Synopses & Reviews
It began with a terrible vision of the future. Compelled by her precognitive abilities, Ia must somehow save her home galaxy long after sheand#8217;s gone. Now Jean Johnson presents the long-awaited epic conclusion to her national bestselling military science fiction seriesand#133; and#160;
Demoralized, their ship destroyed, Iaand#8217;s Damned must fight their way out of a planet-bound blockade and back into space.and#160; But there is more happening here on Dabin than meets even Iaand#8217;s inner eye.
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Some of the Feyori, energy-based beings of vast power and arrogance, are moving to block her efforts under the direction of her counter-faction foe, Miklinn. The Terran Army Division stationed on Dabin is not cooperating with her battle plans. Events are not happening as Ia has foreseen, and too many people are now in grave danger, thanks to alien Meddling.
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All these hardships are threatening to derail Iaand#8217;s carefully laid plans. The Meddlers, however, have made one fatal mistake:
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Theyand#8217;re just making Bloody Mary mad.
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Review
Praise for the Kris Longknife novels “A whopping good read…Fast-paced, exciting, nicely detailed, with some innovative touches.”—Elizabeth Moon, Nebula Award-winning author of Echoes of Betrayal
“Kris can kick, shoot, and punch her way out of any dangerous situation, and she can do it while wearing stilettos and a tight cocktail dress.”—Sci Fi Weekly
“Fabulously written and frenetically paced, the Kris Longknife series is one of the best in science fiction.”—Fresh Fiction
Review
Praise for national bestselling author Jean Johnson's series, Theirs Is Not to Reason Why: and#8220;Highly entertaining and extremely involving in equal measure.and#8221;and#8212;The Founding Fields
and#8220;A fantastic space opera series... a mesmerizing multilayered read.and#8221;and#8212;Night Owl Reviews
and#160;and#8220;Fast-paced with terrific battle scenes and deep characterizations.and#8221;and#8212;Genre Go Round Reviews
and#8220;Reminiscent of both Starship Troopers and Duneand#8230;Successfully balances its military and science fiction elements.and#8221;and#8212;Publishers Weekly
and#8220;An engrossing military SF series.and#8221;and#8212;SF Signal
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Praise for Theirs Not to Reason Why
Hellfire
and#8220;Highly entertaining and extremely involving in equal measure.and#8221; and#8212;Shadowhawk, The Founding Fields
and#8220;This exciting addition to a fantastic space opera series continues to provide a mesmerizing multi-layered read.and#8221;and#8212;Night Owl Reviews
An Officerand#8217;s Duty
and#8220;Fast-paced with terrific battle scenes and deep characterizations.and#8221;and#8212;Genre Go Round Reviews
A Soldierand#8217;s Duty
and#8220;Reminiscent of both Starship Troopers and Duneand#8230;Successfully balances its military and science fiction elements.and#8221;and#8212;Publishers Weekly
and#8220;Full of suspense, danger, and intrigue, this new series shows a lot of promise. Fans of military science fiction will definitely want to check out this surprising and exciting novel.and#8221;and#8212;SciFiChick.com
and#160;and#8220;An engrossing military sf seriesand#8230;a good read.and#8221;and#8212;SF Signal
Review
Praise for Theirs Not to Reason Why... “Both highly entertaining and extremely involving in equal measure.”—The Founding Fields
“Reminiscent of both Starship Troopers and Dune.”—Publishers Weekly
...and for Jean Johnson
“Jean Johnsons writing is fabulously fresh, thoroughly romantic, and wildly entertaining.”—Jayne Ann Krentz, New York Times bestselling author
“Johnson spins an intriguing tale of destiny and magic.”—Robin D. Owens, RITA Award-winning author of Ghost Killer
Synopsis
Ia is a precog, tormented by visions of the future where her home galaxy has been devastated. To prevent this vision from coming true, Ia enlists in the Terran United Planets military with a plan to become a soldier who will inspire generations for the next three hundred years-a soldier history will call Bloody Mary.
Synopsis
Kris Longknife is back in the good graces of the brassand to demonstrate that, they've promoted her to Admiral. Now her mission is to find the home base of the space pirates who are plaguing the fringes of the galaxy.
But no mission is ever simple when your name is Longknife. And this time the complications range from the military to the personal, as Kris finds herselfreluctantlyhaving to make some command decisions about her future...
Synopsis
It began with a terrible vision of the future. Compelled by her precognitive abilities, Ia must somehow save her home galaxy long after sheand#8217;s gone. Now Jean Johnson presents the long-awaited epic conclusion to her national bestselling military science fiction seriesand#133; With their new ship claimed and new crewmembers being collected, Iaand#8217;s Damned are ready and willing to re-enter the fight against the vicious, hungry forces of their Salik foes. But shortly after they board the Damnation to return to battle, a new threat emerges. After several centuries of silence, the Greys are back, and the Alliance must now combat both a rapacious, sadistic enemy, and a terrifying, technologically superior foe.
Ia has asked nothing of her crew that she herself has not been willing to give. But with two wars to bring to an endand#151;and time running outand#151;Ia must make and execute the most terrible choice of alland#133;
Synopsis
Jean Johnson's first novel in an explosive new science fiction trilogy set in the world of the national bestselling Theirs Not to Reason Why seriesset two-hundred years earlier, at the dawn of the First Salik War
Born into a political family and gifted with psychic abilities, Jacaranda MacKenzie has served as a border-watcher and even spent time as a representative on the United Planets Council. Now she just wants to spend her days in peace and quiet as a translatorbut the universe has other plans
Humans have long known that they would encounter more alien species, and while those with precognitive abilities agree a terrible war is coming, they do not agree on who will save humanitya psychic soldier or a politician.
But Jackie is both.
After she is pressured into rejoining the Space Force to forestall the impending calamity, Jackie makes an unsettling discovery. Their new enemy, the Salik, seem to be rather familiar with fighting Humansas if their war against humanity had already begun
About the Author
The best part about being a writer is the joy of entertaining others. Whether it’s sad or scary, silly or sexy, I love knowing that one of my stories has given someone a good time. I hope this is one of those stories for you, too. Currently I live in the Pacific Northwest. Feel free to drop by my website for a chat.