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Atlantis Prime Prequal #2
Missing Legionnaires
Stewart Brink was an American who, in 1830, was the first foreigner to enlist in the French Foreign Legion. It was a five-year enlistment and had been an easy choice; Stewart was raised in Louisiana, spoke French as much as English growing up, and had always dreamed about becoming a French citizen. The Foreign Legion had been an answer to his prayers, elevating him from stark American poverty to the possibility of an exciting French life and a chance to start fresh.
Now Stewart was on the other side of his enlistment. Over his five-year term, he had seen much, including heavy fighting in Algeria and many uncharted points in the blistering Western Sahara Desert. But it was over; he had done it. He was done, nothing but the easy journey home left in front of him.
But few things in the Legion went to plan. A riot at the salt mine near Taoudénit in the heart of the Sahara required intervention, and the only unit in the area was Stewart’s. When they arrived, Taoudénit was not what they expected, and the situation was much more confusing than had been suggested. Stewart became embroiled in an ancient feud and learned of a prize worth dying for.
Of course, Stewart would much rather have it be the other guy who did the dying.
Now Stewart was on the other side of his enlistment. Over his five-year term, he had seen much, including heavy fighting in Algeria and many uncharted points in the blistering Western Sahara Desert. But it was over; he had done it. He was done, nothing but the easy journey home left in front of him.
But few things in the Legion went to plan. A riot at the salt mine near Taoudénit in the heart of the Sahara required intervention, and the only unit in the area was Stewart’s. When they arrived, Taoudénit was not what they expected, and the situation was much more confusing than had been suggested. Stewart became embroiled in an ancient feud and learned of a prize worth dying for.
Of course, Stewart would much rather have it be the other guy who did the dying.
39 pages, Kindle Edition
Published August 22, 2022
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About the author
David Edward
45 books113 followersD. Edward served as a Special Agent in the US Army in the 1980's and 1990's and is a veteran of multiple overseas combat tours. He was the Special Agent in Charge of the 1990 Panama Canal counter-terrorism threat assessment report to the US Congress.
Edward is a graduate of the United States Army Intelligence School where he studied advanced HUMINT (Human Intelligence) and battlefield counterintelligence; also completing training at the Jungle Operations Training Center in Panama, Central America. He holds advanced degrees in engineering including a Ph.D. from NCU, three related M.Sc. degrees (MBA, MSIT, MSIM), and has an undergraduate degree in business (BSBA).
His books typically reach the Amazon Kindle top 10 upon release in their genre. 'End of Reason' was his first work to reach #1 on Amazon in its category, on June 22, 2021. 'Unreasonable' reached #1 as a pre-order and held the spot for over a month upon release.
You can follow his publication schedule here: https://d-edward.com or email him at his first name, the at sign, the first three letters of the word Florida, a dot, and the word cloud.
He did have a twitter account but then he thought it was stupid so he canceled it.
Edward is a graduate of the United States Army Intelligence School where he studied advanced HUMINT (Human Intelligence) and battlefield counterintelligence; also completing training at the Jungle Operations Training Center in Panama, Central America. He holds advanced degrees in engineering including a Ph.D. from NCU, three related M.Sc. degrees (MBA, MSIT, MSIM), and has an undergraduate degree in business (BSBA).
His books typically reach the Amazon Kindle top 10 upon release in their genre. 'End of Reason' was his first work to reach #1 on Amazon in its category, on June 22, 2021. 'Unreasonable' reached #1 as a pre-order and held the spot for over a month upon release.
You can follow his publication schedule here: https://d-edward.com or email him at his first name, the at sign, the first three letters of the word Florida, a dot, and the word cloud.
He did have a twitter account but then he thought it was stupid so he canceled it.
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September 25, 2022
I won this book in a goodreads drawing.
A short story about a Louisiana francophile, who joins The French Foreign Legion in 1835 to gain French citizenship. Nobody expected him to survive the five year enlistment.
His enlistment is elongated another two years, he is promoted, and sent on a secret mission with his commanding officer. They're sent to Mali to quell a rebellion at the salt mines.
The rebellion is fake. Turns out the local bigwig has a trunk that might have come from Atlantis.
It's all matter of fact with no real conflict or tension.
A short story about a Louisiana francophile, who joins The French Foreign Legion in 1835 to gain French citizenship. Nobody expected him to survive the five year enlistment.
His enlistment is elongated another two years, he is promoted, and sent on a secret mission with his commanding officer. They're sent to Mali to quell a rebellion at the salt mines.
The rebellion is fake. Turns out the local bigwig has a trunk that might have come from Atlantis.
It's all matter of fact with no real conflict or tension.
November 24, 2022
Thank you Goodreads Giveaways and to the author David Edward.
November 8, 2022
This is a really good novella that is intended as a prequel to the Dirk Lasher series but it makes a really interesting read on its own. Liked the characters, the setting, the historical information and the hint of what’s to come. And, as a reader of that series, it gave me some more insight about that book too.
I won a copy of this book in a Goodreads giveaway for this honest review.
I won a copy of this book in a Goodreads giveaway for this honest review.
November 28, 2023
Missing Legionnaires
I won this book in a Goodreads Giveaway. It was a very short read but kept my interest and attention. A great Prequal thriller. I usually have a hard time understanding military reads but this was easy to understand. I'd definitely be interested in reading more of David Edward's books.
I won this book in a Goodreads Giveaway. It was a very short read but kept my interest and attention. A great Prequal thriller. I usually have a hard time understanding military reads but this was easy to understand. I'd definitely be interested in reading more of David Edward's books.
dnf
September 1, 2023DNF @ 17% I received a copy of this ebook in a Goodreads giveaway. I didn't realize how military this was, not for me.
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