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Intrepid (Taurian Empire Book 1) Kindle Edition

by Nate Johnson (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
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***A military space opera from an enlisted man's point of view*** Discovering new worlds. What could be better. What was supposed to be a six month cruise of discovery had turned into a glorified baby sitting adventure for a bunch of civilians. Leave it to the Imperial Navy to ruin a good thing. Petty Officer Tanner just wanted to finish the patrol and get back to normal. That, and as far away from the enticing Miss Nora Johnson as possible. All that changed when the ISS Intrepid was threatened with destruction and he quickly became the only thing between these civilians and instant death. Crash landing on the strange new world. Petty Officer Eric Tanner must keep these civilians alive until they were rescued. Heaven knows. they weren't going to do it on their own.
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Each 'Taurian Empire' novel can be read as a standalone with all new characters, however, there is an occasional reference to previous stories. Hey, it's all the same galaxy after all.


Their order is as follows:


Intrepid
Blackthorn
Discovery
Drake's Rift

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B01LXEKR43
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Purple Herb (October 1, 2016)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ October 1, 2016
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 1569 KB
  • Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 232 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.4 4.4 out of 5 stars 1,059 ratings

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Nate Johnson

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As a military brat and then twenty-three years in the Coast Guard and eleven years as a civilian working for the Navy. I know how a military mind works. I've tried to take that thought process to my books.

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Merrybrook
5.0 out of 5 stars Love the Taurian Empire books
Reviewed in the United States on April 12, 2024
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These books are great. I think that I have read and liked all of the available Nate Johnson books, but these are my favorite. As a female Navy advanced electronics tech veteran of the 1990's Navy, it's fun to have characters that "speak my language." I laugh every time I read one of those typical military phrases from back in the day.
I also love that the hero is a regular Petty Officer. Yes, world, enlisted people are often quite competent and intelligent. I like that the officers are also generally decent men and likable. I read far too many books written by civilians or former officers where the enlisted people are either ignored, depicted as mindless background drones, stupid, unimportant, cannon fodder, or some combination of the above. Thank you, Nate----as every sailor knows, a ship could easily get underway without a single officer, but never could the officers do it without the crew. Only maybe if a very large percentage of the officers were Mustangs... Finally, as a female vet, it doesn't bother me in the least that there are no women in the Imperial Navy. I think that women can be competent crew, but mixed crews create lots of problems too--problems that would be exacerbated in space.
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Tghu Verd
4.0 out of 5 stars A satisfying little read
Reviewed in the United States on April 8, 2017
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There is a solid error-of-my-ways story lurking beyond the spelling and grammar errors, and one that I think YA readers would particularly like. The star of the show, Petty Officer Tanner has a terrific moral compass, even as literally petty teenagers and incompetent civilians test his sense of honor.

The set up is simple enough. The Imperial Navy is taking a group of civilian students and teachers on a six-month journey of discovery. Something goes horribly wrong and they end up marooned on a planet where everything seems out to kill them. Survival skills are not high on the students study list, so it is up to Tanner to lead the way and keep them safe. Even if that means suppressing his urges to smack them into the dirt...time and time again.

The main characters are reasonably fleshed out, there is a romance angle that smoulders in the background, and enough bad luck and bad circumstances to warrant lots and lots of shots fired. Some people even die.
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Dan L
5.0 out of 5 stars enjoyed the read
Reviewed in the United States on April 6, 2024
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Self publishing without a really good editor is extremely difficult. This is a really nice SYFY read. The story line reminds me of a Robert Heinlein book. I am not saying this is Heinlein because he is in a whole different world of writers.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Light and simple trek rescue yarn
Reviewed in the United States on April 17, 2020
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This book is simple and light. Not a serial type book but exceptionally good alone. Some might find it more written towards the YA crowd. There is no resolution to what occurred to the spaceship or whom to be blamed. The story progresses without full disclosure or clarity to the direction of the arc story, but overall a great rescue trek adventure. Including difficult, unpleasant characters amidst adversity on a foreign alien planet. Good story for those who like new stories on those lost or need rescuing from alien planets. More like a quick yarn than a classic tale.
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Gletkin
4.0 out of 5 stars Credible, but Uncomplicated Survival Story
Reviewed in the United States on December 5, 2016
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A survival story with the disciplined military protagonist trying to lead privileged & self-absorbed youngsters through a tough survival situation on an unexplored planet. Except for a woefully understocked ship's shuttle/escape boat, and the hero's ignorance about the existence of bows and arrows, throwing sticks, and the sling as a weapon, most of the story is logical and avoids fantasy elements that seep into too much of modern space opera.

It is a standalone novel with scope for future additions. Characterization is shallow, but adequate to move the story along, maintaining my interest through the end. The finale stretches credulity, but is to be expected with a simple tale like this. The writing throws improper usage and misspellings at the reader that often break the flow of the story.

I'd probably read any sequels or, perhaps, other sci-fi by Nate Johnson, Hope he gets over his dependence on his spell checker's suggestions for correct usage.
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PMSteve
3.0 out of 5 stars Fortunately...
Reviewed in the United States on November 6, 2016
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This is a stand alone book, even though there is room for a sequel.

I actually enjoyed the story. The author has a good sense for action scenes that many authors in this genre do not. I only wish this author had a better vocabulary and grammar sense. Many reversed synonyms and inappropriate word usage. A writer should KNOW this stuff. I commented on the same issues with another of Johnson's books, 'Worth Saving'. Although this one was better in this regard, they both suffer because of it. Errors of this kind reflect badly upon the author and his work. This is easily corrected with competent proof reading... and education.

The story is about a Navy Petty Officer and a group of college students and their professors stranded on an uncharted alien planet. They endure many hardships and trials dealing with the native fauna and each other. There is some romantic content as well as deaths among the group.

All the story lines are resolved neatly at the end but a sequel could be written. All in all, the only reason for the low review score is simply because of the poor word usage and editing.
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Robert L Burge
5.0 out of 5 stars Great book
Reviewed in the United States on September 17, 2023
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This was a non stop action packed book of sudden turns and surprises that kept me reading all night several times!
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Ted Snedeker
4.0 out of 5 stars Fun book, light and entertaining, quick read.
Reviewed in the United States on November 30, 2016
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This was a great afternoon read. The author gave his protagonist a sense of honor, and though the hero struggles mightily with his desire, he maintains his integrity. This is a theme that is sadly lacking in much of today's literature. In the end, goodness prevails, evil is punished and everything comes together to a happy conclusion. I would have given it five stars had it not been for quite a number of editing errors, mostly homonym transpositions, ie. meet/meat, but not enough to distract from an enjoyable read. Highly recommended.
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5.0 out of 5 stars In the nick of time
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 5, 2021
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Love this tale of space exploration and catastrophe it contained it all - fighting to survive - good hero’s and heroines and also twisted characters causing problems
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Senzasenso
4.0 out of 5 stars handfestes Space-Opera-Abenteuer
Reviewed in Germany on November 20, 2020
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handfestes Space-Opera-Abenteuer, flott geschrieben, spannend und dazu eine Romanze. Der Held - natürlich sehr tüchtig, aber mit vielen Selbstzweifeln - wächst an der ungeheuer schweren Aufgabe, erweist sich als moralisch überlegen, gewinnt die holde Maid und wird auch sonst belohnt. Ich wurde sehr gut unterhalten
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5.0 out of 5 stars Great
Reviewed in Australia on March 18, 2017
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This story moved well and the main characters were believable and matured with the story. The story had a good ending completed the story line.
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Miles Taylor-Charlemagne
4.0 out of 5 stars Cool Adventure
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 2, 2022
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Started taking an interest in Space stories and adventures. Reading this for me thinking of other sci-fi stories like Star Wars, Star Trek, Starship Troopers etc. The Intrepid goes on one big adventure with many obstacles along the way. Reading about different free members was pretty cool and again, reminded me of the stuff you watch on TV. Definitely recommend for sci-fi and action/adventure stories!
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Annie
3.0 out of 5 stars not for me
Reviewed in Australia on January 11, 2023
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This book got good ratings so thought I would give it a go. It is not science fiction but more a romance. This book is aimed at young teens.
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