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Vigilante: A Major Ariane Kedros Novel Kindle Edition

by Laura E. Reeve (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
3.9 3.9 out of 5 stars 33 ratings
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To her partners at Aether Exploration, Ariane Kedros is the daring pilot of their prospecting ship. She is also a reserve major in the Autonomist military--accepting mysterious assignments to fulfill her duty. To the Terran League, she is a war criminal--guilty of piloting a ship on a mission that obliterated an entire solar system.

Amidst an uneasy peace between the Autonomists and the Terrans, Ariane and her partner, Matthew Journey, have discovered alien ruins on a remote planet, ruins that bear evidence to an ancient and highly advanced technology. But their discovery has drawn the interest of high stakes players from every corner of the universe, including that of the rogue leader of a fringe Terran sect. Ari must find a way to stop him, before they all become ancient history...
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Thanks to an intriguing ensemble cast and their varied takes on the nicely complex universe, readers who missed 2008's Peacekeeper will find it easy to catch up in this entertaining second military SF adventure for Ariane Kedros, a secret agent of the Consortium of Autonomous Worlds. Kedros and her pilot, Matt Journey, are co-opted into transporting CAW Master Sergeant Joyce to system G-145, home to an anomaly of interest to multiple parties, including the mysterious alien Minoans and the Terran Expansion League. When terrorists arrive with a stolen temporal-distortion bomb, seeking vengeance for perceived wrongs of the past, alliances form and shift as the tension mounts. Reeve immediately immerses the reader in her universe's vernacular, acronyms and backstory, an approach most rewarding to those who are versed in learning from context. (Oct.)
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About the Author

Laura's civilian jobs have run the gamut from research chemist to software development lead. She holds degrees in chemistry, systems analysis, and spent nine years as a US Air Force officer. She currently lives in Monument, Colorado with her husband, who is her scientific adviser.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00OAAVNOI
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Cajun Coyote Media; 1st edition (October 7, 2014)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ October 7, 2014
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 2923 KB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
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  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 335 pages
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I'm a science fiction and fantasy author. I write the Broken Kaskea Series and the Major Ariane Kedros Series. The Broken Kaskea novels are gunpowder-and-sorcery fantasy, while the Major Ariane Kedros novels are military science fiction with a bit of space opera (or is it the other way around?) I'm a former U.S. Air Force officer and I try to bring realistic command and control structures to my fiction. While in the Air Force, I had the opportunity to escort Soviet Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty inspectors. My civilian jobs have ranged from Research Chemist to Software Development Lead.

I currently live in Colorado with my scientific advisor and a Shiba Inu who runs the household. My hobbies range from digital art and 3D rendering to table-top RPG playing/running/writing. Read more about my books or join my newsletter for extra content at AncestralStars-dot-com.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Space colonization
Reviewed in the United States on March 8, 2010
Laura Reeve creates a vivid future earth, colonies, and universe. The main storyline of space exploration and searching for the relics of ancient technology doesn't progress that much. The main character Ariane, does not evolve or learn to shake her vice, even though it nearly cost her life in the previous book, and again in this book. Which is true of human nature, to shake a vice is difficult, but a true hero will understand the vice and weakness but find some way to beat it for their evolution and survival.

The book does pit a doomed misogynistic religious sect of the human race in their quest in conflict with the human space colonists, other human factions, and the technologically superior alien race that monitors the peace between the different human factions.

There is a little action in trying to survive the crisis and Ariane is still a character unsure of herself, hesitant, and unable to act decisively. For a military trained expert, she is a character just waiting to kill herself through her vice or by inaction, due to her survivor's guilt and decisions made in the past. This is what makes the character "real", she has weaknesses. But will she become a truly heroic figure, to overcome her vices, face her inner demons to be at peace with herself and live independently for her future, not in fear of the past that haunts her?

This is a good second book in the series, looking forward to reading future installments.
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Leslie Bialler
5.0 out of 5 stars Turbocharged thriller
Reviewed in the United States on May 29, 2010
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This superior thriller, the second (after "Peacekeeper") to feature Ariane Kedros, reserve major in intel and "N space" pilot, is relentlessly exciting. It starts out with Kedros, her civilian partner Matt, and Sergeant Joyce, an intel operative, heading back to the system where Kedros and Matt had discovered alien ruins (don't worry about 'em--they're just the McGuffin, at least so far). But do worry about the weapon of seriously mass destruction acquired by a fanatical sect, who want to launch the thing in revenge.

They seize a generational ship, one purpose of which is to install N space buoys ever father out, which allow pilots like Kedros to drop into that space in order to achieve FTL travel.

The tale lurches back and forth between various POVs, as the three humans(to say nothing of a too clever by half AI) get separated, and spymaster Col. Edones launches a rescue mission. Not knowing what each of the others are up to, they developd different strategies of survival, countermeasures, and damage control, which involve two competing human factions (besides the fanatics) and the presence of the alien Minoans (who had brokered a peace between the two factions before the beginning of the series). They were introduced in the first book, and we learn more about them here. And as we do, maybe you'll begin to wonder, as did I, if Ms. Reeve's creation is meant to be a future version of our own universe, or an alternate one. Perhaps in future novels we shall find out.

The tale, like "Peacekeeper," is complete in itself, and the minimal setup for further adventures takes place only in the last few pages. The author, in only her second book, demonstrates amazing skills at scene setting, world building, and military strategy. In short she has accomplished what she's set out to do.
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Summer Ficarrotta
4.0 out of 5 stars Fast-paced and very satisfying
Reviewed in the United States on February 24, 2010
While I enjoyed "Peacekeeper", "Vigilante" really reached another level. Once I started reading it I had difficulty putting it down, which for me is the best way to gauge how much I like a book. Suspenseful, wry dialog,characters I actually cared about, and just the right amount of action, which never dropped to the level of gratuitous violence. Definitely thumbs up.
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Sophia Hogan
5.0 out of 5 stars Love this series!
Reviewed in the United States on March 3, 2011
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I've always been a big fan of science fiction but lately I have been reading the sub-genre of military science fiction Some of my favorite authors of this genre so far are Elizabeth Moon and Tanya Huff.

The Ariane Kedros series is a thrilling read fully loaded with espionage, double-crossing, and lots of dark secrets. The protagonist, Major Ariane Kedros, is a well developed character that exudes both admirable and flawed characteristics as she confronts her internal demons. Without giving anything away, the series winds its way around many political and social turmoils such as corruption, racial intolerance, and territorial conflicts while confronting intriguing ethical dilemmas such as war crime retribution and redemption. Reeve explores these many societal challenges that can be found in civilizations past, present, and future.

I thoroughly enjoyed the world in which Reeve has created full of fascinating cultures both alien and human alike!

These are just my quick attempts to provide my thumbs up for this book for anyone who loves Military Science fiction. For full story summary, see editorial review.
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cybermage.se
5.0 out of 5 stars Greeks in space ...
Reviewed in the United States on December 24, 2009
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Laura is very influenced by her Greek heritage. This time Ari and Matt goes back to the G-145 system they found in the beginning of Peacekeeper. Terran State Prince Isrid Parmet, with family are there too. He who tortured Arianne and blackmailed her to sign a contract for Terran companies to exploit the alien ruins found on a moon in the system.

At the same time it is discovered that a Terran temporal bomb has disappeared, propably stolen.

Also set on G-145 are a cult of isolationists. Their hero Quesan Douchet once destroyed a Minoan ship. The Minoans hunted him down and killed him and made all his relatives barren. Now the isolationists are back for revenge and the fulfillment of his prophesy. They have infiltrated sleepers all over the system when their leader Abrams Hadrian Rouxe take over the generation ship in charge of the temporal buoy.

Another excellent book by Laura E Reeve. Musa 3 might not have as much personality as David Weber's Dahak but she is getting there
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Paul Tapner
3.0 out of 5 stars vengeance is mine
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 14, 2009
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Second in a series of military science fiction novels featuring spaceship pilot major ariane kedros. This follows on from earlier book  Peacekeeper: A Major Ariane Kedros Novel . Ariane is not actually her real name. She's living under an alias following a disastrous mission that led to the destruction of an entire star and she's still dealing with the guilt from that.

This follows on from the earlier book, and like in that one there's a lot of exposition in the first hundred pages, so you may be better off if you read it first. Even though this one does try to fill in all the information required there's still so much going on that a background to this world via that first novel will come in handy.

Plot wise ariane is caught up in the middle of things when a group of fantatics steal a very powerful weapon, with a mission of destruction in mind. One you get into the middle of that this does become a fair bit of a page turner. There are quite a few supporting characters so the action does flash back and forth between them, but all the action is very believable. Nobody solves anything with amazing powers or skills, they have to deal with the situations at hand using what abilities they have. And that's enough to keep you turning the pages wondering what will happen next.

It's not great literature and the prose could probably be sharper but if you like this kind of science fiction it's a decent read
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