Hard duty is the first installment in merkiaari wars, a military scifi of alien invasion and space exploration. Author of the devan chronicles, the merkiaari wars series, and the shifter legacies. A good rule of thumb is that series have a conventional name and are intentional creations, on the part of the author or publisher. Buy the book to continue this mustread series today. Mark e cooper hard duty narrated by mikael naramore facebook. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read hard duty. This is a continuation of hard duty and completes the story of the defence of the shand home planet.
Read the book on paper it is quite a powerful experience. Hard duty is the first installment in merkiaari wars, a five book military scifi space opera. Elsewhere, there is world building aplenty, new alien terms and social customs. Merkiaari wars book 2 kindle edition by cooper, mark e download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Its well written and shows promise for further novels. Cooper does a good job with the pieces given the size of the sandbox hes playing in. Hard duty book1 humanitys last encounter with aliens saw sixteen point two billion people killed in a war with the merkiaari that had spanned decades. In hard duty book 1 i introduce a universe where humanity is cautiously exploring the galaxy after a terrible war. What redeemed this book for me was that all three are colorfully written stories in their own right. Whether youve loved the book or not, if you give your honest and detailed thoughts then people will find new books that are right for them. Desperate for allies in their stalmated war with the merkiaari, they make contact with the shan.
This series would have earned a place in my limited stowage space onboard. If you like tom clancy, stephen king, and james michener, then youll love a series that combines all of their best traits in a fastpaced, captivating, intergalactic adventure. Search hello select your address select your address. Humanitys last encounter with aliens saw sixteen point two billion peop. Coopers merkiaari wars, a military scifi space opera. The first book lays a good foundation into war with another species, and finds another allied race. Merkiaari wars book 1 kindle edition by cooper, mark e download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. The merkiaari wars, 1 you know you are in for a large and complex story over many light years of travel, across various planets and alien races. Click show more to get the scoop on this audiobook and links where you can find it online i hope you enjoy this 30 minute segment of hard duty. Aug 20, 2012 hard duty is the first installment in merkiaari wars, a military scifi of alien invasion and space exploration. The plot starts at attrition on a genocidal scale and runs through a bloody fight to revenge and a sort of happy ending.
If you like realistic engineering, vivid battles, and futuristic warfare, then youll love mark e. Posted on february 29, 2016 by authorchristopherdschmitz. February 26, 2015 i hope you enjoy this 30 minute segment of hard duty. Get the audible audio editions of the merkiaari wars series from the. I like having the story told from different character aspects and not just one individual. Two hundred years later, the alliance is cautiously exploring beyond its borders again, but the survey corp is considered a mere. Other readers will always be interested in your opinion of the books youve read. Cooper 2005, paperback at the best online prices at ebay. Buy the first book in your new space opera obsession today. Added to hitech ground cars and weapons, it rates 3 stars. Hey guys, did you know my shifter legacies have audio versions available. Feb 22, 2015 click show more to get the scoop on this audiobook and links where you can find it online i hope you enjoy this 30 minute segment of hard duty. Im posting for bob today so it wont be as visually stunning. Series was designed to cover groups of books generally understood as such see wikipedia.
Imagine star trek with more deadly combat and youll have something half as exciting as mark e. Soon, you will find yourself eavesdropping on the thoughts of shan as they dream of the great harmony. Merkiaari wars audiobooks listen to the full series. Mark e cooper hard duty narrated by mikael naramore. The shan have had their own experiences with the merkiaari and are as distrustful as the humans. Hard duty is the first installment in merkiaari wars, a fivebook military scifi space opera. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading what price honour. The human race has learned the hard way that the murderous merkiaari are out to exterminate them. Like many concepts in the book world, series is a somewhat fluid and contested notion. These kindle ebooks can be read on the kindle, but also on your computer with the kindle program, or the kindle app on many different mobile devices. Download the merkiaari wars audiobook series and listen anywhere, anytime on your iphone, android or windows device.
Erics viper story is certainly actionpacked and engaging. Nov 15, 20 operation oracle is the third book in the merkiaari wars, a five book military scifi space opera. Captain colgan of the survey ship asn canada finds out. Hard duty merkiaari wars, book 1 by mark e cooper book cover, description, publication history. A survey ship stumbles across a radio transmission that isnt the merkiaari. Cooper this story is fascinating science fiction and worthy of your attention at story telling time. Hard duty book1our last encounter with an alien space fleet saw. What redeemed this book for me was that all three are colorfully written stories in their own right, any one of which id be happy to read. Merkiaari wars book 4 this book proves well go faster than the speed of light. Operation oracle is the third book in the merkiaari wars, a fivebook military scifi space opera. Our one and only encounter with aliens nearly destroyed us. The first book of the merkiaari wars hard duty really does set a broad platform which gives the series a lot of room to play in a hard sf setting. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading hard duty.
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