Synopses & Reviews
THE WAR IS OVER. THE TREATY IS SIGNED. AND ALL IS WELL IN THE GALAXY
Izzy Umboto is a hero of the conflict between the Society of Humanity and the Unity Party. Instead of retiring and living out her days quietly, shes wrangled command of her very own warship. Unfortunately, that ship is the less-than-state-of-the-art Patton.
Lieutenant Terrence Tordon, called Trouble” by both his enemies and his friends, and even himself, is a career marine. The word quit” isnt in his vocabulary.
Now Lieutenant Trouble and his troops have signed on with Commander Umboto, trading a higher paycheck for the promise of action.
For all is not well in the galaxy. On the scattering of planets along the rim, remnant thugs of the Unity Party still hold power. In the shipping lanes of rim space, pirates roam freely.
Umboto and Tordon will soon learn that enforcing the peace can be just as expensive as fighting the warand the cost will be counted in human lives
Review
“Enjoyable…Lots of action, from hand-to-hand combat to starship shoot-em-ups.”—
LocusReview
Praise for The Ramal Extraction
“Pulse-racing action on the tip of the spear in a cutting-edge future. You gotta read this book.”—Mike Shepherd, author of Kris Longknife: Tenacious
“A cutting-edge, militaristic sci-fi novel...Theres also plenty of action and adventure and blood and guts.”—Fresh Fiction
Synopsis
At the end of the twenty-fourth century, war is fought in a civilized manner: Each side hires mercenaries to engage in combat in specifically designated areas. To the victor go the spoilswhatever they may be
After a couple of assignments involving more intrigue and skulduggery than the Cutter Force Initiative ever wanted, the unit is looking forward to being part of a straight-up, short-term industrial war on Earth.
Cutter agrees to a support role offered by an old Army comrade whos now a general in a larger military force. The pay is good, the unit happy. All they have to do is basic ranger stuff: sneak and peek, shoot and scoot.
But what starts out as a corporate fight to occupy a valuable piece of contested territory quickly goes sideways, and once again Cutter and crew find themselves in the middle of situations in which things arent as they seem, and the unit must determine the truthor lose more than just a battle.
About the Author
Steve Perry wrote for the television show
Batman: The Animated Series and was nominated for an Emmy for Outstanding Writing. His novelization of
Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire spent ten weeks on the
New York Times bestseller list. He is a recipient of the Willamette Writers Lifetime Achievement Award. He is the author of the Cutter's Wars series (
The Ramal Extraction,
The Vastalimi Gambit),
The Man Who Never Missed,
Matadora,
The Machiavelli Interface, and
The Musashi Flex.