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End of Reason (Abraxian Wars Book 2) Kindle Edition

by David Edward (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.5 4.5 out of 5 stars 29 ratings
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The massive swarm fleet just detonated warheads of immense power. Captain Magneus has little choice but to launch a one-way gambit to save civilization before it's too late.

Well, save it from the swarm fleet anyway. Should he really hand back power hard won to the government bureaucrats that sold out their citizens in the first place?

Set before the epic events of the Abraxian Wars books and after the short story MDF Reason, this heart-pounding self-contained short adventure conveys the end of the Abraxian conflict: a massive space war that changed civilization in the luminary forever and launched the epic conflict between those who survived it, and those that did not.

If you're a fan of Starship Troopers or Warhammer 40k, you'll love this epic military sci-fi short story.
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B097C6ZXGP
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Frequency99, INC. (June 15, 2021)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ June 15, 2021
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 446 KB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 43 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.5 4.5 out of 5 stars 29 ratings

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David Edward

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D. Edward served as a Special Agent in the US Army in the 1980's and 1990's and is a veteran of multiple overseas combat tours. He was the Special Agent in Charge of the 1990 Panama Canal counter-terrorism threat assessment report to the US Congress.

Edward is a graduate of the United States Army Intelligence School where he studied advanced HUMINT (Human Intelligence) and battlefield counterintelligence; also completing training at the Jungle Operations Training Center in Panama, Central America. He holds advanced degrees in engineering including a doctorate in engineering, three related M.Sc. degrees (MBA, MSIT, MSIM), and has an undergraduate degree in business (BSBA).

His books typically reach the Amazon Kindle top 10 upon release in their genre. 'End of Reason' was his first work to reach #1 on Amazon in its category, on June 22, 2021. 'Unreasonable' reached #1 as a pre-order and held the spot for over a month upon release.

You can follow his publication schedule here: d-edward.com or email him at his first name, the at sign, the first three letters of the word Florida, a dot, and the word cloud.

He did have a twitter account but then he thought it was stupid so he canceled it.

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Mark
5.0 out of 5 stars A Blast from the Golden Age
Reviewed in the United States on June 26, 2021
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David Edward gives us a powerful adventure worthy of the golden age of science fiction. It feels likely inspired in part by Robert Heinlein’s Starship Troopers and would surely have pleased the old master.

Two massive space fleets, those of the Abraxians and the MDF forces, have annihilated one another in a space battle of epic proportions. Among the few survivors are the MDF gunship Reason under Captain Magnus and the Abraxian carrier and flagship. Magnus rams and penetrates the enemy flagship with his gunship, and debarks his three combat units to clear and secure this massive enemy carrier.

The story is a gripping tactical battle written with such confidence one suspects Edward is either a veteran or a history buff well acquainted with small unit combat tactics. Magnus secures the flagship in a brutal tactical battle of attrition, and the story ends as he now plans what is to be done with this prize in the next episode of the sage.

I have nothing only good things to say about this thrilling tale and the quality of the writing. As a standalone piece, “End of Reason” suffers only from the breakneck pace leaving insufficient time for us to get to know the main characters intimately enough to care about them. No doubt that will be remedied as the saga evolves in subsequent episodes.
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Darrin L. Drader
4.0 out of 5 stars Lots of Action But Could Have Used More
Reviewed in the United States on June 23, 2021
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It was obvious from the outset that the author is familiar with military scifi. In fact, he might have been in the military himself. The story was decently written and clean of editing mistakes (save for the instances of using towards rather than toward, but this is a minor offense). It was pretty clear from the beginning what the stakes of the story were.

I feel like the one area where it could have used some improvement were descriptions. The story begins outside the ship, watching the last bit of the battle before the marines invade, but we really don't get a good sense for what the ship looks like. How large was the Reason compared to the carrier they were invading? How many people were aboard the ship? Moving on, there are several characters mentioned throughout the story, and we get some sense of their personalities, but no clue as to what they actually look like. Were they clean cut? Did the captain have a beard? Any clue as to what these characters looked like would have made them something more than a name on a page. Finally, it seems like there could have been some discussion on how the marines were able to interact with the alien tech. I haven't read the other books in the series so I don't know if they'd already deciphered the language and the controls, or if they were breaking new ground here.

Finally, it ended very abruptly. The last sentence made me wonder if it was foreshadowing something that was going to happen in the series, or if the author was just, "OK, the action's over now, time to end this."

If you like a lot of military scifi action, you'll probably enjoy this. It's a quick read and worth the $1, but it does leave you to supply a lot of the details yourself. I feel like this is something that could be addressed with a quick edit that wouldn't add a great deal to its length.
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Anne
5.0 out of 5 stars Quick Read
Reviewed in the United States on June 24, 2021
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I am really becoming a fan of science fiction, and this short story has helped the cause. It's about a space war, and the description of the fighting was fantastic. It took me a bit to get into the terminology and figure out what was going on, but it was a quick and exciting read. Harvesting humans for food? Ugh, but such a good plot. And now I can't help but wonder if Magneus is going to be good or evil. Worth the read, but then you're going to want to buy the next one.
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C L
5.0 out of 5 stars Strong
Reviewed in the United States on June 18, 2021
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Short and sweet. The world-building is great, the characters are well realized and interesting. Overall, it’s well-written. It grabs you from the start and never lets up. I wish it was a full novel though! That’s my only complaint. End of Reason inspired me which is really rare and I really appreciate it
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Spin
4.0 out of 5 stars Military squad sci-fi
Reviewed in the United States on June 28, 2021
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This is a short story, part of a larger universe and series. I picked it up as something fast to read and wasn't familiar with the setting or characters. The prose was snappy and engaging and centers on a military mission to take over an enemy carrier. There was a lot of fighting and strategy. A female badass captain leads some marines and the other captain is an idiot, until he is forced to adjust his tactics. Overall good character interactions, better than some in the genre. The ending is a surprise WTF and obviously leads into the other books.

I enjoyed the book. Some of the descriptions were very vague. Like the carrier and the settings. Not sure what sort of environment they are fighting in... If you like military sci-fi give it a try.
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Red
3.0 out of 5 stars Interesting Heinlein-style adventure with some craft issues
Reviewed in the United States on June 27, 2021
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An fun premise, but the voice was slightly disorganized and the heavy narration interrupting the action was somewhat distracting.
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Paul K.
5.0 out of 5 stars Fun and entertaining
Reviewed in the United States on June 22, 2021
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This short story takes you to another world and let's you escape for the time you're reading it. I thought it was entertaining with a lot of suspenseful action. Definitely gets you interested in what the rest of the series holds.
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Jared W.
5.0 out of 5 stars Great little moment in my reading binge
Reviewed in the United States on June 18, 2021
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I'm going to go on a sci-fin binge now, probably starting with the next one in this series. Really enjoyable short read, let's see how the author does with longer material.
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