Series: Book 2 in the Star Crusades: Mercenaries series
Rating: Not rated
Tags: EN-Alire, Lang:en
Summary
Ghost Soldiers is the second novel in the epic new
'Mercenaries' series that chronicles the violent struggles of
the sprawling Centauri Alliance. The newly formed Interstellar Assault Brigade has been
tested in secret, but their first official combat action will
send a shockwave through the Alliance. A group of mercenaries
and criminals have occupied part of Old Spascia City , the
scene of some of the heaviest fighting in the Biomech War.
They have heavily fortified the entire area, and beaten off
numerous attempts by local forces to defeat them. With public
attention focused on this impregnable fortress, the IAB
arrives and assaults the position in broad daylight. Advanced
dropships swoop in to release squads of robotic warriors
known as 'Grunts'. As they engage the defenders, smaller
numbers of large 'Maverick' bipedal combat suits blast
fortifications apart with high-power plasma weaponry. It is a
stunning debut that puts the brigade on the lips of every
citizen. On the opposite side of Alliance space is a deadly new
threat, a massive spacecraft that is heading directly for the
colonies of T'Karan. A heavily armed destroyer is diverted to
intercept, and apparently lost with all hands in a matter of
minutes. There is only one unit capable of performing a
rescue operation in the limited time remaining. With just
hours to spare, Spartan assembles the newly christened IAB
for their deadliest mission yet. A journey across the stars
to face this ancient vessel that dwarfs even a fully
assembled warfleet. Waiting deep inside this vast derelict
lies an alien intelligence, one that can be traced back to a
civilisation long forgotten. What starts as a rescue
operation quickly turns into a bloodbath, where every members
of the unit is hunted by this new terrible enemy, that seeks
no less than their utter annihilation. Ghost Soldiers is a futuristic military sci-fi adventure
that continues to expand the vast universe of the Star
Crusades series that includes Star Crusades: Uprising and
Star Crusades: Nexus. Essential and unmissable reading for
enthusiasts of the Military sci-fi genre.