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Ground Pounder: A Mech Warrior's Tale (Shortyverse Book 3) Kindle Edition

by Scott Moon (Author), Ellen Campbell (Editor) Format: Kindle Edition
4.4 4.4 out of 5 stars 67 ratings
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The United Coalition of Worlds (UCOW) needs a few good men and women… but all they can find for this suicide mission is Shorty. When missionaries send out a distress call, UCOW sends Shorty to investigate. He’s about to learn the only thing worse than fighting mechs twice his size is fighting alien mechs who want him dead.
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B07MRG56DZ
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Scott Moon Productions LLC; 1st edition (January 25, 2019)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ January 25, 2019
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 2884 KB
  • Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
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  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 49 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.4 4.4 out of 5 stars 67 ratings

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Scott Moon

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Forty-some years ago, I was a twelve-year-old playing Dungeons & Dragons all night, reading Karl Edward Wagner, Brian Daley, and Michael Moorcock, and daydreaming too much. Jumping off the house to practice my ninja rolls was also a thing.

Over the last four decades, I've submitted stories to traditional publishing, self-published novels, acquired book and audiobook contracts, and worked with some amazing collaborators (The Last Reaper with JN Chaney, Terran Strike Marines with Richard Fox, and Darklanding with Craig Martelle to name a few series.)

I love writing.

My life is simple—family and friends, reading and writing, and living a life full of imagination and adventure.

If you like science fiction, especially action-packed space opera, or urban fantasy, I hope you’ll check out what I've written. If you love my books, please leave reviews. The power is in your hands!

Be safe, and have a great day!

Scott

Please come hang out with us on Facebook:

https://www.facebook.com/groups/ScottMoonGroup/

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MY BOOKS:

BLUE SUN ARMADA

Blue Sun Armada

Crisis

Mission

THE LAST REAPER

The Last Reaper

Fear the Reaper

Blade of the Reaper

Wings of the Reaper

Flight of the Reaper

Wrath of the Reaper

Will of the Reaper

Descent of the Reaper

Hunt of the Reaper

Bastion of the Reaper

Soul of the Reaper

Blood of the Reaper

Light of the Reaper

Fall of the Reaper

Reign of the Reaper

ORPHAN WARS

Orphan Wars

War Song

Samurai Guns

BROTHERS IN ARMS

First Strike

13 Mercs

One for All

THEY CAME FOR BLOOD

Invasion Day

Resistance Day

Victory Day

Alien Apocalypse

A MECH WARRIOR’S TALE

(SHORTYVERSE)

Shorty

Kill Me Now

Ground Pounder

Shorty and the Brits

CHRONICLES OF KIN ROLAND

Enemy of Man: The Chronicles of Kin Roland: Book 1

Son of Orlan: The Chronicles of Kin Roland: Book 2

Weapons of Earth: The Chronicles of Kin Roland: Book 3

TERRAN STRIKE MARINES

The Dotari Salvation: Terran Strike Marines: Book 1

Rage of Winter: Terran Strike Marines: Book 2

Valdar’s Hammer: Terran Strike Marines: Book 3

The Beast of Eridu: Terran Strike Marines: Book 4

DARKLANDING

Assignment Darklanding Book 1

Ike Shot the Sheriff: Assignment Darklanding: Book 2

Outlaws: Assignment Darklanding Book 3

Runaway: Assignment Darklanding Book 4

An Unglok Murder: Assignment Darklanding Book 05

SAGCON: Assignment Darklanding Book 6

Race to the Finish: Assignment Darklanding Book 7

Boom Town: Assignment Darklanding Book 8

A Warrior's Home: Assignment Darklanding Book 9

Hunter: Assignment Darklanding Book 10

Diver Down: Assignment Darklanding Book 11

Empire: Assignment Darklanding Book 12


FALL OF PROMISEDALE

Death by Werewolf (The Fall of Promisedale Book 1)

SMC MARAUDERS

Bayonet Dawn: SMC Marauders: Book 1

Burning Sun: SMC Marauders: Book 2

The Forever Siren: SMC Marauders: Book 3


SON OF A DRAGONSLAYER

Dragon Badge (Son of a Dragonslayer Book 1)

Dragon Attack (Son of a Dragonslayer Book 2)

Dragon Land (Son of a Dragonslayer Book 3)

GRENDEL UPRISING

Proof of Death: Grendel Uprising: Book 1

Blood Royal: Grendel Uprising: Book 2

Grendel: Grendel Uprising: Book 3

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Pat Sava
5.0 out of 5 stars All Hail Shorty, The Hero of Doomsday!
Reviewed in the United States on June 7, 2019
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Scott Moon does it again. Another excellent addition to the Shortyverse. Just this morning the author mentioned outlining, creating covers, and coming up with titles for 5 Shortyverse novels in a series called Shorty's Command and I have to say, I'm freaking psyched!

As always, this story had its fair share of snark and excellent one liners. I really dig Scott Moon's sense of humor. My favorite line was, "Are you starting a fan club or something?" It makes no sense out of context but I was dying laughing when I read it :).

Know what else? Danielle made it back into the story. Heck yeah! And there were hints that she may have romantic feelings toward Shorty (or Dane as she likes to call him) too. So that was pretty cool.

The action ended a bit abruptly in this one. But it was implied that Shorty completed his task and saved the day once again. I would have preferred to read about how it all went down, but it's a short story so I can make an exception. Like I actually have a choice lol!

Anyhoo, if you haven't figured it out yet, I really dig this story and the series on the whole. CAI is getting really good with the pithy one liners and his back and forth banter with Shorty is always entertaining.

If you haven't read any of the Shortyverse stories yet you're a fool I tells ya! Just kidding. You aren't a fool because you didn't know how awesome they are until now. But now you know. And knowing is half the battle. G.I. ... you get the picture!
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4.0 out of 5 stars I keep reading this series because its good words in row. But where a normal book would have many action scenes, these only have one.
Reviewed in the United States on July 14, 2019
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To tell the truth, the non action scenes are good reading. My main gripe is that the book is too short for the money. I dont think I will buy any more. I am a Natural speed reader, so there just isnt enough here.
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Alan McDonald
5.0 out of 5 stars Typical Scott Moon excellence!
Reviewed in the United States on January 21, 2020
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Scott Moon’s Shorty tales are such fun.
They’re just the right length for a quick dose of Mr. Moon’s Madness! 😄
These stories may be short, but they’re chocked full of action and excitement, which is a sci-fi nerds dream. Like me! 😂
Take a Shorty trip, you won’t regret it!
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Tj Dillingham
5.0 out of 5 stars Good read
Reviewed in the United States on January 27, 2019
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Good read needs to be longer. Give more interaction with the characters a little more detail these books can be a little bit longer but overall love the storyline look forward to reading the next one
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D Boy
4.0 out of 5 stars Mech fighting fun
Reviewed in the United States on July 12, 2019
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Short read. Doesn't waste time getting into the story. More mech fighting per the usually with Shorty, the titular character. The character gets some added depth on this story which is a nice touch.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic read
Reviewed in the United States on December 29, 2019
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I really like reading the mech stories and this one one is a very good read . It's full of action and of course Macy's .
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5.0 out of 5 stars Shorty Does It Again
Reviewed in the United States on February 9, 2020
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What fantastic short stories, the attitude, the action, the situations all make into a fast moving fun tale of a human driven mech. Superb
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D. A. Kelley
5.0 out of 5 stars Great read
Reviewed in the United States on March 23, 2019
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Just finished all three back to back to back and really enjoyed them. I'm a military guy who really enjoys mech warrior books. What's next for Shorty!
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AmazonCustomer
5.0 out of 5 stars Great Fun
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 1, 2019
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These short stories feel like weekly episodes of an awesome TV show (back when we had to wait a week to get the next episode, that is!) If you like mechs and cocky characters kicking ass, these are for you.
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S. Reid
5.0 out of 5 stars Short and sweet
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 4, 2020
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It seems Shorty can only add to his reputation as he gets called into help fight of Aliens not as funny as some of the others but i enjoyed the change of pace
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