THE BOOKS
LAST STAND OF THE LEGION: RIFT
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ASIN: B00K5CC7E0
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Rift was a peaceful space colony until the mysterious Xotoli aliens staged a surprise attack.
All that stands in their way are the men and women Colonel Dasan Daniel Sand's armored infantry and Fleet Admiral Usiche Raurk's sailors who must find a way to defeat the Xotoli with only the naval forces left after the overwhelming attack.
They lead the likes of Private Ja Hu who just months out of training must face the most desperate battle humans have ever fought. Destroyer Captain Ririsa Grogen and her crew as they desperately try to fight back alien invasion fleet and save their ship. Petty Officer Zenus Lee a misfit who finds his purpose in the midst of battle.
This is the story of the men and women who stand between the aliens and the rest of humanity. They include the crews aboard the Swift Boats, destroyers and battleships; Legion pilots; the Anjin assassin; Von Fleet Corporation's executives; and so many more. The Last Stand of the Legion is a story of intense combat and non-stop action that will change the course of history.
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ASIN: B01BYQ7TBQ
MARINE RAIDERS: STRIKE BACK
ASIN: B010C5R8T8
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It was supposed to be a simple raid.
Smash an alien outpost, grab vital intelligence and get out.
Instead everything that could go wrong does.
From the center of political and military power on Earth, to the desolate Von Fleet mining planet this epic space opera will sweep you up in a spectacle that crosses light years. and wrenching as the Marines fight to save their lives and accomplish their mission. Follow General Dasan Sand, Admiral Usiche Raurk and many others as they attack an alien held planet for the first time in human history.
THE CONSCRIPTS
Merriam Webster
con·script- a person who is forced to served in the armed services
Dieter Fenes was an out of work and with the Von Fleet Corporation controlling all the jobs you waited until they called. Then Von Fleet corporate security broke in into his corporate owned apartment and dragged him in front of a judge. He had been deemed a debtor by Von Fleet. The judge sentenced him to Debtors Prison.
The Confederation now desperate for troops to fight the invading Xotoli aliens and their human hybrids had instituted a draft. Those rich enough could buy their way out of servicing by paying for the military training those sentenced to debtor prison. Before he knows it Dieter is shipped off to a Penal Battalion to fight the aliens. He must learn to fight or he will die.
Dieter will join General Dasan Sand and his battle hardened Marines like Ja Hu and Mala Nani for the first invasion of an fortified alien planet by the human race.
While the invasion operation moves forward Istas the Anjin assassin has identified an embedded Xotoli human hybrid in one of the highest offices of the Confederation. She must stop the hybrid before it is able to revel the operation to the aliens.
No Mercy
Earth must not fall …
General Dasan Sand and his ragtag army of Marines and conscripts face a massive and superior Xotoli force headed for Earth.
If Earth falls, billions of humans will be enslaved or killed.
From the asteroid belts to the streets of New York, battles rage across the solar system as General Sand and his band of survivors desperately try to find a way to stop the overwhelming Xotoli invasion.
The fate of humanity once more hangs in the balance. It will be a fight against impossible odds to save the planet…
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I
The Last Raid
The human race is losing the war against the aliens. Unless something changes the human race would be destroyed.
The Confederations intelligence analysis has found the whereabouts of an alien technology that could change the course of the war.
The Confederation would have to pull off the most daring raid of the conflict if they are to seize this vital technology.
Colonel Dasan Sand is still recovering from his massive wounds suffered in the last battle with the Xotoli, he will have to face becoming more artificial than human if he is to lead the raid.
The naval, army and Marine forces have been pushed to their limits by the constant pressure of the Xotoli yet they are needed for this vital raid.
A group of reluctant scientist will be indispensable in identifying the technology once the raid begins. The success or failure of the raid will depend on their scientific skills in the midst of combat.
The success of the raid depends on this unorthodox group of men and women.
This action filled Space Opera will keep you on the edge of your seat as the story spans the galaxy from the halls of political power on earth to battles on planets light years away. Political intrigue as well as space and ground combat drives this story of the human race's last chance to will the war.
The following book is not a part of the Blood War Series it is a stand alone near future science fiction novel. It is based on some of own experiences as a paramedic and as a simulation designer. It is the most provocative novel I've written so far.
Readers agree:
"Having been in combat I could relate to being at "the dance"...It was like a futuristic version of Apocalypse Now."
"This book blew me away...the one I use to judge other books and stories..."
"Dark, poignant, visceral, it has it all. You can feel the humanity and despair in every character."
"It could be this centuries version of All Quite on the Western Front. Not for the timid or weak readers."
"Mr. Carstens has written a story that grabs ahold of you and doesn't let go. Buy it and read it, if you dare."
"I've never read a more powerful story about men and women fighting at the front no matter where or when."
DISPATCHES FROM A FUTURE WAR
There are worse fates than death.
There was Mike who had 'died' three times and he didn't want to do it again.
There was Maria who was having a hard time distinguishing between virtual deaths and the real thing.
There was Juan who salvaged the 'dead' only to see them returned to the front. He didn't know how much longer he could do it.
Christian McCloud was a cyberpunk journalist he was no soldier. He fashioned downloads from celebrities memories. People all over the world paid good money to experience someone famous for a few hours.
Now he was in the middle of a war. Instead of celebrities memories he was downloading the memories of the young men and women fighting this war but technology had changed the rules. War had always been about living and dying now technology was blurring the lines between the two.
Christian found himself straddling that line with these young soldiers trying to tell their stories.When Christian downloaded their memories they were changing him in ways he didn't understand. He was becoming one of them.
He wasn't sure he could survive their memories.
Free Fire Zone-a combat zone in which there are no restrictions on the use of fire power, everyone was a target men, women and children.
Vin Tanner has had worked in the Wild Areas and Free Fire Zones for ten years. He’d joined the Resource Security Force to assure the scarce food, and water was evenly distributed in the wastelands. Yet over the years his orders had changed, it had become stand by, stand down and just report as gangs and lawlessness grew rampant. Corporations in the city thrived while ordinary men and women struggled daily to survive this growing nightmare. He could not stand by and say nothing anymore. He had protested the Free Fire Zone designation.
Now he was one of the hunted. He no idea why a Special Action squad was trying to kill him. All he knew was that they were chasing him through urban wasteland that had been part of the City State of New York. He and his team were not important enough to rate a Corporate Special Action squad; they had gotten in the way of something. Something or someone who was much bigger and more important than a Resource Security team.
They now had to fight the gangs as well as Corporate Special Action team to find out who or what was the real target.
The seas were empty of all life. The Midwest was a desert. The western states fought wars over water, as coastal cities sank under rising sea levels. What food was left was hoarded by the wealthy, living lavish lives in the city states while those around them starved.Vin Tanner now was the leader of a small community in a collapsing world. They survived by scavenging the urban wastelands around New York. There was no law except survival of the fittest in a civilization on the verge of collapse.New York's security forces were scouring the ruins for one man Brandon Rule. He held the key to their survival. He was part of Tanner's community. There was only one way to stop the searching. Rule would have to give himself up to the security forces and be taken into the City. Once he found the answers they needed, Tanner would slip into New York and rescue him. What Rule found out would change everything.
A pandemic was threatening the City States. The only way to protect yourself was to flee as far from them as possible. Vin Tanner the leader of his small community living in the ruins outside of the City State of New York has to flee if they were to survive. They will have to fight their way through roving gangs, citizens of the City State fleeing the sickness and countless other dangers as they make their way across country on the crumbling interstates. With the world collapsing around them they had to find a new safe haven.