hive. Terrible plot. Kade, again, like X, doesn't kill his foes - that is likely going to come up again to bite them.
I am rushing through this book just so I can finish off the next and end this series. It has really outstayed it's welcome and not living up to the potential it had.
This is becoming very much rinse-and-repeat. Which is quite a letdown since I really got hooked from the first two/three books. X survives, X finds a way, X gets back to the Islands, X wins. Of course, through it all, there are such major hiccups that just HAD to happen to them which is insane. The previous book left a sour taste in my mouth, the destruction of the carrier was just unnecessary - it really would help the survivors out long term. The whole Coral Castle was annoying then and now - Kade, like X, has an issue with not acting which causes issues further along.
Now Michael escapes on the Hive, but nobody bothers to even send a radio message out once things are resolved. He and X are going in different directions, one looking for safety, the other looking for the Hive. Terrible plot. Kade, again, like X, doesn't kill his foes - that is likely going to come up again to bite them.
I am rushing through this book just so I can finish off the next and end this series. It has really outstayed it's welcome and not living up to the potential it had.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
January 12, 2024
Really enjoyed this next installment and read most of it in one day, but still enjoyed the last book out of all of them the most. I was let down with some areas of the plot in this however and even though they didn't effect my rating of overall quality, I'd still wished they'd have been addressed, unless they will be in the next book:
Titles to each chapter especially at the end shouldve had subtitles would've been a nice touch like what was done when getting backstory on Kade. I'm taking the author's word that everything matched up because it sure was difficult to determine the order of events of the trial, Michael's escape, X's arrival, etc lining up. Seemed like events at the Vanguard Islands were happening well ahead of X and crew getting back in time.
Michael was given the whistle to signal the octopus lord yet it was never mentioned again...
Will Magnolia ever hear Rodger's final message to her?
Why didn't the knights/Trident followers of Coral Castle ever get the seeds during all the centuries they've resided there?
Why didn't Kade seem more taken aback or why wasn't there a bigger deal made about the Forerunner being mostly machine considering theyre why everyone is in their current state to begin with????
They clearly got the seeds back, but what about the meds they commandeered from same location particularly the cancer ones, they weren't really mentioned again.
Who shot at Sofia because as the way I read it, the shots came from behind her and that's the door they discovered Rhino, Jr. But no mention of any shooter there?
How did Lucky manage to signal the beacon if he was left trapped and with a possible broken back?
Gran Jefe's reveal of killing Ada really wasn't as big of a reveal as I'd hoped. I really worried for Magnolia when he went with her alone in Brisbane and then he attempted to have a coup when sending X in against waterbug. Considering those two cases following the killing of Ada, it truly seemed he had it out for Hell Divers and despite him fighting to retake the Islands it would've been wiser for X to disband him in some way to prevent him from possibly another future coup down the road?
My favorite part about this book aside from not being able to put it down because I NEEDED to know what happened before calling it a day... Kade is just like X!!! Thru all he's been through as a warrior who keeps finding ways to stay alive despite having lost so much amongst the other parallels to X, he can be considered an Immortal as well! Now following in X's footsteps to be King was an awesome story arch for this character.
Now I wonder however if the beacon has been sent and the Forerunner having wanted to meet this "Kong" aka X to determine if he is deserving enough, will the cyborg Now see the Islands destruction and since Kade is now king pin it all on him and tell him he doesn't feel he is who he thought he was back at the Coral Castle?!
Titles to each chapter especially at the end shouldve had subtitles would've been a nice touch like what was done when getting backstory on Kade. I'm taking the author's word that everything matched up because it sure was difficult to determine the order of events of the trial, Michael's escape, X's arrival, etc lining up. Seemed like events at the Vanguard Islands were happening well ahead of X and crew getting back in time.
Michael was given the whistle to signal the octopus lord yet it was never mentioned again...
Will Magnolia ever hear Rodger's final message to her?
Why didn't the knights/Trident followers of Coral Castle ever get the seeds during all the centuries they've resided there?
Why didn't Kade seem more taken aback or why wasn't there a bigger deal made about the Forerunner being mostly machine considering theyre why everyone is in their current state to begin with????
They clearly got the seeds back, but what about the meds they commandeered from same location particularly the cancer ones, they weren't really mentioned again.
Who shot at Sofia because as the way I read it, the shots came from behind her and that's the door they discovered Rhino, Jr. But no mention of any shooter there?
How did Lucky manage to signal the beacon if he was left trapped and with a possible broken back?
Gran Jefe's reveal of killing Ada really wasn't as big of a reveal as I'd hoped. I really worried for Magnolia when he went with her alone in Brisbane and then he attempted to have a coup when sending X in against waterbug. Considering those two cases following the killing of Ada, it truly seemed he had it out for Hell Divers and despite him fighting to retake the Islands it would've been wiser for X to disband him in some way to prevent him from possibly another future coup down the road?
My favorite part about this book aside from not being able to put it down because I NEEDED to know what happened before calling it a day... Kade is just like X!!! Thru all he's been through as a warrior who keeps finding ways to stay alive despite having lost so much amongst the other parallels to X, he can be considered an Immortal as well! Now following in X's footsteps to be King was an awesome story arch for this character.
Now I wonder however if the beacon has been sent and the Forerunner having wanted to meet this "Kong" aka X to determine if he is deserving enough, will the cyborg Now see the Islands destruction and since Kade is now king pin it all on him and tell him he doesn't feel he is who he thought he was back at the Coral Castle?!
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
May 30, 2023
I really enjoy this series - it does feel a little like an ongoing (Grey's Anatomy, etc) TV series I would watch too. Space opera. I think I liked this better than the last two, because I had finally gotten back into the world (took a bit to remember everything and everyone - I do appreciate the recaps, actually wish they were more in depth, ala The Black Prism series). The last book ended with a boom (literally, nucularly) and this was pretty much non-stop action. More mutated monsters.
The story seemed to have three main shoots ... X and Magnolia, GranJefe, Miles and Jojo and those who survived the blast trying to figure out what happened and to get back. Kade, a prisoner of the new people who had picked him up, and then back at the Islands (Michael, Layla, Charmer, C.Rolo). It would be a tad frustrating to be involved in a story, and then have it shift to one of the other storylines. In the Kindle copy there was a little ****** giving a visualization "we are shifting stories" and in audio, it was almost too seamless, so easy to miss in a moment of distraction (now where are we? what is going on?) I think I prefer headers/titles just to make sure things are clear.
I'm also not sure what the difference is between the final chapter and the epilogue ... not sure why the last part was labeled an epilogue, not just Chapter32.
One random thing I track - when a song is included ... is it sung by the narrator(character) or spoken? I realize not all narrators are singers, and here, it was Layla singing "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star" to Bray, and as great a narrator as RC Bray is with voices, I don't know that he could have pulled off Layla singing. But still, I dislike the "patter-speak" of songs. I almost wish writers would keep the audiobook in mind, and not include "singing"...
Thumbs up for anyone enjoying the series - who can handle the violence/gore and proFanity (x25).
The story seemed to have three main shoots ... X and Magnolia, GranJefe, Miles and Jojo and those who survived the blast trying to figure out what happened and to get back. Kade, a prisoner of the new people who had picked him up, and then back at the Islands (Michael, Layla, Charmer, C.Rolo). It would be a tad frustrating to be involved in a story, and then have it shift to one of the other storylines. In the Kindle copy there was a little ****** giving a visualization "we are shifting stories" and in audio, it was almost too seamless, so easy to miss in a moment of distraction (now where are we? what is going on?) I think I prefer headers/titles just to make sure things are clear.
I'm also not sure what the difference is between the final chapter and the epilogue ... not sure why the last part was labeled an epilogue, not just Chapter32.
One random thing I track - when a song is included ... is it sung by the narrator(character) or spoken? I realize not all narrators are singers, and here, it was Layla singing "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star" to Bray, and as great a narrator as RC Bray is with voices, I don't know that he could have pulled off Layla singing. But still, I dislike the "patter-speak" of songs. I almost wish writers would keep the audiobook in mind, and not include "singing"...
Thumbs up for anyone enjoying the series - who can handle the violence/gore and proFanity (x25).
July 23, 2023
Another successful adventure
As usual, Nicholas Sansbury Smith has delivered, yet again, an epic adventure of survival for our heroes and heroines. Life and death, families in peril, the mantra of conquer or be conquered at the forefront of every chapter. Nicholas has the ability to describe scenes, futuristic visions of planet earth in chaos, mutated plants and animals and sometimes humans as well, where the reader can easily "see" the scene. Personally, I appreciate a writer's ability to do this, not all writer's can, especially with science fiction. If you haven't read any of the Hell Divers books, I highly recommend this series, or any of Nicholas's books for that matter.
As usual, Nicholas Sansbury Smith has delivered, yet again, an epic adventure of survival for our heroes and heroines. Life and death, families in peril, the mantra of conquer or be conquered at the forefront of every chapter. Nicholas has the ability to describe scenes, futuristic visions of planet earth in chaos, mutated plants and animals and sometimes humans as well, where the reader can easily "see" the scene. Personally, I appreciate a writer's ability to do this, not all writer's can, especially with science fiction. If you haven't read any of the Hell Divers books, I highly recommend this series, or any of Nicholas's books for that matter.
July 28, 2023
In the works for this post-apocalyptic book series: a real-life movie!
This is book ten in the ongoing series. This isn't your typical post-apocalyptic series, though. It is set in the future, where things are far from good. If that's your type of book and you haven't begun the series, start with book one and binge-read as many as you can to catch up.
This novel has the main characters in three locations. One is their home base, and the other two are places where they had hoped to make life easier for the whole community. Unfortunately, nothing they put together worked as planned, and people paid the ultimate price.
To me, the author does an awesome job of keeping the story fresh and the unfolding events believable.
This is book ten in the ongoing series. This isn't your typical post-apocalyptic series, though. It is set in the future, where things are far from good. If that's your type of book and you haven't begun the series, start with book one and binge-read as many as you can to catch up.
This novel has the main characters in three locations. One is their home base, and the other two are places where they had hoped to make life easier for the whole community. Unfortunately, nothing they put together worked as planned, and people paid the ultimate price.
To me, the author does an awesome job of keeping the story fresh and the unfolding events believable.
April 14, 2023
Hell Divers X, as good as ever!
If you have followed the Hell Divers series, you can rest assured that this recent addition by author Nicholas Sansbury Smith is true to form classic Hell Divers lore.
There are many of the proverbial chickens coming home to roost, or rathee torture, and kill in the evolving war. Real and perceived atrocities on both sides set the stage for a battle with serious consequences for everyone.
I am a fan, and Book 10 is as good as ever. The Audible the performance is again top notch with the consistent narration by dare I say, 'the immortal', R. C. Bray!
If you have followed the Hell Divers series, you can rest assured that this recent addition by author Nicholas Sansbury Smith is true to form classic Hell Divers lore.
There are many of the proverbial chickens coming home to roost, or rathee torture, and kill in the evolving war. Real and perceived atrocities on both sides set the stage for a battle with serious consequences for everyone.
I am a fan, and Book 10 is as good as ever. The Audible the performance is again top notch with the consistent narration by dare I say, 'the immortal', R. C. Bray!
April 15, 2023
Exciting book!
Hell Divers novels were always an easy read for me, although this is the first time that I had to wait for publication. The summary at the beginning was helpful, and the consistent narration and common habits described brought the well-known characters back to me easily. This is the one where people think X is dead, and he and his soldiers must get back to the Van Guard Islands in time to save their people! And that's just X. We can't forget Michael (Tin), Layla, Kade, and so many more characters weaved into this amazing series! And now I must wait for the next installment... Looking forward to it!
Hell Divers novels were always an easy read for me, although this is the first time that I had to wait for publication. The summary at the beginning was helpful, and the consistent narration and common habits described brought the well-known characters back to me easily. This is the one where people think X is dead, and he and his soldiers must get back to the Van Guard Islands in time to save their people! And that's just X. We can't forget Michael (Tin), Layla, Kade, and so many more characters weaved into this amazing series! And now I must wait for the next installment... Looking forward to it!
March 10, 2023
Another outstanding book in the Hell Divers Series. This is book 10. King X has been through it all first as a hell diver, than stranded in the radiation wastes for 10 years with nothing but a dog he rescued from cryo sleep. He fought King Pulpo and became King. And now betrayed by his own men and shot down in the last book by a nuke and presumed the Immortal must return the Vangard Islands and seek revenge. The book did have a happy ending but it is not over there is a new enemy. I can only assume book 11 will be called Trident.
January 28, 2024
not my favorite
Spoiler
Book went in multiple dumb directions to setup the end…
- what should have happened: knights “we want people responsible for the nuke” kade “awesome so do we, his name is Rolo, let’s go fuck him up”
- king X “ oh micheal is in an air ship listening for radio transmissions” “send a radio transmission” micheal “ yoo x what’s up homie, oh what??,, you are king again??? Sweet see you in a few days”
Air ship goes to panama, king returns from Panama… they miss each other but the frog is tracking the knight vtol..
Spoiler
Book went in multiple dumb directions to setup the end…
- what should have happened: knights “we want people responsible for the nuke” kade “awesome so do we, his name is Rolo, let’s go fuck him up”
- king X “ oh micheal is in an air ship listening for radio transmissions” “send a radio transmission” micheal “ yoo x what’s up homie, oh what??,, you are king again??? Sweet see you in a few days”
Air ship goes to panama, king returns from Panama… they miss each other but the frog is tracking the knight vtol..
February 19, 2025
The thing about this series is I feel like it's similar to the book of job in the bible, the more X does for humanity and his people, he seems to be punished for it. The introduction of Charmer and Rolo as devious little villains was executed well, and the ending might be the most satisfying since Captain Jordan. I feel like Roger had the most trials and that poor guy could never get a break, similarly Michael, but not as bad as Roger. I'm hoping the next two books come to a happy ending, lord knows they all deserve it!
March 3, 2023
Could not stop reading!
With each Hell Divers book, I am more and more amazed at how resilient X can be. He inspires such trust and loyalty in those around him. I would love to see him retire and enjoy life with his wonderful dog Miles. But, X still can't step back. He needs to return to the Vanguard Islands to avenge the crew that was brutally murdered by the cowardly Rolo. X won't stop until he accomplishes his goal of saving his people.
With each Hell Divers book, I am more and more amazed at how resilient X can be. He inspires such trust and loyalty in those around him. I would love to see him retire and enjoy life with his wonderful dog Miles. But, X still can't step back. He needs to return to the Vanguard Islands to avenge the crew that was brutally murdered by the cowardly Rolo. X won't stop until he accomplishes his goal of saving his people.
March 7, 2023
So worth the wait!
It was a long year waiting to get "Fallout," but it was worth it! Mr. Smith knocked it out of the park in a big way. I think I can assume all readers like me spent the a lot of the book waiting to see if X would get his revenge and save the islands. The tension built in an engaging way.
Great action, real relationships, and a fascinating story now have me wondering how I can possibly wait for 11!!
It was a long year waiting to get "Fallout," but it was worth it! Mr. Smith knocked it out of the park in a big way. I think I can assume all readers like me spent the a lot of the book waiting to see if X would get his revenge and save the islands. The tension built in an engaging way.
Great action, real relationships, and a fascinating story now have me wondering how I can possibly wait for 11!!
March 10, 2023
This book was brilliant. Best in the series by far. Listened to it on Audible and R.C. Bray is as captivating as ever. The entire 12-13 hours was action packed. It’s probably the most emotional book of the series so far, and it’s good to know NSS has 2 more planned. I was wondering when Layla would lace her boots up again, and I got chills when Michael saw her in the ship. Amazing read. Can’t wait for 11!
March 23, 2023
Wow!!!
I don't know if words can describe how epic this book was! There was intrigue, mystery, a new enemy that they will have to face, and betrayal they will have to avenge. I thoroughly enjoyed the writing and I can't wait for book 11, there is a definite undercurrent of a restart for lack of a better word happening. You can see things don't change. Because war, war never changes.
I don't know if words can describe how epic this book was! There was intrigue, mystery, a new enemy that they will have to face, and betrayal they will have to avenge. I thoroughly enjoyed the writing and I can't wait for book 11, there is a definite undercurrent of a restart for lack of a better word happening. You can see things don't change. Because war, war never changes.
December 3, 2024
Radioactive and Fallout could have been a single book, because they tell one chunk of story but are cut in half. I swear there is no end to betrayal in this place, but its understandable and a very accurate representation of how people would react in a situation like this. So many lost up to this point but the fight to survive never ends and maybe new enemies as a result of civil war? Oh boy..this could get crazy..
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