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