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The Tau Ceti Agenda #2
The Tau Ceti Agenda
The riveting edge of your seat sequel to One Day On Mars once again takes us on a blindingly fast pace through events from a futuristic Washington D.C. to the Tau Ceti star system. Just days before the presidential election a CIA operative uncovers a plot to overthrow America that reaches deep into the government. To top it off, the forces planning to revolt have somehow developed a technology that allows them to transport across the gulf between the star systems almost instantaneously.
The CIA operative braves hand-to-hand combat and even torture in order to get a warning of the coming coup to American officials while at the same time the two most powerful battleships in the U.S. Space Navy are dispatched to overtake the enemy teleportation technology. With armored marines, intense space naval battles, fighter plane, and high technology wizardry perhaps the plot to kill the president can be thwarted. But will that be enough to save the land of the free?
The CIA operative braves hand-to-hand combat and even torture in order to get a warning of the coming coup to American officials while at the same time the two most powerful battleships in the U.S. Space Navy are dispatched to overtake the enemy teleportation technology. With armored marines, intense space naval battles, fighter plane, and high technology wizardry perhaps the plot to kill the president can be thwarted. But will that be enough to save the land of the free?
304 pages, Hardcover
First published May 1, 2008
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About the author
Travis S. Taylor
54 books225 followersTravis Shane Taylor is a born and bred southerner and resides just outside Huntsville, Alabama. He has a Doctorate in Optical Science and Engineering, a Master’s degree in Physics, a Master’s degree in Aerospace Engineering, all from the University of Alabama in Huntsville; a Master’s degree in Astronomy from the Univ. of Western Sydney, and a Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering from Auburn University. He is a licensed Professional Engineer in the state of Alabama.
Dr. Taylor has worked on various programs for the Department of Defense and NASA for the past sixteen years. He is currently working on several advanced propulsion concepts, very large space telescopes, space based beamed energy systems, future combat technologies and systems, and next generation space launch concepts. He is also involved with multiple MASINT, SIGINT, IMINT, and HUMINT concept studies.
He has published over 25 papers and the appendix on solar sailing in the 2nd edition of Deep Space Probes by Greg Matloff.
His first science fiction novel is, Warp Speed, and his second is The Quantum Connection published by Baen Publishing. He is also working on two different series with best-selling author John Ringo also by Baen Publishing. He has several other works of both fiction and nonfiction ongoing.
Travis is also a Black Belt martial artist, a private pilot, a SCUBA diver, races mountain and road bikes, competed in triathlons, and has been the lead singer and rhythm guitarist of several hard rock bands. He currently lives with his wife Karen, his daughter Kalista Jade, two dogs Stevie and Wesker, and his cat Kuro.
Dr. Taylor has worked on various programs for the Department of Defense and NASA for the past sixteen years. He is currently working on several advanced propulsion concepts, very large space telescopes, space based beamed energy systems, future combat technologies and systems, and next generation space launch concepts. He is also involved with multiple MASINT, SIGINT, IMINT, and HUMINT concept studies.
He has published over 25 papers and the appendix on solar sailing in the 2nd edition of Deep Space Probes by Greg Matloff.
His first science fiction novel is, Warp Speed, and his second is The Quantum Connection published by Baen Publishing. He is also working on two different series with best-selling author John Ringo also by Baen Publishing. He has several other works of both fiction and nonfiction ongoing.
Travis is also a Black Belt martial artist, a private pilot, a SCUBA diver, races mountain and road bikes, competed in triathlons, and has been the lead singer and rhythm guitarist of several hard rock bands. He currently lives with his wife Karen, his daughter Kalista Jade, two dogs Stevie and Wesker, and his cat Kuro.
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November 29, 2017
This and its companion books are complete drivel. The author is apparently living in a bunker cut off from reality. The author is apparently unaware which party actively engages in voter disenfranchisement, exploitation of laboring Americans, destroys education, eschews science, commits treason at the presidential level, and generally embodies all of his gripes. A global switch of "Republican" with "Democratic" would change these screeds to mere poor writing.
December 23, 2010
"Doc" Travis Taylor is a good guy, and if you like hard science fiction, more action than is probably healthy, and like dramatic battle scenes, read this.
I like my characters more developed and the plot less linear and formulaic. The things Doc does well don't outweigh the lack of characters and plot for me. Not a reading choice I'd make again.
I like my characters more developed and the plot less linear and formulaic. The things Doc does well don't outweigh the lack of characters and plot for me. Not a reading choice I'd make again.
February 13, 2009
Interesting sequel to One Day On Mars. A few years have passed and the protagonist has moved up the food chain in more ways than one! Still clips along with adrenaline-laced anecdotes and action that just won't stop!
May 15, 2017
The action sequences were well done but characters were not well developed. Many of the supporting cast seemed basically indistinguishable from one another.
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November 25, 2011
The sequel to One Day on Mars takes place a few years after the events of that book. We are rather disconcertingly thrown straight into the action of a new “24“-like tale taking place within a short time span. United States forces are attacking a separatist base in the Oort Cloud. At the same time, the president (Senator Alexander Moore from the previous book) and his family are being attacked by every automaton at Disneyland (no, really). Finally, a secret agent emplaced at the separatist home planet in the Tau Ceti system gets into trouble.
The action (and there is a LOT of action) is fast, furious and for the most part well written. It annoyed me, though, that there was little or no introduction to events. It was all rather confusing at first. The story, once it is revealed, is in fact quite engaging. So it was annoying that there was so much action in the way in the first part. The other thing about this book that bothered me was that far too much space was given to confusing mecha/fighter battlescenes. The abundance of characters and the sheer overdescription of so many aspects soon made me skim through these scenes. They are supposed to be “cool” and “kick-ass” I suppose, and in many respects they are, but I could have done with a few less descriptions of hair raising maneuvers and how many gees the pilots are pulling. Conclusion: mixed bag. Nice action book, not great. Very intriguing macrostory unfortunately muddled by a great many less than relevant action sequences.
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The action (and there is a LOT of action) is fast, furious and for the most part well written. It annoyed me, though, that there was little or no introduction to events. It was all rather confusing at first. The story, once it is revealed, is in fact quite engaging. So it was annoying that there was so much action in the way in the first part. The other thing about this book that bothered me was that far too much space was given to confusing mecha/fighter battlescenes. The abundance of characters and the sheer overdescription of so many aspects soon made me skim through these scenes. They are supposed to be “cool” and “kick-ass” I suppose, and in many respects they are, but I could have done with a few less descriptions of hair raising maneuvers and how many gees the pilots are pulling. Conclusion: mixed bag. Nice action book, not great. Very intriguing macrostory unfortunately muddled by a great many less than relevant action sequences.
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February 3, 2010
Although I really liked the first book in the series I was not surprised with the quality of this book. While the first book clearly set the stage for another installment I was expecting something with better flow. The first chapters are rakish at best and they failed to capture my attention. Unfortunately I dropped twenty bucks for this book in hardcover. Had that not been the case I wouldn't have returned it however I doubt I'd have finished the novel.
I could spend all night writing about what made this book bad but it will suffice to say that Tau Ceti Agenda compares in creativity, depth, and originality to an "Sy-Fy" original movie...only worse!
Taylor did a poor job of putting the story together and I firmly believe I would have been better if he'd taken more time and maybe run it by an editor or two.
I could spend all night writing about what made this book bad but it will suffice to say that Tau Ceti Agenda compares in creativity, depth, and originality to an "Sy-Fy" original movie...only worse!
Taylor did a poor job of putting the story together and I firmly believe I would have been better if he'd taken more time and maybe run it by an editor or two.
October 26, 2013
pretty cool book, I don't see the reason for all the bad ratings.
I did not like the fact the author felt the need to add a useless sex scene into the book.
Aside from that, the book is pretty damned good. I even joined in on feeling outraged that the president was being scapegoated. I did get a bit annoyed with some things in the military side of the book. mainly the fact that every serviceman is portrayed with extreme stereotypes. its fun to have a few of them but not every single member of the service......
That being said, I did sat listening to this book with a huge grin on my face. I couldn't help it.
I did not like the fact the author felt the need to add a useless sex scene into the book.
Aside from that, the book is pretty damned good. I even joined in on feeling outraged that the president was being scapegoated. I did get a bit annoyed with some things in the military side of the book. mainly the fact that every serviceman is portrayed with extreme stereotypes. its fun to have a few of them but not every single member of the service......
That being said, I did sat listening to this book with a huge grin on my face. I couldn't help it.
May 1, 2016
407 pages. Science fiction. Sequel to One Day of Mars. The book takes place 3 years after Martian (human settlers of Mars) have rebeled and fled to Tau Ceti. The Martians wage a war against Earth to influence an election on Earth. The flits between Disney Land where the President is attacked by railgun weilding Disney characters , Tau Ceti where an Earth spy is trying to get back to Earth to warn Earth about the Martins plans and space battle in the Ort clould just outside of the Solar system. The book is non stop action with an unexpected ending.
March 9, 2012
A worthy successor to One Day on Mars. To discuss this book in any depth is to drop many spoilers so I will say that in my opinion this book improves upon the previous effort and I have high hopes for the final book in this trilogy which I have now started.
Note to the author: When you introduce a technology such as the "pukin' deathblossom" yet your characters repeatedly and continually fail to utilize it in exactly the situations where it would do the most good, you need to have a good explanation for that... Or people like me will point out the gaping holes in your story.
Note to the author: When you introduce a technology such as the "pukin' deathblossom" yet your characters repeatedly and continually fail to utilize it in exactly the situations where it would do the most good, you need to have a good explanation for that... Or people like me will point out the gaping holes in your story.
July 2, 2009
The Tau Ceti Agenda has plenty of action and battle scenes which keep the plot moving at a fast pace. I found the ending somewhat disappointing, but the high readability, interesting characters, and neat surprises made up for it. I appreciated the author's lack of hesitation in killing characters off. Most of all, it was nice to see a "intelligent" novel that wasn't as slow or lacking as many of it's counterparts in the military sci-fi genre.
April 28, 2010
The main story line continues to build. Interesting twist at the end I was not expecting, so yeah, I'll be watching for _One_Good_Soldier_ (ODoM #3). Not quite up to Jack Campbell's "The Lost Fleet" series, but I have hope.
April 9, 2011
Why do Science Fiction writers think they need to ad explicit sex to their novels?
February 27, 2012
Sequel to One Day on Mars. Plenty of action and battle scenes but the politics of the Separatists aggression is unclear beyond a matriarch gone mad.
August 28, 2014
Quick paced science fiction with political intrigue!
November 5, 2011
Lots of action, interestingly odd robots.
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