Product DescriptionWar is brutal. Colonel Wes Stauer gets it. He ought to. He was once one of war’s most brutal practitioners – not to mention one of its most effective and least bloody. Brutal yes; stupid no. Now, not only must Stauer command his crack outfit of former comrades and pull off yet another miracle mission, he must also harness and direct the brute within himself – a beast he will need in order to destroy an intelligent enemy who is as implacable as Stauer himself. Okay, almost as implacable. There will be war. And there will be warriors like Wes Stauer who have the know-how and, once set in motion, the unstoppable professional drive, to see the bad guys to their graves and destroy every last earthly piece of their nasty legacies.About Tom Kratman’s military thrillers and military science fiction:“Kratman's dystopia is a brisk page turner full of startling twists...[Kratman is] a professional military man...up to speed on military and geopolitical conceits.” –Best-selling author of America Alone Mark Steyn on Tom Kratman’s uncompromising military SF thriller, Califate“Kratman raises disquieting questions on what it might take to win the war on terror...realistic action sequences, strong characterizations and thoughts on the philosophy of war.” – Publishers WeeklyAbout the AuthorTom Kratman was an infantryman in the U.S. Army for many years before becoming a lawyer in Virginia. He’s now a full-time writer.

SUMMARY: A brand new original paperback series from a military man--and a skilled writer of military adventure. Old soldiers never die...except inside...when they lack a reason to live. Old soldier Wes Stauer is dying inside, from sheer lack of purpose. And then comes the knock on the door: "Our leader's son and heir has been kidnapped. We don't know where he is. We need you to get him back for us. The people who have him are numerous, warlike, and well armed. But money is no object." And then old soldiers--sailors and airmen, too--stop fading away and come back intosharpfocus. "Kratman's dystopia [inCaliphate] is a brisk page turner full of startling twists . .. he's a professional military man . . . so he's certainly up to speed on the military and geopolitical conceits of the book." --Mark Steyn,Maclean's Magazine "Kratman's written the future [inCaliphate], and it's scary." --John Ringo

Number five in the Carerra military science fiction series that started with A Desert Called Peace.  Miltary leader Carrera faces down a threat from progressive totalitarians and wins the freedom of his country on a frontier planet. The Carrera saga continues with entry number five, and the sequel to Amazon Legion.  Carrera.  Relentless.  Machiavellian.  Without compunction.  Victorious.  Pity his enemies.  Be thankful he is on the side of freedom from totalitarian domination.  On the colony planet of Terra Nova, soldier turned political leader Carrera has achieved his revenge, destroying those who killed his wife and children in a terrorist strike, and helping to establish a free country.  But Carrera’s fight is not over. War with the Tauran Union is inevitable.  Carrera has been preparing his new country for this all-out conflict for years, intending to drive out the last vestige of foreign imperialism in Balboa, the Tauran Union Security Force.  He doesn't care that he's outnumbered one hundred to one.  He doesn't care that the Taurans are one thousand times wealthier.  A true Machiavellian, Carrera is convinced that gold cannot always find good soldiers, but that good soldiers can always find gold.  After all, his good soldiers have already found quite a bit.  Moreover, he's been preparing for the war he intends to start and fight on his own terms, while the TU has been preparing for a progressive fantasy. But then his own government calls a halt even as the commander of the United Earth Peace Fleet, High Admiral Marguerite Wallenstein, injects a dose of realism and spine into the Tauran Union.  Any other government, giving similar orders, Carrera would overthrow without hesitation.  But this is his own creation; he must follow these orders. But  the Taurans are provoking Balboa mercilessly, and Carrera knows that sooner or later, he must fight—only now the task will be more difficult and more bloody.  No matter.  When that time comes, Carerra knows he will do whatever it takes to win.  He is, after all, Carrera. About prequel, Amazon Legion:“[I]nterplanetary warfare with. . .[a] visceral story of bravery and sacrifice. . .fans of the military SF of John Ringo and David Webershould enjoy this SF action adventure.”–Library JournalAbout Tom Kratman’s Carrera series: “Kratman's dystopia is a brisk page turner full of startling twists…[Kratman is] a professional military man…up to speed on military and geopolitical conceits.” –Best-selling author of America Alone Mark Steyn on Tom Kratman’s uncompromising military SF thriller, Califate “Kratman raises disquieting questions on what it might take to win the war on terror…realistic action sequences, strong characterizations and thoughts on the philosophy of war.” – Publishers Weekly**

Books #6 in the popular Carrera military science fiction series. Tarawa. Iwo. Normandy.  Names that shine in the military history of two worlds, places where brave men stormed ashore and fought their way to victory no matter the odds.  But then there are other names: Marathon. Malta. Gallipoli.Balboa’s Patricio Carrera has driven the Tauran Union from his adopted country, driven them out with appalling loss and worse humiliation. That’s not enough though.  To finally finish his enemies, Carrera needs to draw them back for a more telling defeat. He cannot take the battle to them because, beyond some long range bombardment capability, he cannot reach them. But when they return, they don’t plan to come alone; they insist on having someone else do most of the bleeding for them.Carrera understands this. And that’s why he’s provoked the Zhong Guo mercilessly, infuriating their ruling Empress.  He needs the Zhong in the war, to buck up the Taurans to continue the war to its bitterest end.But to get to Carrera, the Zhong must take the Isla Real, the strongest island fortress on two worlds. In the process, they’ll learn why Marines never forget those other names. . . .Gallipoli…Malta…Marathon.  Carrera’s enemies are about to learn why the expression "blood-stained water" is not just a literary allusion. About Tom Kratman’s Carrera series: “[I]nterplanetary warfare with. . .[a] visceral story of bravery and sacrifice . . . fans of the military SF of John Ringo and David Webershould enjoy this SF action adventure.”–Library Journal “Kratman's dystopia is a brisk page turner full of startling twists … [Kratman is] a professional military man … up to speed on military and geopolitical conceits.” –Best-selling author of America Alone Mark Steyn on Tom Kratman’s uncompromising military SF thriller, Califate “Kratman raises disquieting questions on what it might take to win the war on terror…realistic action sequences, strong characterizations and thoughts on the philosophy of war.” – *Publishers Weekly Carerra Series:*A Desert Called Peace  Carnifex  The Lotus Eaters  The Amazon Legion  Come and Take ThemRods and the Axe  ***