Mechanical Failure
โ Scribed by Zieja, Joe
- Publisher
- Saga Press
- Year
- 2016
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 248 KB
- Series
- Epic Failure 1
- Category
- Fiction
- ISBN
- 1481459287
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
โฆ Synopsis
A smooth-talking ex-sergeant, accustomed to an easygoing peacetime military, unexpectedly re-joins the fleet and finds soldiers preparing for the strangest thingโwar.
The two hundred yearsโ (and counting) peace is a time of tranquility that hasnโt been seen since...well, never. Mankind in the Galactic Age had finally conquered war, so what was left for the military to do but drink and barbecue? Thatโs the kind of military that Sergeant R. Wilson Rogers lived in before he left the fleet to become a smuggler.
But it turns out that smuggling is hard. Like getting-arrested-for-dealing-with-pirates-and-forced-back-into-service kind of hard. It doesnโt seem so badโthe military was a perpetual tiki party anywayโbut when Roger returns after only a year away, something has changed. These are soldiersโ actual soldiers doing actual soldier things like preparing for a war that Rogers is sure doesnโt exist. Rogers vows to put a stop to all this nonsenseโeven if it means doing actual work.
With an experienced ear for military double-speak, Zieja has created a remarkable and sarcastic adventure.
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