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Last Marines #4
Revolution Calling
Divided we fall…
Mathison and his Marines have been reunited, and they’ve found unlikely allies in their mission to save humanity, which is currently tearing itself apart. SOG systems are rebelling, the Republic wants to run away… and then there’s the whole invasion of the vanhat they have to contend with.
The Last Marines have a new weapon, but it’s Republic technology, and the Republic forces are going to take it with them when they flee. So even though the Republic has betrayed the Marines, they must find and warn the Republic fleet… and do whatever it takes to get their hands on the technology. The Marines have one chance to save the Republic, but time—and the rest of humanity—is against them.
Surrounded by people he doesn’t trust—including a SOG commissar and troops from the Republic—Mathison will have to forge them into a team and track down the Republic before they leave… or humanity is doomed.
Mathison and his Marines have been reunited, and they’ve found unlikely allies in their mission to save humanity, which is currently tearing itself apart. SOG systems are rebelling, the Republic wants to run away… and then there’s the whole invasion of the vanhat they have to contend with.
The Last Marines have a new weapon, but it’s Republic technology, and the Republic forces are going to take it with them when they flee. So even though the Republic has betrayed the Marines, they must find and warn the Republic fleet… and do whatever it takes to get their hands on the technology. The Marines have one chance to save the Republic, but time—and the rest of humanity—is against them.
Surrounded by people he doesn’t trust—including a SOG commissar and troops from the Republic—Mathison will have to forge them into a team and track down the Republic before they leave… or humanity is doomed.
- GenresScience Fiction
432 pages, Kindle Edition
First published December 2, 2022
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William S. Frisbee Jr.
34 books57 followersReader, writer, martial artist, US Marine, Veteran, Squad Leader, Team Leader, Saw Gunner, Rifleman, Computer Consultant, Security Officer, Dungeon Master, world traveler, Computer Gamer, dreamer, realist, American and best of all Dad!
Growing up in Europe during the height of the cold war and then serving in a Marine SOC (Special Operations Capable) Battalion during the collapse of Communism provided a lot of life experience and a unique perspective on life and the world. The first novel he read was Jules Vern's 'Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea' when he was ten and has been reading ever since.
Before the Marines he was a pocket protector wearing nerd, after the Marines he held jobs as a Security officer/Patrol Sergeant, Lieutenant and other odd specialized jobs like body guard or surveillance, and ended up brushing off the pocket protector to become a Computer Consultant.
These days he dreams of quitting his day job as a computer consultant to work full time as a writer and dad.
Learn more at http://www.WilliamSFrisbee.com Thank you!
Growing up in Europe during the height of the cold war and then serving in a Marine SOC (Special Operations Capable) Battalion during the collapse of Communism provided a lot of life experience and a unique perspective on life and the world. The first novel he read was Jules Vern's 'Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea' when he was ten and has been reading ever since.
Before the Marines he was a pocket protector wearing nerd, after the Marines he held jobs as a Security officer/Patrol Sergeant, Lieutenant and other odd specialized jobs like body guard or surveillance, and ended up brushing off the pocket protector to become a Computer Consultant.
These days he dreams of quitting his day job as a computer consultant to work full time as a writer and dad.
Learn more at http://www.WilliamSFrisbee.com Thank you!
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July 16, 2023
Ok, for this book you need to brush up on your Norwegian and Finnish. There are probably other languages used in this book, but I just skip over those words anyway. If you’ll remember, you are an American Marine Raider, that is if you are considering yourself as the main character, Gunnery Sergeant Wolf Mathison. He and four of his Marines were in stasis aboard a starship headed for Europa when something malfunctioned. He and his small crew woke up about four hundred years in the future. They had a long, long sleep.
In this world, the United States is no longer. It was destroyed by its enemies and the land that once was America is now a nuclear waste land. And, that means, there really is no longer a Marine Corps. That’s a concept that GySgt Mathison isn’t ready to accept. One primary reason is that the people who woke him up were holding him prisoner and threatening to execute him and his other three Marines. That obviously didn’t set well with the Gunny.
So, not to go over the entire first three books, these Marines were eventually rescued by another faction which appears to be a Norwegian/Finnish group that are fighting against the Social Organization Government (SOG). This SOG has taken over all of Earth and most of the discovered planets. They are a militant organization that suppresses their citizens “for the greater good”. Obviously, GySgt Mathison wants nothing to do with them so he allies with the Vapaus Republic.
Now the Republic military is made up of two groups, the Vanir (the Navy) and the Aesir (ground forces). GySgt Mathison has allied him and his Marines with a special ops team of Aesir led by Lojtnant Skadi. They have subsequently been joined with another special operator who goes by the name of Sif and looks to be about thirteen years of age. Why she looks this way is explained in the first or second book. This arrangement was going well when the whole team of various players joined together to fight the SOG. But, everything changed when the Vanri turned against their own kind and imprisoned the Aesir and the Marines. They finally got out of that situation and have been operating on their own for a short while.
Gunnery Sergeant Mathison managed to capture a small fighting starship which his Chief Warrant Officer Diamond Winters can operate in space. They rename this starship the USS Eagle and claim it for the US Marines. Still, most of this came about because fighting the SOG has turned into something different. They now seem to be fighting against crazy creatures that appeared to formerly be humans. These humans, in some cases, were previously thought to be dead, but now are acting like crazy zombies.
Whatever is changing these civilians into murderous creatures is also effecting some of the military starships that zip through space. In order to go long distances, they have to use a Shorr space drive. It is not believed that something is happening when in Shorr space using this drive. It is creating a tear in our dimension and allowing things that aren not human to cross over and they are causing this insanity in those they can reach. This is what the Marines are now fighting against. The need to convince the rest of this civilization that they have a bigger fight in store if the human civilization expects to survive.
One such person is a Colonel Commissar Feng, a SOG commander of an ODT battalion that has been devastated by these unknown creatures from another dimension. He has come to realize that the Vapaus Republic is not his enemy and now needs help in convincing others. He’s joined with GySgt Mathison, Skadi, and Sif, but it is an uneasy joining since they are not used to trusting each other.
So, that’s the situation in this book. This small group has to stay alive and convince others that the real enemy is coming from another dimension and using the Shorr drive opens that dimension and creates an opportunity for more deadly creature to come through. They need to find something that can stop these creatures from infecting others and find a weapon that will prevent those infected and apparently dead to be turned into zombies. There are two fleets somewhere in space, a SOG fleet and a Vanri fleet, that must get together without destroying each other. But how can that be done with so much hatred already between the two and how does Gunnery Sergeant Mathison and his Marines fit into this whole picture? Good question and only some answers in this book.
The next book will be just as interesting. I’m looking forward to book 5, “Genocide of Mankind”, currently available on Amazon. It’s on my reading list.
In this world, the United States is no longer. It was destroyed by its enemies and the land that once was America is now a nuclear waste land. And, that means, there really is no longer a Marine Corps. That’s a concept that GySgt Mathison isn’t ready to accept. One primary reason is that the people who woke him up were holding him prisoner and threatening to execute him and his other three Marines. That obviously didn’t set well with the Gunny.
So, not to go over the entire first three books, these Marines were eventually rescued by another faction which appears to be a Norwegian/Finnish group that are fighting against the Social Organization Government (SOG). This SOG has taken over all of Earth and most of the discovered planets. They are a militant organization that suppresses their citizens “for the greater good”. Obviously, GySgt Mathison wants nothing to do with them so he allies with the Vapaus Republic.
Now the Republic military is made up of two groups, the Vanir (the Navy) and the Aesir (ground forces). GySgt Mathison has allied him and his Marines with a special ops team of Aesir led by Lojtnant Skadi. They have subsequently been joined with another special operator who goes by the name of Sif and looks to be about thirteen years of age. Why she looks this way is explained in the first or second book. This arrangement was going well when the whole team of various players joined together to fight the SOG. But, everything changed when the Vanri turned against their own kind and imprisoned the Aesir and the Marines. They finally got out of that situation and have been operating on their own for a short while.
Gunnery Sergeant Mathison managed to capture a small fighting starship which his Chief Warrant Officer Diamond Winters can operate in space. They rename this starship the USS Eagle and claim it for the US Marines. Still, most of this came about because fighting the SOG has turned into something different. They now seem to be fighting against crazy creatures that appeared to formerly be humans. These humans, in some cases, were previously thought to be dead, but now are acting like crazy zombies.
Whatever is changing these civilians into murderous creatures is also effecting some of the military starships that zip through space. In order to go long distances, they have to use a Shorr space drive. It is not believed that something is happening when in Shorr space using this drive. It is creating a tear in our dimension and allowing things that aren not human to cross over and they are causing this insanity in those they can reach. This is what the Marines are now fighting against. The need to convince the rest of this civilization that they have a bigger fight in store if the human civilization expects to survive.
One such person is a Colonel Commissar Feng, a SOG commander of an ODT battalion that has been devastated by these unknown creatures from another dimension. He has come to realize that the Vapaus Republic is not his enemy and now needs help in convincing others. He’s joined with GySgt Mathison, Skadi, and Sif, but it is an uneasy joining since they are not used to trusting each other.
So, that’s the situation in this book. This small group has to stay alive and convince others that the real enemy is coming from another dimension and using the Shorr drive opens that dimension and creates an opportunity for more deadly creature to come through. They need to find something that can stop these creatures from infecting others and find a weapon that will prevent those infected and apparently dead to be turned into zombies. There are two fleets somewhere in space, a SOG fleet and a Vanri fleet, that must get together without destroying each other. But how can that be done with so much hatred already between the two and how does Gunnery Sergeant Mathison and his Marines fit into this whole picture? Good question and only some answers in this book.
The next book will be just as interesting. I’m looking forward to book 5, “Genocide of Mankind”, currently available on Amazon. It’s on my reading list.
May 24, 2024
Another hit filled with monsters
Mathison and his Marines can't catch a break. Every planet they go to is becoming infested with vanhat-infected creatures. It's always interesting to see what new form they take. Feng is quickly becoming a favorite character. Yes he works for the bad guys, but he's very interesting and mysterious. The group finally begins to made some headway into what is causing the vanhat infections amd starts planning a way to make more effective weapons. Stathis takes a hit but keeps on kicking. I cannot wait to get through book 5
Mathison and his Marines can't catch a break. Every planet they go to is becoming infested with vanhat-infected creatures. It's always interesting to see what new form they take. Feng is quickly becoming a favorite character. Yes he works for the bad guys, but he's very interesting and mysterious. The group finally begins to made some headway into what is causing the vanhat infections amd starts planning a way to make more effective weapons. Stathis takes a hit but keeps on kicking. I cannot wait to get through book 5
December 3, 2022
Great action, the overall plot is moving forward and there is enough subtlety to make the whole setup more than just action.
The way the politics are handled, be it on the side of the Vanir or on the side of the Governance, are very good.
The book gives a good action series, all of aa sudden, an epic feeling. Can't wait for the next one.
Excellent characters, top action, some laughter, some tears, a real page-turner.
The way the politics are handled, be it on the side of the Vanir or on the side of the Governance, are very good.
The book gives a good action series, all of aa sudden, an epic feeling. Can't wait for the next one.
Excellent characters, top action, some laughter, some tears, a real page-turner.
March 17, 2023
would’ve been a better book without the use of Finnish language.
In the end, I have decided to review book number four in the series after reading the additional three. This book is excellent, and has improved over the first three books. The Asnis phonetic, and the world building is well done. I think more people would’ve read this series if the finish was toned down. The, use of Finnish language, throws people including me out of the book.
In the end, I have decided to review book number four in the series after reading the additional three. This book is excellent, and has improved over the first three books. The Asnis phonetic, and the world building is well done. I think more people would’ve read this series if the finish was toned down. The, use of Finnish language, throws people including me out of the book.
March 18, 2023
Book 4 is starting to settle down.
First books were interesting. And somewhat of a new twist - with the marines waking up and learning about the Republic and the Soggies. Then more and point and shoot enemies. Another video game book series. This still has a lot of point and shoot but does look it is beginning to be more. Time will tell. I will buy and read the next in the series to see.
First books were interesting. And somewhat of a new twist - with the marines waking up and learning about the Republic and the Soggies. Then more and point and shoot enemies. Another video game book series. This still has a lot of point and shoot but does look it is beginning to be more. Time will tell. I will buy and read the next in the series to see.
July 6, 2023
Boojah!
Well, the US Marine Raiders are showing the future troops how it’s done! There’s no retreat for them because there’s nowhere to go. North America doesn’t exist anymore, there’s no Marine Corp, no USA and no President to answer to. So Gunny Mathison is it. Even at the beginning his officer in charge kept trying to get him to go mustang but he wasn’t having it. Now he has no choice but to lead and plan. Quite entertaining.
Well, the US Marine Raiders are showing the future troops how it’s done! There’s no retreat for them because there’s nowhere to go. North America doesn’t exist anymore, there’s no Marine Corp, no USA and no President to answer to. So Gunny Mathison is it. Even at the beginning his officer in charge kept trying to get him to go mustang but he wasn’t having it. Now he has no choice but to lead and plan. Quite entertaining.
August 31, 2023
survivors unite!
We go from vampire, werewolves and trolls to energy sucking flesh gollum’s lol. Everyone has to unite or humanity could get slaughtered. I kind of hope all the ghost colonies will unite and become the United States. With the remainder of the republic and possibly sog … that will be harder. Very entertaining even if I feel it drags occasionally.
We go from vampire, werewolves and trolls to energy sucking flesh gollum’s lol. Everyone has to unite or humanity could get slaughtered. I kind of hope all the ghost colonies will unite and become the United States. With the remainder of the republic and possibly sog … that will be harder. Very entertaining even if I feel it drags occasionally.
December 9, 2022
Not the Last
I get into these books hard. I keep thinking why only 4 Marines were found? In the whole of the universe, maybe there could be more? Or more can be made?
The writers sure know about what they are writing about.
I am excited to get to the next book
I get into these books hard. I keep thinking why only 4 Marines were found? In the whole of the universe, maybe there could be more? Or more can be made?
The writers sure know about what they are writing about.
I am excited to get to the next book
March 10, 2023
Great series!
Written by a marine vet, this series is a crossover of military science fiction and horror. Great and likable characters and an amazing plot. I read this on Kindle unlimited.
Written by a marine vet, this series is a crossover of military science fiction and horror. Great and likable characters and an amazing plot. I read this on Kindle unlimited.
May 10, 2023
humor is always welcome
This book series has it all for the fans of fantasy and science fiction. It makes me laugh and I can’t wait until the next page. This is the first series in a long time I have felt worthy of a review.
This book series has it all for the fans of fantasy and science fiction. It makes me laugh and I can’t wait until the next page. This is the first series in a long time I have felt worthy of a review.
May 29, 2023
I keep trying to read other things after finishing a book in the series but find myself drawn back into the world the author has built or maybe it is just to see what Stathis will say next.
Anyway, great series, well written and I have enjoyed learning how to swear in Finnish
Anyway, great series, well written and I have enjoyed learning how to swear in Finnish
July 14, 2023
Those who lead.........lead.
A beautifully imagined apocalypse.
Great characters with realistic situations and lots of action.
I look forward to the next one.
Monsters versus marine's.
A beautifully imagined apocalypse.
Great characters with realistic situations and lots of action.
I look forward to the next one.
Monsters versus marine's.
October 2, 2023
Fandamntastic!
You know how you watch a really good movie that gets more exciting as it progresses? You get closer and closer to the edge of your seat, and your stomach has butterflies in it, and you almost can't stand it. That is this series. Great books!
You know how you watch a really good movie that gets more exciting as it progresses? You get closer and closer to the edge of your seat, and your stomach has butterflies in it, and you almost can't stand it. That is this series. Great books!
February 13, 2024
great series
Nothing better than space marine fiction with plenty of bad aliens and mix of enemies/ friends. Told from several view points to keep it interesting. A couple of marines woken up after a couple hundred years fighting with space Vikings to defeat space monsters.
Nothing better than space marine fiction with plenty of bad aliens and mix of enemies/ friends. Told from several view points to keep it interesting. A couple of marines woken up after a couple hundred years fighting with space Vikings to defeat space monsters.
May 4, 2025
Great Series
Love the series. I am a romance reader, came across these books and gave them a try. Series starts slow but now am hooked going into book 5. A great story. Well written.
Love the series. I am a romance reader, came across these books and gave them a try. Series starts slow but now am hooked going into book 5. A great story. Well written.
December 5, 2022
Superb book
This was an excellent installment in the series, left me wanting more. Excellent job Mr. Frisbee , now hurry up with the next one !. Lol
This was an excellent installment in the series, left me wanting more. Excellent job Mr. Frisbee , now hurry up with the next one !. Lol
March 9, 2023
Once again the marines lead their coalition into another hell spawned scenario to defeat the demons and prevent them access to the human race!
April 5, 2023
More more more!
I can't get enough. I'm completely obsessed, to the point I even made a Skadi character in Skyrim. I'm beginning to think I should have made Gunny instead!
I can't get enough. I'm completely obsessed, to the point I even made a Skadi character in Skyrim. I'm beginning to think I should have made Gunny instead!
May 20, 2023
Great story
Well another great storyline with plenty of action and blood and guts lol. The ageing Gunnie takes the lead typical Snco lol
Well another great storyline with plenty of action and blood and guts lol. The ageing Gunnie takes the lead typical Snco lol
July 16, 2023
Good book
Easy to read and follow. The whole series is. At some point is like the Warp Marines series.
20 words it's a bit too much.
Easy to read and follow. The whole series is. At some point is like the Warp Marines series.
20 words it's a bit too much.
August 2, 2023
enjoyable
I continue to enjoy these. They are a fun read and full of action, solid characters and great world building. Great fun and will continue.
I continue to enjoy these. They are a fun read and full of action, solid characters and great world building. Great fun and will continue.
May 11, 2024
I have thoroughly enjoyed this series the last marines I have just started book five and I'm hoping it's as good as the previous books. I can highly recommend the series.
Ian
Ian
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