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Sentenced to War #11
Marines Never Die
The war continues...and the body count rises.
With humanity joining the alliance to fight the Naxli invaders, the war should be turning in their favor.
Unfortunately, the enemy must not have gotten that memo.
Across the galaxy, the Naxli strive for total domination. To create a stronger resistance, Gunny Pelletier is sent to work with the various races, but he and his team soon discover that reaching common ground and coordinating military action is far more difficult than they’d imagined.
But the Naxli aren’t pausing to give the allied races time to work out the kinks, which means it's time for humanity to go at it alone once again. Bureaucracy must wait while Marines do what Marines do best.
Besides, humanity owes the Naxli a few paybacks, even if the rest of the allied races are not willing to join the mission.
With humanity joining the alliance to fight the Naxli invaders, the war should be turning in their favor.
Unfortunately, the enemy must not have gotten that memo.
Across the galaxy, the Naxli strive for total domination. To create a stronger resistance, Gunny Pelletier is sent to work with the various races, but he and his team soon discover that reaching common ground and coordinating military action is far more difficult than they’d imagined.
But the Naxli aren’t pausing to give the allied races time to work out the kinks, which means it's time for humanity to go at it alone once again. Bureaucracy must wait while Marines do what Marines do best.
Besides, humanity owes the Naxli a few paybacks, even if the rest of the allied races are not willing to join the mission.
478 pages, Kindle Edition
First published November 6, 2022
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March 10, 2023
Now this is a military science-fiction book! I've some how wondered away from true military sci-fi to just some sci-fi stories, but it's time I got back to what I love reading. This "Sentenced to War" series seems to be never ending with new stuff happening in each book. We've come a long way from a young man named Reverent Pelletier got caught self-driving when he was in an auto-drive zone. He was subsequently sentenced by a Judge to join the Union Marine Corps and are we ever glad he did.
Now, several, several years later, we find Gunnery Sergeant Pelletier back on Safe Hold doing what Marines have done in years past, counting inventory after their latest deployment. It was tedious work and he was relying on his subordinate Squad Leaders to get the actual work done. He had to turn in a consolidated report to HQ by close of business (COB). He was also seeing the new "joins" or replacements that periodically showed up. His current interest was in the new Marine who now stood in front of him. He was Private Per
Tiwari, the same guy that had helped Rev a whole bunch during their last deployment. He was more than surprised since Tiwari had been part of the Samara guard forces and not really trained to fight the Naxli. But, with the help of Rev and the Union Marines, the forces on Samara were successful in repelling the Naxli invasion. With that war still going strong, the Union Marine Corps were taking enlistments from just about any place they could. So here was a new, if somewhat older, Private to the unit. Hopefully, Rev would have time to get him trained up before their next deployment.
It, of course, didn't happen that way. The Naxli had invaded another human planet, Toan, which didn't have a very strong military. So a large group of the First Human Expeditionary Battalion were being deployed to beef up the training of the Toan army and see if they could kick the Naxli off the planet. The Toan were an alien race that looked like, uh, radishes to the Union Marines. Oh, they had two arms and a torso, but only some kind of tentacles for legs. They were intelligent, but not very aggressive so the Union Marines had their job cut out for them.
Surprisingly, the training was going well. The Naxli were busy elsewhere at the moment and hadn't directly attacked the Toan, but it was expected to happen soon. So, the more Toan that were trained up, the more likely they could stand up to a Naxli invasion. Maj Ma had the option to pulling the Union Marines when he felt the Toan were up to the job of defending their own planet. After two weeks, he was ready to pull his Marines and go back to Safe Harbor before the Naxli showed up. There weren't enough Marines to really put up a reasonable fight and he didn't want to the Toan to assume they could rely on the Marines presence to be a major impact on the fight. But, Gunnery Sergeant Pelletier didn't feel they had done the full job/mission of training the Toan. So, he asked for two more weeks which the Major agreed to, except two days later, the Naxli landed in force.
So, this battle goes about as predicted. Still, it was unusual that these Naxli didn't seem to know who the humans were. They had even queried Rev during a lull in battle asking Rev what he was knowing that he and his Marines obviously weren't Toan. The fighting is still very fierce and it doesn't look like the Toan or the Marines going to survive. But, as usual, Rev becomes "the Chaos of Nexus" and something happens that gets him and his Marines back home to Safe Harbor.
This kind of thing goes on for the rest of the book. Rev and ToMiko (Miko), his fiancée, are selected, among others, to go into a prison planet where the Naxli have been holding humans and other allied aliens. Their job is to get these long-term prisoners ready to be liberated. It's a tough mission, but one that they can accomplish given time, which amounts to exactly five days.
After this, Rev finds out that Miko has been selected for Gunnery Sergeant. That's makes both of them extremely happy and proud. Miko even starts getting some awards that seemed to be flowing only to Rev, but she now is earning them like he has. Their next mission begins soon after with them and a large contingent of Union Marines deploying to a planet that was like a living hell. It had not population and no resources except blazing heat generated by huge volcanoes. It also suffered from seismic shocks that shook up everything. The Naxli had already landed and claimed the planet, but the Congress of Humanity had, for some reason, declared that a non-starter and they weren't going to just let the Naxli have it. So, off go Gunnery Sergeant Pelletier and the rest of the Union Marines.
This an exciting and suspenseful part of the story. Of course it comes down to a last battle that has Rev convincing some strange allies to participate. Rev does well and Tomiko also comes out unharmed. When they get back to Safe Harbor, Gunnery Sergeant Pelletier is called into the Colonel's office. He asked a question which is going to cause Rev some serious thinking. It's going to have a definite impact on the rest of the books in the series.
Book 12, "Nexus of Chaos", is available on Amazon now. Book 13, "Exiled to Perdition" is also shown on Amazon, but won't be available until 9 April 2023. I'm putting both on my reading list.
Now, several, several years later, we find Gunnery Sergeant Pelletier back on Safe Hold doing what Marines have done in years past, counting inventory after their latest deployment. It was tedious work and he was relying on his subordinate Squad Leaders to get the actual work done. He had to turn in a consolidated report to HQ by close of business (COB). He was also seeing the new "joins" or replacements that periodically showed up. His current interest was in the new Marine who now stood in front of him. He was Private Per
Tiwari, the same guy that had helped Rev a whole bunch during their last deployment. He was more than surprised since Tiwari had been part of the Samara guard forces and not really trained to fight the Naxli. But, with the help of Rev and the Union Marines, the forces on Samara were successful in repelling the Naxli invasion. With that war still going strong, the Union Marine Corps were taking enlistments from just about any place they could. So here was a new, if somewhat older, Private to the unit. Hopefully, Rev would have time to get him trained up before their next deployment.
It, of course, didn't happen that way. The Naxli had invaded another human planet, Toan, which didn't have a very strong military. So a large group of the First Human Expeditionary Battalion were being deployed to beef up the training of the Toan army and see if they could kick the Naxli off the planet. The Toan were an alien race that looked like, uh, radishes to the Union Marines. Oh, they had two arms and a torso, but only some kind of tentacles for legs. They were intelligent, but not very aggressive so the Union Marines had their job cut out for them.
Surprisingly, the training was going well. The Naxli were busy elsewhere at the moment and hadn't directly attacked the Toan, but it was expected to happen soon. So, the more Toan that were trained up, the more likely they could stand up to a Naxli invasion. Maj Ma had the option to pulling the Union Marines when he felt the Toan were up to the job of defending their own planet. After two weeks, he was ready to pull his Marines and go back to Safe Harbor before the Naxli showed up. There weren't enough Marines to really put up a reasonable fight and he didn't want to the Toan to assume they could rely on the Marines presence to be a major impact on the fight. But, Gunnery Sergeant Pelletier didn't feel they had done the full job/mission of training the Toan. So, he asked for two more weeks which the Major agreed to, except two days later, the Naxli landed in force.
So, this battle goes about as predicted. Still, it was unusual that these Naxli didn't seem to know who the humans were. They had even queried Rev during a lull in battle asking Rev what he was knowing that he and his Marines obviously weren't Toan. The fighting is still very fierce and it doesn't look like the Toan or the Marines going to survive. But, as usual, Rev becomes "the Chaos of Nexus" and something happens that gets him and his Marines back home to Safe Harbor.
This kind of thing goes on for the rest of the book. Rev and ToMiko (Miko), his fiancée, are selected, among others, to go into a prison planet where the Naxli have been holding humans and other allied aliens. Their job is to get these long-term prisoners ready to be liberated. It's a tough mission, but one that they can accomplish given time, which amounts to exactly five days.
After this, Rev finds out that Miko has been selected for Gunnery Sergeant. That's makes both of them extremely happy and proud. Miko even starts getting some awards that seemed to be flowing only to Rev, but she now is earning them like he has. Their next mission begins soon after with them and a large contingent of Union Marines deploying to a planet that was like a living hell. It had not population and no resources except blazing heat generated by huge volcanoes. It also suffered from seismic shocks that shook up everything. The Naxli had already landed and claimed the planet, but the Congress of Humanity had, for some reason, declared that a non-starter and they weren't going to just let the Naxli have it. So, off go Gunnery Sergeant Pelletier and the rest of the Union Marines.
This an exciting and suspenseful part of the story. Of course it comes down to a last battle that has Rev convincing some strange allies to participate. Rev does well and Tomiko also comes out unharmed. When they get back to Safe Harbor, Gunnery Sergeant Pelletier is called into the Colonel's office. He asked a question which is going to cause Rev some serious thinking. It's going to have a definite impact on the rest of the books in the series.
Book 12, "Nexus of Chaos", is available on Amazon now. Book 13, "Exiled to Perdition" is also shown on Amazon, but won't be available until 9 April 2023. I'm putting both on my reading list.
November 24, 2022
There is a surprise waiting for all on a hell planet.....
That Naxli are making inroads into Human space and Rev and his team try to fight them back. They end up trying to teach a planet how to fight back against the Naxli without doing all the fighting for them. However things get hairy and Tomiko ends up having to save Rev.
On one strange mission, Rev and co are sent in to repel the Naxli from what amounts to a hell planet even though no one is living on it and there are no valuable resources...... However this turns out not to be true.......!
Packed full of action, intrigue, military manoeuvring, interpersonal relationships, death, miracles and surprises, this makes for another highly entertaining novel in this series.
That Naxli are making inroads into Human space and Rev and his team try to fight them back. They end up trying to teach a planet how to fight back against the Naxli without doing all the fighting for them. However things get hairy and Tomiko ends up having to save Rev.
On one strange mission, Rev and co are sent in to repel the Naxli from what amounts to a hell planet even though no one is living on it and there are no valuable resources...... However this turns out not to be true.......!
Packed full of action, intrigue, military manoeuvring, interpersonal relationships, death, miracles and surprises, this makes for another highly entertaining novel in this series.
April 29, 2023
Of all of JN Chaney's books, the Sentenced to War series is my favorite. This book continued the exploits of Rev as he fights for humanity while making both friends and enemies. As all the books in this series, this one was action-packed, and Rev was put into very difficult situations where life and death were one good or bad decision away. As Rev has gotten older, he has settled into an excellent Gunny who has to balance the mission objectives with the lives of his Marines. He is thoughtful and compassionate, but with the warrior spirit. I look forward to his further adventures to see how he grows as a man and a Marine.
November 23, 2025
Another good story down. As the series progresses, it's good to see the characters develop and have their own desires and needs. While it doesn't cover EVERY character, it's good enough to keep you focused on the MC. That shows a great sense of development, and the input for how he thinks and so on didn't get wasted on the story. There is a bit more death than I thought, but when you write military stuff, somebody is going to die. How the MC reacts to it is kinda how I would. Yeah, that platoon commander was good, but if it's their time to go, then it's time to go. I have to say, for my first real series that I've read, it's been a good ride.
November 7, 2022
More exciting worlds and alien races
More great adventures with Rev and crew, there's a lot of trouble to be found when you have an entire galaxy to search. This volume sees Rev faced with hard choices that will affect his future, we just have to hope Punch can help him see them through. I loved the volcano world, it brought back memories of the scenes on Io in Bio of a Space Tyrant.
More great adventures with Rev and crew, there's a lot of trouble to be found when you have an entire galaxy to search. This volume sees Rev faced with hard choices that will affect his future, we just have to hope Punch can help him see them through. I loved the volcano world, it brought back memories of the scenes on Io in Bio of a Space Tyrant.
November 26, 2022
great read
Love this series! Planning, training, preparing, executing the orders, and of course adjusting said order upon contact! Out numbered, supplies low, numerous command officers down. Make decisions that effect the lives of many, then baring that baggage with lives are lost. Doesn’t get more real than this!
Love this series! Planning, training, preparing, executing the orders, and of course adjusting said order upon contact! Out numbered, supplies low, numerous command officers down. Make decisions that effect the lives of many, then baring that baggage with lives are lost. Doesn’t get more real than this!
November 7, 2022
Carry on, Marines.
This series continues to amaze me as to the depth of emotion involved. Although obviously combat intense, that is not all that it is about. These are real people. Believable.
This series continues to amaze me as to the depth of emotion involved. Although obviously combat intense, that is not all that it is about. These are real people. Believable.
November 24, 2022
Keep Up the Good Work
Enjoyed this one. Just a matter of time until the grennies join the fight full time. And yes, introducing new characters is a must to this story line. Keep on going, looking forward to the next installment!
Enjoyed this one. Just a matter of time until the grennies join the fight full time. And yes, introducing new characters is a must to this story line. Keep on going, looking forward to the next installment!
March 11, 2025
enjoying the series
I'm amazed that this author can write so many fantastic novels, I hope that he never stops writing. His books are some of the best Entertainment I have read and worth the time to read them. Thank you for a very fun entertaining read.
I'm amazed that this author can write so many fantastic novels, I hope that he never stops writing. His books are some of the best Entertainment I have read and worth the time to read them. Thank you for a very fun entertaining read.
November 30, 2022
Wow, now where do we go!! and I have to wait for book 12. Another great entry in the series, lots of action, and several unpredicted elements introduced, can't where to see where we go next!
January 17, 2023
I enjoyed and recommend this book. I felt it started slowly. But by the end, it was a satisfying read. Thanks to the authors for making it available via Kindle Unlimited.
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April 13, 2023I recommend starting with "Sentenced to War", the first book of the series, when the protagonist is "sentenced" to serve as a space Marine. The series changes the enemies being warred upon.
May 24, 2023
A good story with Gunny Rev and his friends, and good battle scenes.
June 10, 2023
This one was good. I liked the surprise toward the end.
October 10, 2023
Another Rev story to enjoy
Another Rev story to enjoy. I personally enjoy reading what rev gets up and reading about his career and his team and then there is his young lady.
Another Rev story to enjoy. I personally enjoy reading what rev gets up and reading about his career and his team and then there is his young lady.
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