Commanding the wasp, a space warship, kris longknife, hunting for pirates beyond the rim, stumbles upon a plan to kill one of the members of the aristocratic peterwald family and discovers that the wouldbe killers are setting her up as the assassin. The sirens, scylla and charybdis, the cattle of the sun after we were clear of the river oceanus, and had got out into the open sea, we went on till we reached the. Like much of the odyssey, book 12 generates excitement through the tension between goals and obstacles. Kris longknife series book 12 mike shepherd author 2014 kris longknifeunrelenting kris longknife series book mike shepherd author 2015 kris longknifebold kris longknife series book 14 mike. He was born in august 2, 1947 in philadelphia to a navy family and travelled a lot as a child. Proving herself a capable, if unorthodox, officer, lieutenant kris longknife has been assigned to train inexperienced crews in piloting the.
Odysseus follows circes instructions, digging a trench at the site prescribed and pouring libations of milk, honey, mellow wine, and pure water. In the new york times bestselling kris longknife novels, fans of the honor harrington escapades will welcome the adventures of another strong female in outer space starring in a thrillapage military space opera alternative worlds. This volume runs for three hundred and sixty nine pages. Mike shepherd, born mike moscoe, is an american science fiction writer who lives in vancouver, wa. Really, she knew by now that what was too good to b. I love reading military scifi that focuses on space battles.
Odyssey book 12 vocab regalia noun rights belonging to a ruler, royal powers or privileges scourge noun a cause of a calamity or of a disaster. The aliens attacking the planetary system of alwa are an enemy u. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc. Kris longknifes replacement grand admiral santiago on alwa. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. An original novella in the fastpaced, exciting kris longknife series from new york times bestselling author mike shepherd. Praise for the kris longknife novels fabulously written and. After leaving troy, odysseus and his men sail to ismarus, which they attack and plunder. See the complete kris longknife series book list in order, box sets or omnibus editions, and companion titles.
Mike shepherd born into wealth and royalty, kris longknife joined the marines to defend humanity against aliens and pirates on the outer rim of the colonized space system. The kris longknife book series by mike shepherd includes books mutineer, deserter, defiant, and several more. About this point on vacation, dont have the books on me nelly has 12 children using kriss money to buy the. Years after the end of the trojan war, the greek hero odysseus still hasnt come home to ithaka. Deserter kris longknife idioma ingles by shepherd, mike and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. This series covers the exploits of kris longknife, a rich young naval officer who struggles to deal with the expectations and reputation of her famous family of military leaders, politicians, and billionaires.
Kris and her crew set out to explore this planet and try to find as much information on the hostile aliens as possible. Not a lot of tech progression, but good reads none the less. This is the third book of the kris longknife series i have read and this one has been the most enjoyable and the quickest read. Odysseuss narrative makes up books 9 through 12 of the odyssey. The land of the dead is near the homes of the cimmerians, who live shrouded in mist and cloud 11. Mike shepherds military scifi series about protagonist kris longknife. Kris longknife is a daughter of privilege, born shelve mutineer. In the new york times bestselling kris longknife novels, fans of the honor.
Deserter kris longknife novels by mike shepherd abebooks. Out of the black odyssey one, book 4 by evan currie book cover, description, publication history. How a fisherman on a jutting rock casts his bait with his long pole. But when slavers kidnap a twelveyearold girl, kriss mission becomes personal. Here is my annual post to list the top rated by me books i read each year. The links beside each book title will take you to amazon, who i feel are the best online retailer for books where you can read more about the book, or purchase it. As mike shepherd, he has written the five very popular kris longknife military science fiction adventures, with more to come. Science fiction military fiction opentrolley bookstore singapore. Born into wealth and royalty, kris longknife joined the marines to help fight for humanity against aliens and pirates in a system that has been colonized.
Tenacious kris longknife series book 12 kindle edition by mike shepherd. The complete series list for kris longknife mike shepherd. You may wish to consult our links relating to homer and the odyssey. Series was designed to cover groups of books generally understood as such see wikipedia. Kris longknifeunrelenting tennessee reads overdrive. I may have to get the next book in the series after.
Born into wealth and royalty, kris longknife joined the marines to defend humanity against. Proving herself a capable, if unorthodox, officer, lieutenant kris longknife has been assigned to train inexperienced crews in piloting the newest, fastest. Theres no rest for a longknifeeven if youre a newlywed. Ive grown to like nelly and jack, and enjoyed reconnecting with vicky in this book. I cant wait until book 6 finally gets published, im more of an old school scifi fan, but the odyssey one series is absolutely fantastic. What songs would go with the odyssey, book 112, and. Despite her role as a fleet admiral and protector of a planetary system, kris is still beholden to her greatgrandfather king raymonds commands. Should odysseus have told his crew members that the monstrous scylla was ahead. Shes ordered to replace kris longknife, but can any mere mortal fill the shoes of a longknife. Proving herself a capable, if unorthodox, officer, lieutenant kris longknife has been assigned to train inexperienced crews in piloting the newest, fastest, and deadliest attack ships in the fleet. Tenacious 2014 is the twelfth sf novel in the kris longknife series, following defender. In this one kris is on her honeymoon but it is cut short when word comes that the hostile aliens home world may have been found.
Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. As usual kris longknife is introduced to new challenges and mysteries that must be solved with the reader. In particular, there are links there to some study guides elsewhere online that offer summaries of the successive books of epic that you might find useful in. I just enjoy how she balances the navy, marines and being a princess. She is more than an excellent naval officer, she is a diplomat and merchant wrangler, an astute politician, a loving wife and mother, and more. Please note that as an amazon associate, i earn money from qualifying purchases. Homer lets us know right away that odysseus is being held as a willing sex captive on the island of the goddess kalypso.
In the previous volume, kris was taking gramma rita and six light people to see the mother ship the wasp had stopped. Ever since book 1 of the kris longknife series, i have enjoyed them immensely and read a few of them twice. If you like kris longknife books, youll love the lost fleet. Kris longknife had no choice about growing up shelve deserter. The voynich code the worlds most mysterious manuscript the secrets of nature duration. Sandy santiago is a woman with a whole lot of problems. Moscoe, a former civil servant, lives in the pacific northwest with his wife ellen and now writes fulltime. Her father is the prime minister of her home planet, her mother the consummate politicians wife. This is the 12th book in the kris longknife series by mike shepherd. Resolute is book 4 in an ongoing space opera series, i have seen some people talk about how the first book they read was like book 9, pure folly as its a continuing story full of constant references and in jokes. What songs would go with the odyssey, book 112, and please explain for my english class, i need to do a project that consist of 6 songs that have to do with books 112 of the odyssey, but i need to explain what does the song has to do with that part of the story, please help. Book i athena inspires the prince sing to me of the man, muse, the man of twists and turns driven time and again off course, once he had plundered the hallowed heights of troy.
Twelfth book in the kris longknife series of military science fiction novels. He proceeds to tell the phaeacians stories of his long and arduous journey since the fall of troy. Mutineer is the first book in the kris longknife series by mike shepherd. Oct 30, 2007 mike shepherd is a pseudonym for mike moscoe. Kris longknife can kick, shoot, and punch her way out of any dangerous situation sci fi magazine, and her latest adventure in the new york times bestselling series is as perilous as they come. The kris longknife series, i havent read all of these, the ones i did read are more focused around kris. It continues through admiral and will add commanding in may, 2018. Kris longknife can kick, shoot, and punch her way out of any dangerous situation, and her latest adventure in the new. Apr 09, 20 the voynich code the worlds most mysterious manuscript the secrets of nature duration. The aliens attacking the planetary system of alwa are an enemy unlike any admiral kris longknife has ever encountered before. Grand admiral kris longknife is desperately needed by the iteeche emperor. Admiral by mike shepherd available from rakuten kobo. Kris longknife, tommy lien, jack, abbey, nelly main elements.
It was not until high school that he finished a year in the school he started. Order of kris longknife books kris longknife is the protagonist in a series of military science fiction novels by american author mike shepherd. Kris longknife can kick, shoot, and punch her way out of any dangerous situation, and. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading kris longknife. Daring kris longknife series book 9 kindle edition by shepherd, mike. Circe told odysseus that scylla would be a dangerous factor in his journey.
The first book, mutineer, was published in 2004 to great success. The setting is the 24th century with hundreds of planets settled by mankind. Kris longknifes replacement grand admiral santiago on. He needs the fightingest admiral he can get to win a type of warfare shes never experienced. Admiral kris longknife should have known the job offer was too good. Like another lifetime in another world, days of rage, the legend of lovea duval, from ban xon to wardak and the forgiven, in addition to a collection of short stories and poems called collage. Kris longknife has 26 entries in the series borrow ebooks, audiobooks, and videos from thousands of public libraries worldwide. This was a delicious read if you like military scifi such as the david weber honor harringnton series or david drake lt. Borrow ebooks, audiobooks, and videos from thousands of public libraries worldwide. Really, she knew by now that what was too good to be true really, really isnt. Cliffsnotes study guides are written by real teachers and professors, so no matter what youre studying, cliffsnotes can ease your homework headaches and. Kris longknife emissary begins the new story arc as grand admiral kris longknife, wife and mother, takes on the job of emissary to the imperial iteeche court, a court previously closed to humans. Its not a jumping on point for new readers, who should start with mutineer kris longknife novels.
Kind of like how the first couple honor harrington books were before they became the honorverse books, at least to me. Kris longknife series in order mike shepherd fictiondb. In kris longknife, book 12, we get to meet not only new characters of the alwa bird people, but a new species, the sasquan feline people. In the first novel, kris was constantly doing things wrong but always came out smelling like roses. Like many concepts in the book world, series is a somewhat fluid and contested notion. You just knew when kris asked for a desk job that more. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read against a dark background.
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