| Title | : | Judgment Day (Holy War, #2) |
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| Format Type | : | Kindle Edition |
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| Publication | : | Published June 29, 2021 |
Travis Miller, his image reformed from the moron who screwed up our first contact with aliens to one of the heroes of the Battle for Eden, is given a new assignment: retake the occupied colony of Brigantia. Losing it would be a glancing blow to the Tahni Imperium, but it would Earth’s first solid strike against them, a chance to go on the offensive.
Ryan Hendrix and the Fleet Marines will be the tip of the spear, outfitted with their new Aegis powered armor, while Jessica Leer and her Fleet Strike fighter squadron clears the way for the Marines and their landers, sacrificing their lives to get boots on the ground.
But even a victory on Brigantia won’t mean the end of the war.
And it might just make the Tahni angry enough to do something desperate, to strike deep into the heart of the Commonwealth, where we least expect it…
Once again, Travis is forced to choose between his orders and what he knows is right and, win or lose, for him it’s judgment day…
Book 2 in the next explosive series from the #1 Amazon Bestselling author of Contact Front, Rick Partlow.
Judgment Day (Holy War, #2) Reviews
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Awesome Space Opera
An excellent book in the series. It is fast paced and full of action and adventure. While reading, you better not blink or the story will leave you behind. I really like this book and I highly recommend it. -
Well, after all that happened in book 1, "Genesis", you'd wonder what could happen in this book that would be better? Well, not much. This book will tell about one specific horrendous battle at Brigantia which no one but Captain Travis Miller, Commander of the Commonwealth Space Cruiser Herculean, saw as a necessary thing until it was just about over. Earth has just gotten it's act together and managed to kick the Tahni Emporium out of the 82 Eridani system, but this was only after the Tahni had conquered four of Earth's colonies. Now the Commonwealth at Earth was very, very nervous. They felt that Earth might be the next target for the Tahni.
Yet, Captain Miller didn't think so. He was well aware of how the Tahni fought and knew that they were dead set on allowing humans to flourish outside of the Solar System. According to their beliefs, every planet in the universe was specifically designed for their use and not for the humans. While the Tahni were almost human, they were various differences, but their systems of government were extremely different. The Tahni had one single ruler and he was next to or in some cases considered a god and they fought with religious fever.
No one knows how large the Tahni fleet might be. Neither does anyone know how many planets are under the control of the Tahni so fighting them is definitely an Intel problem first and foremost. From the encounters Captain Miller has already had, he knows that humans starships are just a capable as Tahni starships, but he's afraid they cannot match them in numbers. It seems that every time he has encountered the Tahni he and his fleet has been outnumbered. Still, he believes they can stand up to the Tahni and should be doing so to take back their colonies.
Earth meanwhile has notified the Common Wealth Fleet that it wants to pull back every available starship in order to defend Earth. They feel that sacrificing a few hundred thousand colonist to save over fourteen billion humans in the Sol System is the best course of action. While Capt. Miller can't really fault that concern, he doesn't believe the Tahni are really ready to take on the entire Solar System. He believes they will strike somewhere else and he intends to be there. He just hopes he's not order back to Earth because he might just have to see those orders disobeyed!
We get a hint of a couple of romatic interludes during the book. Apparently the Corporate Council has some pull within the Common Wealth so they have managed to send one of their representatives along with the Herculean. Patrice Damiani, also happens to be the daughter of the very wealthy Chairman of the Corporate Council and she is extremely good looking though genetic modifications for the children of wealth citizens has been practiced for some time. She also appears to have the hots for Captain Miller. You'll have to read to find out if this is going to cause him problems.
What could cause him problems is that he also has feeling for his Air Wing Commander, Commander Leer. Those feelings appear to be mutual, but he has to be a professional and not let this get out. Since the Commander is a direct subordinate, they can't really have any kind of relationship, but she's not of the opinion that it's not that impossible if they are discrete. It'll be interesting to see which desires comes to the top!
This book was again well written even though it really only cover one specific battle, but it does so for the space and ground combat. It like it when we have some insight into the enemies thoughts and what's driving him. It does appear that Earth can easily stand up to the Tahni, but they have to have the courage to do so. Right now, Earth's government is running very sacred! Looking forward to the next book, "Revelation", which won't be available until 24 September 2021. -
I’ll be a little different from my usual reviews and list my dislikes first. I didn’t like the interludes. I get that they weren’t long enough for a chapter but it wouldn’t have taken much to expanded a little and made them into their own small chapter. Secondly the death toll on major characters was a little lower than expected. Like an American brew hah movie with Sly Stallone or Arnie Schwarzenegger.
Apart from that I like how Rick Partlow described the space battles. The great performance of James Patrick Cronin added a level of depth, which took me further into the book than I was expecting. Rarely do I feel like the second book in a series is as good as the first. This book wasn’t as good as the first, it was better and I am actually looking forward for the next book in the series.
I almost gave the book 5 stars because there is nothing between 4 and 5. But I’m reserving 5 stars for books that I truly love. Having said that I wish I could give it 4.5 stars because it deserved it in my opinion. A very solid effort for a writer whom I am beginning to enjoy. -
Pretty good, though the end strategy made no sense and was obviously done to move the story. There's only 1 gate in Earth's system and it goes to Tau Ceti... if you think Earth is going to be invaded, why bring all ships back to Earth system when there's only 1 way to get there? Might as well defend Tau Ceti. Other than that foolishness, this was a good read.
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Great Storyline
Wow that was a great storyline with plenty of blood and guts lol. Things can only get better for Ryan now that he will be bionic lol Time will -
Continues the story. Fun. If you liked the first you’ll enjoy this one.
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What a ride! These books have been engrossing and thrilling. Lots of action.
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Partlow continues the Holy War Series. It is worth continuing.
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Another great prequel!
Ioveing these "before" story line's ! The back ground on how the war started & how the equipment started out is nice to know.Keep on keeping on marine! I'm right behind you going on to the next volume!!
