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Protectors: A Military Science Fiction Space Opera
- The Chaos Shift Cycle, Book 3
- Narrated by: John Pirhalla
- Series: The Chaos Shift Cycle, Book 3
- Length: 7 hrs and 13 mins
- Categories: Science Fiction & Fantasy, Science Fiction
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Publisher's Summary
The aliens have a new mandate: kill every human, everywhere.
Commanders Anderson Cross and Kate Flynn are separated as a second front opens in the aliens’ holy war.
Not content only to kill humans in space, the aliens take the battle to the surface. Cross must stay with his crew in space while Flynn takes the lead on the ground.
Each knows they are weaker apart. Each knows they must do all they can to save the colonists from the war Cross’s actions sparked.
They are outnumbered and outgunned on both fronts.
With each passing day, the enemy pushes forward, seeking to drive the humans back to their home planet. The aging fleet cannot win an even fight, and the Union and Alliance must use every dirty trick in their arsenals to stave off destruction for one more day.
In that day, Cross and Flynn must find a way to reunite and save the colonists, then rejoin the battle against the alien invasion.
In that day, the aliens will move one step closer to humanity’s heart - Earth. If the alien plan comes to fruition, Cross, Kate, their crew, their friends, their entire species, will be done for.
If you loved Old Man’s War and the Honor Harrington series, you’ll love Protectors, the third novel in The Chaos Shift Cycle, a five-book science fiction series in the military sci-fi tradition of David Weber, John Scalzi, and Robert Heinlein. Blistering action, intrigue, and suspense fill the pages of this fast-paced science fiction adventure. Perfect for fans of Star Wars, Star Trek, Firefly, and Battlestar Galactica.
Buy Protectors today to join Anderson Cross and Kate Flynn as they try to hold off the alien advance!
The Chaos Shift Cycle:
Book 1: Trespassers
Book 2: Defenders
Book 3: Protectors
Book 4: Deliverers (coming soon)
Book 5: Victors (coming soon)
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- SuperScud
- 27-11-2018
If halo and starship troopers had a baby
The bulk of the story basically follows a running battle from space to ground to space and and has some excellent combat descriptions in hand to hand, ranged and space based. Best one yet in my opinion. The narration is really good and easy to listen to. Top marks all around.
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