Overview
Taken from their planet and their century, they are not just the Lost Soldiers: they are Murphyās Lawless.
Major Rodger Y. Murphy should have died when his helicopter crashed off the coast of Mogadishu in 1993. Instead, he woke up in 2125, 152 light-years from home. Murphy and 100 other āLost Soldiersā have been retrieved and awakened by two officers of the Consolidated Terran Republic: Trevor Corcoran and Richard Downing.
Promising to return, Corcoran and Downing leave the twentieth-century castaways with a daunting objective: establish a base of operations on the main world of RāBak using local allies they have yet to recruit and enemy equipment they have yet to seize. They havenāt been back yet.
But the company of misfits and neāer-do-wells whoāve taken the nickname Murphyās Lawless rise to the challenge!
Praise for the Terran Republic series featuring Caine Riordan:
Praise for 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
Praise for 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
Praise for Nebula-nominated 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. . . offers 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
Praise for 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. . . the intersecting plot threads, action and well-conceived science kept those pages turning.ā āSFcrowsnest
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