Marines Against the Swarm

by Joseph Anderson

Marines Against the Swarm is a non-stop, unrelenting action sequence of brutal warfare between the humans and the vicious aliens known as the Dross.

The short story follows the struggles of Jack, a soldier sent out on a suicide mission to lure as many of the infested aliens as he can back to a fortified position. The to hold out against a swarm of seemingly unending alien monsters until they can destroy their colony for good. Jack soon learns that not everyone will make it out of the battle in one piece.

~ 8,000 words.

96 pages, Kindle Edition

First published February 8, 2012

Reviews

[Bluecobras09 · Rating 4 out of 5]

This last set of short stories includes an interesting prequel story to the Bounty Hunter series during one of the fights against the Dross on Earth. A short story about the end of all life on Earth, kind of with a twist. Let's just say mother Earth is cleaning house. And it includes two stories that are sections of The Monster Slayer and The Bounty Hunter. This additional section has cemented my desire to read the full books of The Monster Slayer series and they are no in my Amazon wish list.

Recommended read.

[MegaSolipsist · Rating 1 out of 5]

Badly written, with what amounts to a brick with a gun for the main character. Not a single word is devoted to the slightest shred of character development, and it is far too expensive for a mere 8,000 word short story.

[Trevor · Rating 3 out of 5]

Good quick read about the Dross War, the underlying themes from The Bounty Hunter series.