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Outcast Marines #4
The Martian Incursion
Another mission with impossible odds and incomplete information. Just another day for the Outcast Marines.
A Military Science Fiction adventure from author James David Victor
Solomon and the rest of the Gold Squad have proven themselves to be resilient and capable in the most difficult of circumstances. A mission to Mars will push them to the limit, and test their resolve. Can they overcome dark secrets and unknown players or is interstellar war inevitable?
The Mars Incursion is the fourth book in the Outcast Marines series. If you like science fiction with “heroes” who are anything but, the Outcast Marines will suck you into their battle to save humanity, from itself and the rest of the galaxy.
A Military Science Fiction adventure from author James David Victor
Solomon and the rest of the Gold Squad have proven themselves to be resilient and capable in the most difficult of circumstances. A mission to Mars will push them to the limit, and test their resolve. Can they overcome dark secrets and unknown players or is interstellar war inevitable?
The Mars Incursion is the fourth book in the Outcast Marines series. If you like science fiction with “heroes” who are anything but, the Outcast Marines will suck you into their battle to save humanity, from itself and the rest of the galaxy.
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153 pages, Kindle Edition
Published March 24, 2019
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James David Victor
214 books95 followersJames David Victor is the pen name used by science fiction and fantasy author David J. VanBergen Jr. for co-authored projects. It is his way of sharing more stories with you than he could write by himself.
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January 9, 2023
Oh, good; war. One of the only things that’s a constant with humanity.
April 2, 2019
Solomon Cready is back on Ganymede at the Outcast Marines training base and seems to have mostly recoverd from his recent gunshot wound suffered on Titan. And that’s a good thing since Warden Coates doesn’t tolerate slackers even if they had been shot.
He’s kind of rudely awoken by Malady in the early morning, not to do some more training, but to listen to the latest news headlines concerning Mars and the Confederation. Since the Confederation has held the Imprimatur of Mars, Dr. Valance and the spokeperson for the First Martians/Chosen of Mars, Father Ultor, Martian colonist are in an uproar. They have taken over and destroyed several Confederation corporate assets and now the Confederation has to respond.
That response is going to come via the Confederation Marines including the Outcast Marines. So, once again into the breach goes Gold Squad led by Specialist Commander Solomon Cready. All is not well with the squad right now. Combat Specialist Jezzie Wen is in a deep depression due to the recent run in with a Yakuza operative. He had told Wen that she still have a job to do for Boss Mihashi when she had thought she was done with all that. Wen decided that she couldn’t kill Solomon Cready and that put her father in jeopardy. Since she had killed the operation at the end of their last mission, she was expecting to hear word that her father had been killed by the Yakuza in retaliation for her not doing the job assigned. Solomon finds her ready to commit suicide and talks her out of that for a while anyway.
The mission call has came out so the Marines are all loaded up and heading towards Mars. Gold Squad has been given a slightly different mission, one that could easily get them killed. They are going to have to infiltrate the Martian capital and try to steal the war plans of the rebellious First Martians. Instead of going in fully combat loaded, they will wear civilian clothes and very little in the way of weapons. Solomon isn’t so sure about this mission. With Mars set for a war with the Confederation, he and his squad will be surrounded by potential enemies. Additionally, his main weapon, Malady won’t be with them all the way since he’d stand out way, way too much. So, it’s just Solomon, Wen, Karamov, and Kol, all non-Martians on the inside of the Martian dome with Malady waiting outside with a potential pick/rescue mission.
While it seems everything has been planned out pretty much in advanced for Gold Squad, no one expected what actually happened. One member of Gold Squad isn’t who she/he appears to be and almost causes the death of one other member. Oh, and another member of Gold Squad gets shot!
Book 5 is out for Pre-order, but I don’t know when it will actually drop.
He’s kind of rudely awoken by Malady in the early morning, not to do some more training, but to listen to the latest news headlines concerning Mars and the Confederation. Since the Confederation has held the Imprimatur of Mars, Dr. Valance and the spokeperson for the First Martians/Chosen of Mars, Father Ultor, Martian colonist are in an uproar. They have taken over and destroyed several Confederation corporate assets and now the Confederation has to respond.
That response is going to come via the Confederation Marines including the Outcast Marines. So, once again into the breach goes Gold Squad led by Specialist Commander Solomon Cready. All is not well with the squad right now. Combat Specialist Jezzie Wen is in a deep depression due to the recent run in with a Yakuza operative. He had told Wen that she still have a job to do for Boss Mihashi when she had thought she was done with all that. Wen decided that she couldn’t kill Solomon Cready and that put her father in jeopardy. Since she had killed the operation at the end of their last mission, she was expecting to hear word that her father had been killed by the Yakuza in retaliation for her not doing the job assigned. Solomon finds her ready to commit suicide and talks her out of that for a while anyway.
The mission call has came out so the Marines are all loaded up and heading towards Mars. Gold Squad has been given a slightly different mission, one that could easily get them killed. They are going to have to infiltrate the Martian capital and try to steal the war plans of the rebellious First Martians. Instead of going in fully combat loaded, they will wear civilian clothes and very little in the way of weapons. Solomon isn’t so sure about this mission. With Mars set for a war with the Confederation, he and his squad will be surrounded by potential enemies. Additionally, his main weapon, Malady won’t be with them all the way since he’d stand out way, way too much. So, it’s just Solomon, Wen, Karamov, and Kol, all non-Martians on the inside of the Martian dome with Malady waiting outside with a potential pick/rescue mission.
While it seems everything has been planned out pretty much in advanced for Gold Squad, no one expected what actually happened. One member of Gold Squad isn’t who she/he appears to be and almost causes the death of one other member. Oh, and another member of Gold Squad gets shot!
Book 5 is out for Pre-order, but I don’t know when it will actually drop.
August 4, 2019
I loved this story and it was just a great to jump back into this universe.
Great characters with realistic situations and lots of action and adventure. Travel the solar system and meet the people who hate you for being a confederate marine.
I look forward to more from this series 😁
Great characters with realistic situations and lots of action and adventure. Travel the solar system and meet the people who hate you for being a confederate marine.
I look forward to more from this series 😁
March 25, 2019
Exciting..
Great book..another great read for this Outcast Marines series. Full of action packed excitement. Outcasts doing things their way figuring out who is behind all the espionage and who benefits from a war that can't be stopped.
Great book..another great read for this Outcast Marines series. Full of action packed excitement. Outcasts doing things their way figuring out who is behind all the espionage and who benefits from a war that can't be stopped.
March 28, 2019
Another exciting book in this series. This time the Outcasts are sent to Mars, hoping to avoid a war. I am loving this series. Hopefully the next book comes out soon. I can't wait to see what happens next.
March 29, 2024
Solomon and Gold Squad are sent to infiltrate Mars, as war is set to break out. As usual things do not go as planned and the team is soon improvising. Good story, that moves at a good pace and more truths are uncovered.
March 26, 2019
Another stirring adventure will Solomon and his team. This time there off to Mars to try and prevent a war. There's also a cliffhanger at the end
March 27, 2019
A “to be continued” story
Really a 4 but I hate ending that are left hanging. Now I have to wait until the next book. Yuck
Really a 4 but I hate ending that are left hanging. Now I have to wait until the next book. Yuck
April 4, 2019
Good series
I have just finished book four and am looking forward to book five. This is an action packed kick ass Marine/criminal book. I recommend it.
I have just finished book four and am looking forward to book five. This is an action packed kick ass Marine/criminal book. I recommend it.
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