What a great military sci-fi adventure. We jump straight into the action, where Commander Derek Cross is leading a military operation in the field with his special hand-picked volunteer unit. The camaraderie is clear, and author Thomas has a clear knack for writing dialogue, as well as outstanding descriptions of weapons and battle scenes while still keeping the pace flowing. This had just the right amount of information for a well-developed world while keeping us in the scene. Unfortunately for Derek, when the mission goes terribly wrong, he’s given the choice to lead a mission to a new solar system to establish a new Colony (again good world building with the effects of Earth’s deterioration and widespread sickness) or face military discharge.

But of course, as one would expect in any good tale, things go horribly wrong. We meet quite a few interesting characters. I particularly liked the relationship of Derek with JT. The action was intense and well-plotted as we moved into the final act, and I look forward to seeing where things go from here!

Please excuse typos/name misspellings. Entered on screen reader.
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