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First Salvo

A Military Sci-Fi Adventure (The Children of Earth, Book 1)

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First Salvo

By: Will Crudge
Narrated by: Matthew Crow
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Summary

They took our world. We’re taking it back.

As humanity expanded across the stars, the Gorge Empire took notice. When their fleets descended upon Earth and her inner colonies, the conquest was swift—complete within hours.

The fractured outer colonies were left to wither on the vine.

That was their mistake.

Over three generations, the outer colonies forged themselves into a war machine. Militarized. United. Driven by one purpose: revenge.

Corporal Liam Wardell of the Colonial Alliance Marines was raised from birth to fight in that machine. His mission: take the war to the enemy.

What he lacks in experience, he makes up for with relentless training and cutting-edge weaponry.

As a member of Phoenix Squad, Liam is baptized in fire and blood—thrust into a war decades in the making. It's time. Like ghosts from the void, humanity will strike back and catch the Gorge completely off guard.

Fans of Rick Partlow and David Weber will be captivated by this pulse-pounding military science fiction epic—a tale of vengeance, sacrifice, and the indomitable spirit of heroes rising against tyranny.

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Military Science Fiction War Revenge
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