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Mechanical Failure: Volume 1

by Joe Zieja
Mechanical Failure: Volume 1

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ISBN13: 9781481459266
ISBN10: 1481459260
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A smooth-talking ex-sergeant, accustomed to an easygoing peacetime military, unexpectedly re-joins the fleet and finds soldiers preparing for the strangest thing--war.
The two hundred years' (and counting) peace is a time of tranquility that hasn't been seen since...well, never. Mankind in the Galactic Age had finally conquered war, so what was left for the military to do but drink and barbecue? That's the kind of military that Sergeant R. Wilson Rogers lived in before he left the fleet to become a smuggler.
But it turns out that smuggling is hard. Like getting-arrested-for-dealing-with-pirates-and-forced-back-into-service kind of hard. It doesn't seem so bad--the military was a perpetual tiki party anyway--but when Rogers returns after only a year away, something has changed. These are soldiers--actual soldiers doing actual soldier things like preparing for a war that Rogers is sure doesn't exist. Rogers vows to put a stop to all this nonsense--even if it means doing actual work.
With an experienced ear for military double-speak, Zieja has created a remarkable and sarcastic adventure.

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Brian , March 21, 2018 (view all comments by Brian)
This was a much cuter and more enjoyable book that I had first thought. It got me engaged right from the get-go and didn't let me down. The premise, dealing with AI run amok is not new by any means but the authors' blatant tongue-in-cheek attitude makes this story pop! Several times I found myself bursting out with a laugh and having to go back and re-read the lines and chuckle all over again! The characters are engaging and easy to believe in the context of the story line. AND the descriptions of Droid-Fu are not to be missed! Enjoy!

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ISBN:
9781481459266
Binding:
Trade Paperback
Publication date:
06/14/2016
Publisher:
Gallery / Saga Press
Series info:
Epic Failure
Language:
English
Pages:
352
Height:
.90IN
Width:
5.50IN
Series:
Epic Failure Book 1
Series Number:
1
Author:
Joe Zieja
Author:
Joseph Zieja

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