Endangered Species

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CAINE RIORDAN RETURNSAND FACES DOWN HIS BIGGEST CHALLENGE YET!

Caine Riordan has faced many crises in his unintended career as diplomat, soldier, and first contact specialist, but none more challenging than the one he faces now.

He and twelve of his crew are adrift in uncharted space, so far beyond Earth that the starfield is unrecognizable. And with the controls and computer destroyed, they have no way to calculate their position or call for rescue.

Instead, trapped on a derelict alien ship, they have only forty-eight hours before its decaying orbit causes it to burn up in the atmosphere of the strange planet beneath them. Its a silent and forbidding world of bleak deserts and turbulent seas, without any sign of life and dominated by violent storms.

But since the ships lander is also useless, theyve got only one way to reach the surface: flimsy, foam-inflating cargo drop pods never intended for human use, let alone an emergency planet-fall. And even if they live through the fiery plummet from low orbit, they have almost no portable gear with which to survive in an arid alien wilderness.

However, those who make it to the surface discover that the dangers they couldnt see from space are by far the most deadly. A variety of bizarre, carnivorous species roam the barren wastes, desperate for food. Their primary competition Deeply devolved transgen humans that are as uncommunicative as they are primitive and ferocious.

Even more ominous, the worlds blasted cities have telltale signs that indicate its original masters were none other than humanitys most dangerous foe: the Ktor.

And worst of all, they may still be here.

Reviews

Praise forCaines Mutiny:

This is military Science Fiction the way its supposed to be written.All in all, a highly satisfying tale of the Terran Republic that moves the story forward and setting us up for the next chapter, which promises to be interesting at worst and explosive at best. SFcrowsnest

Praise forRaising Caine:

Raising Caineunveils a lot of thought-provoking ideas, but ultimately this is a space opera adventure. There are space battles, daring emergency landings, desperate quests, hand-to-hand combat, and double-and-triple crosses. Its an engrossing read. You owe it to yourself to read the two previous books in order. Then enjoyRaising Caine. Its an intergalactic thrill-ride. Fantasy and Science Fiction Book and Audiobook Reviews

This is science-fiction adventure on a grand scale. Kirkus

Gannons harrowingmilitary space opera (followingTrial by Fire) builds well on his established settingGannons signature attention to developing realistic alien worlds makes this installment satisfying. Publishers Weekly

[A]n incredibly active bookas our protagonists are confronted by the beautiful, terrible, and sometimes lethal variety of the universe and its inhabitants.A whole mess of funthat manages to be scientifically accurate while refraining from excessive wonkiness. Those who value meticulous worldbuildingwill certainly have their needs met. BN Sci-Fi and Fantasy Blog
Praise for Nebula-nominated second entryTrial by Fire:

I seriously enjoyedTrial by Fire.This ones a tidal wavecant put it down. An excellent book. Jack McDevitt

Gannons whiz-bang second Tales of the Terran Republic interstellar adventure delivers on the promise of the first (Fire with Fire)The charm of Caines harrowing adventure lies in Gannons attention to detail, which keeps the layers of political intrigue and military action from getting too dense. The dozens of key characters, multiple theaters of operations, and various alien cultures all receive the appropriate amount of attention. The satisfying resolution is enhanced by the promise of more excitement to come in this fascinating far-future universe. Publishers Weekly, starred review

[D]efinitely one to appeal to the adventure fans. Riordan is a smart hero, up against enormous obstacles and surrounded by enemies. Author Gannon does a good job of managing action and tension to keep the story moving, and the details of the worlds Riordan visits are interesting in their own right. Analog

[O]ffers the type of hard science-fiction those familiar with the John Campbell era ofAnalogScience Fictionwill remember. Gannon throws his readers into an action-packed adventure. A sequel toFire With Fire, it is a nonstop tale filled with military science-fiction action. The Galveston County Daily News
Praise for Compton Crook Award-winner for best first novelFire with Fire:

Chuck Gannon is one of those marvelous findssomeone as comfortable with characters as he is with technology, and equally adept at providing those characters with problems to solve. Imaginative, fun, and not afraid to step on the occasional toe or gore the occasional sacred cow, his stories do not disappoint. David Weber

If we meet strong aliens out there, will we suffer the fate of the Aztecs and Incas, or find the agility to survive Gannon fizzes with ideas about the dangerous politics of first contact. David Brin

The plot is intriguing and then some. Well-developed and self-consistent; intelligent readers are going to like it. Jerry Pournelle

[T]he intersecting plot threads, action and well-conceived science kept those pages turning. SFcrowsnest
Praise for Starfire series hitExtremis, coauthored by Charles E. Gannon:

VividBattle sequences mingle with thought-provoking exegesis Publishers Weekly

Its a grand, fun series of battles and campaigns, worthy of anything Dale Brown or Larry Bond ever wrote. Analog
Praise for Charles E. Gannon:

Chuck Gannon writes the kind of science fiction we all grew up on: rousing, mind-expanding, pulse-pounding sagas of spaceships and aliens. Hes a terrific writer, and were lucky to have him. Robert J. Sawyer

[A] strong [writer of]military SF[much] action going on in his work, with a lot of physics behind it. There is a real sense of the urgency of war and the sacrifices it demands. Locus

Author Bio

Charles E. Gannon is the author of the Compton Crook Award-winning, Nebula-nominated Caine Riordan series, as well as two novels in John Ringos Black Tide Rising series. With best seller Steve White, Gannon is the coauthor of several entries in the Starfire series. With Eric Flint, he has written several novels in the best-selling Ring of Fire series.