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C. E. Winterland
Mindsight Moderator
Post Number:
1286
Registered: 06-2002
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Friday, December 19, 2003 - 07:20 am: |   |
The Mindsight Book of the Month for January 2004 is Marshall S. Thomas', Soldier of the Legion
Congratulations Marshall!
Visit the BOM page
Don't forget to buy your copy at Timberwolf Press or at Amazon.com
In-Print Editions: Paperback, Audio Cassette (Unabridged) | Audio CD (Unabridged) | CD-ROM (Unabridged)
CEW
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Nancy Marie
Unity Member
Post Number:
1647
Registered: 08-2001
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Friday, December 19, 2003 - 07:42 pm: | |
Congrats Marshall!!
blessings, Kitty |
Jennifer Lynn
Wisdom Member
Post Number:
934
Registered: 03-2002
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Friday, December 19, 2003 - 11:04 pm: | |
Great way to start the new year Marshall! |
Laurel Johnson
Unity Member
Post Number:
2551
Registered: 01-2002
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Friday, January 23, 2004 - 05:56 am: | |
"A rough truce divides the known galaxy between the System, the despotic slave empire that rules the inner systems, and the Confederation of Free Worlds." That brief beginning blurb on the back cover of this book did not prepare me for the exciting read I found in Soldier of the Legion. Heart pounding action.
Mind blowing battles. Adrenalin pumping encounters with alien life. Mr. Thomas packs that and more into this futuristic sci fi masterpiece.
From first page to last, the action stopped just long enough to let me catch my breath. The story unfolds through the eyes of Thinker, a Legion warrior who joined up after a broken romance. Thinker and his fellow warriors are kept young and strong, immortal, through biotechnology beyond our present imagination. The barren worlds they face and alien life they battle become real through the author's creative mind and skillful writing style.
Horrific other-worldly combat assignments come alive through Mr. Thomas's prose. Eerie images of fire and destruction dance on the face plates of their armor as our heroic warriors slog their way through blood, fire, slime, and body parts to hard-won victories. From fossilized cities that once housed vanished civilizations, to violent volcanic worlds, Thinker and his Beta unit take on forces that are bent on destroying life. All human life. These immortal warriors face horror and human degradation beyond imagination. But ruthless slavers and hives of terrifying alien maneaters barely prepare them for the scourge of all creation, the soulless Omnis.
Times of respite are few and far between for soldiers of the Legion. Thinker has the violently possessive Valkyrie and tender-hearted Priestess to take his mind off warring. Except for those rare occasions, Thinkers mind is seldom far from thoughts of battles, past and future. It's the way of the Legion.
At the end of Soldier of the Legion, the author sets us up for what will no doubt be an equally exciting sequel. If what follows is as good as his first, Marshall Thomas should soon be a major name in futuristic sci fi. I enthusiastically recommend this book to fans of the genre as well as those who simply enjoy excellent story telling. |
Marshall S Thomas
Awareness Member
Post Number:
33
Registered: 07-2002
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Sunday, February 01, 2004 - 08:19 pm: | |
All riiight!
I just discovered where to find the Book of the Month site! It wasn't hidden at all, except from people who are half asleep like me. A belated THANKS to C.E., Kitty, Jennifer and Laurel for your comments. Laurel, thanks for the great review and publicity. Jennifer, you're right, it's a good way to start the year. It would have been even better had I been alert enough to notice it. I had been wandering around Disneyland standing in endless lines baking my brains out in the sun during late December/early January and didn't even know I had won the Book of the Month prize!
All right, I'm going to start paying attention now. I've already informed Timberwolf about the BOM award. C.E., thanks again! You guys & gals are super!
Best wishes to all! Regards, Marshall
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