Overview
Caine Riordan has faced many crises in his unintended career as diplomat, soldier, and first contact specialist, but none more challenging than the one he faces now.
He and twelve of his crew are adrift in uncharted space, so far beyond Earth that the starfield is unrecognizable. And with the controls and computer destroyed, they have no way to calculate their position or call for rescue.
Instead, trapped on a derelict alien ship, they have only forty-eight hours before its decaying orbit causes it to burn up in the atmosphere of the strange planet beneath them. Itās a silent and forbidding world of bleak deserts and turbulent seas, without any sign of life and dominated by violent storms.
But since the shipās lander is also useless, theyāve got only one way to reach the surface: flimsy, foam-inflating cargo drop pods never intended for human use, let alone an emergency planet-fall. And even if they live through the fiery plummet from low orbit, they have almost no portable gear with which to survive in an arid alien wilderness.
However, those who make it to the surface discover that the dangers they couldnāt see from space are by far the most deadly. A variety of bizarre, carnivorous species roam the barren wastes, desperate for food. Their primary competition? Deeply devolved transgen humans that are as uncommunicative as they are primitive and ferocious.
Even more ominous, the worldās blasted cities have telltale signs that indicate its original masters were none other than humanityās most dangerous foe: the Ktor.
And worst of all, they may still be here.
About Caineās Mutiny:
āThis is military Science Fiction the way itās supposed to be written. . . . All in all, a highly satisfying tale of the Terran Republic that moves the story forward and setting us up for the next chapter, which promises to be interesting at worst and explosive at best.ā āSFcrowsnest
About Raising Caine:
āRaising Caine unveils a lot of thought-provoking ideas, but ultimately this is a space opera adventure. There are space battles, daring emergency landings, desperate quests, hand-to-hand combat, and double-and-triple crosses. Itās an engrossing read. You owe it to yourself to read the two previous books in order. Then enjoy Raising Caine. Itās an intergalactic thrill-ride.ā āFantasy and Science Fiction Book and Audiobook Reviews
āThis is science-fiction adventure on a grand scale.ā āKirkus
āGannonās harrowing . . . military space opera (following Trial by Fire) builds well on his established setting . . . Gannonās signature attention to developing realistic alien worlds makes this installment satisfying.ā āPublishers Weekly
ā[A]n incredibly active book . . . as our protagonists are confronted by the beautiful, terrible, and sometimes lethal variety of the universe and its inhabitants. . . . A whole mess of fun . . . that manages to be scientifically accurate while refraining from excessive wonkiness. Those who value meticulous worldbuilding . . . will certainly have their needs met.ā āBN Sci-Fi and Fantasy Blog
About Nebula-nominated second entry Trial by Fire:
āI seriously enjoyed Trial by Fire. This oneās a tidal waveācanāt put it down. An excellent book.ā āJack McDevitt
āGannonās whiz-bang second Tales of the Terran Republic interstellar adventure delivers on the promise of the first (Fire with Fire) . . . The charm of Caineās harrowing adventure lies in Gannonās attention to detail, which keeps the layers of political intrigue and military action from getting too dense. The dozens of key characters, multiple theaters of operations, and various alien cultures all receive the appropriate amount of attention. The satisfying resolution is enhanced by the promise of more excitement to come in this fascinating far-future universe.ā āPublishers Weekly, starred review
ā[D]efinitely one to appeal to the adventure fans. Riordan is a smart hero, up against enormous obstacles and surrounded by enemies. Author Gannon does a good job of managing action and tension to keep the story moving, and the details of the worlds Riordan visits are interesting in their own right.ā āAnalog
ā [O]ffers the type of hard science-fiction those familiar with the John Campbell era of Analog Science Fiction will remember. Gannon throws his readers into an action-packed adventure. A sequel to Fire With Fire, it is a nonstop tale filled with military science-fiction action.ā āThe Galveston County Daily News
About Compton Crook Award-winner for best first novel Fire with Fire:
āChuck Gannon is one of those marvelous findsāsomeone as comfortable with characters as he is with technology, and equally adept at providing those characters with problems to solve. Imaginative, fun, and not afraid to step on the occasional toe or gore the occasional sacred cow, his stories do not disappoint.ā āDavid Weber
āIf we meet strong aliens out there, will we suffer the fate of the Aztecs and Incas, or find the agility to survive? Gannon fizzes with ideas about the dangerous politics of first contact.ā āDavid Brin
āThe plot is intriguing and then some. Well-developed and self-consistent; intelligent readers are going to like it.ā āJerry Pournelle
ā[T]he intersecting plot threads, action and well-conceived science kept those pages turning.ā āSFcrowsnest
About Starfire series hit Extremis, coauthored by Charles E. Gannon:
āVivid . . . Battle sequences mingle with thought-provoking exegesis . . . ā āPublishers Weekly
āItās a grand, fun series of battles and campaigns, worthy of anything Dale Brown or Larry Bond ever wrote.ā āAnalog
About Charles E. Gannon:
āChuck Gannon writes the kind of science fiction we all grew up on: rousing, mind-expanding, pulse-pounding sagas of spaceships and aliens. Heās a terrific writer, and weāre lucky to have him.ā āRobert J. Sawyer
ā[A] strong [writer of] . . . military SF . . . [much] action going on in his work, with a lot of physics behind it. There is a real sense of the urgency of war and the sacrifices it demands.ā āLocus
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