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Adverse Possession: A Space Opera Adventure Legal Thriller (Judge, Jury, Executioner Book 10) Kindle Edition

by Craig Martelle (Author), Michael Anderle (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
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A planet in dispute. Farmers vs miners, and no one knows the full story.

The Federation sends Rivka and her team to resolve a case of settlers squatting on a remote planet when the owners finally came calling.

Not what it seems. Three generations of settlers and more. A planet that isn’t as welcoming as it appears. Crops coming ripe. Miners ready to dig. Tempers flare as the sides face off.

Until the Magistrate gets in the middle of it with all the firepower at her command – the law, a calm voice. and a good railgun.

Magistrate Rivka Anoa is the legal eagle you want on your side. No better friend. No worse enemy.

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Judge, Jury, & Executioner is within the Kurtherian Gambit Universe, but you don’t need to read those to enjoy these. Start with You Have Been Judged and enjoy the stories of Rivka and her team. Just lock in your seatbelt, grab your favorite drink, and be ready for your socks to be blown off.
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Craig Martelle is the bestselling author or coauthor of numerous books, including the Darklanding, Free Trader, and End Times Alaska series.



Michael Anderle is the internationally bestselling author of more than forty urban fantasy and science fiction novels, including the Kutherian Gambit, Opus X, Federal Histories, and Exceptional S. Beaufont series. He is also coauthor of many more with other authors under his company, LMBPN Publishing, which has now sold over three million books.



Chloe Cannon is a voice talent and audiobook narrator.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B08F7L9LK2
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ LMBPN Publishing; 1st edition (September 7, 2020)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ September 7, 2020
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 2464 KB
  • Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
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  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 300 pages
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Craig retired from the Marine Corps after a long career in the military intelligence community, having worked with most of the U.S. Government's three-letter agencies. After retiring and a short stint with physical security, Craig went to law school, graduated summa cum laude, and went into business consulting. From intelligence, to the inner workings of company board rooms, to on the ground leadership, Craig has seen it firsthand.

His books are an extension of his experience, putting the trials and tribulations of a fast-paced world into your hands. Whether in Science Fiction, Thrillers, Fantasy, or even his Non-Fiction, you'll find consistent themes of justice and doing right by those who are counting on their leaders. Leadership is a service, not a crown to lord over others.

Visit Craig's web page, craigmartelle.com for the latest posts and updates or find him on Facebook, Author Craig Martelle. Send an email to craig@craigmartelle.com to join his mailing list for the latest on new releases, information on old releases, and anything related to his books, or simply follow him right here on Amazon - they'll notify you of new releases as will BookBub.com if you follow him there:)

No matter where Craig went, he always had a book with him. Thanks to 21st Century technology, He now has thousands of books at his fingertips and with him wherever he goes. How many books would he have read on deployments had he not had to carry a physical book?

No one is encumbered like that now. Craig loves the works of Robert Heinlein, Anne McCaffrey, Andre Norton, JRR Tolkien, Robert E. Howard, and so many more. He has been compared to Andre Norton and that is humbling - she was an incredible author with a huge list of novels to her credit. With every new book, Craig aspires to live up to those that you, the readers, have compared him to.

Through a bizarre series of events, Craig ended up in Fairbanks, Alaska. He never expected to retire to a place where golf courses are only open for four months out of the year. But that's the way it is. It is off the beaten path. He and his wife get to watch the northern lights from their driveway. Their dog has lots of room to run, just until temperatures reach fifty below zero. They have from three and a half hours of daylight in the winter to twenty-four hours in the summer.

It’s all part of the give and take of life. If they didn’t have those extremes, then everyone would live in the sub-arctic.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Great Series, Well Written
Reviewed in the United States on January 13, 2024
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I'm really enjoying this series. It has plenty of interesting, likable characters, with clear growth and development of each one, including Rivka, a kick-ass lawyer. Action in some form or other is guaranteed, and adds spice to the legal convolutions presented with each new tale.
In addition, the stories are well researched and varied, so one is never bored, at least in my opinion.
The icing on the cake is the high quality of the writing and editing...I haven't been thrown off by major editing oversights yet! Looking forward to the next books.
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J. Thomson
5.0 out of 5 stars Best one yet
Reviewed in the United States on December 27, 2020
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I have loved Rivka from the first book and this book leaves me eager for the next while being satisfying on its own. I admit I reread the entire series (something I'm thrilled to be able to do) so the progression is fresh in my mind. Great characters who evolve, stories that remain fresh and entertaining, pretty much everything I look for in a book. Kudos to Craig Martelle
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JMN4555
5.0 out of 5 stars Really great series, exciting, intriguing and very entertaining!
Reviewed in the United States on October 17, 2020
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Congratulations to Craig Martelle for another amazing series. It’s extremely hard to find such interesting and exciting author who not only write intelligently but also provides top rated plots, characters and excitement in the stories. I’m really looking forward to the next book.
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Terri H
4.0 out of 5 stars A good ongoing story
Reviewed in the United States on September 8, 2020
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These books are fun and interesting. The author does a nice job keeping the characters unique and true to self. The legal aspect of this one was a little weak. I likd how the characters work to divulge and review the complexity of the legal issue with everyone contributing. In this one, the legal description and review is limited to a list of 5 or 6 things repeated at least twice without detail or revelation. If I didn't want a little legal education with my story- why would I read legal thrillers? Please give us more of that. Rifka is pretty comfortable with her life- no real reason to keep beating that bush. If she was being herself- the riot would happen but maybe she could of done something different. Maybe there would be more of a story there.too quick and too wrapped up with a bow.
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mac40k
5.0 out of 5 stars My favorite of the series so far
Reviewed in the United States on September 30, 2020
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Although I’ve enjoyed the entire series immensely, I think this one is my favorite. At least until the next one comes out. There will be spoilers so if you haven’t read it yet, you may want to stop here. Although the story stands on its own, if you are new to the series you really should start from the beginning.

We start with the crew split up for some well-deserved down time. Rivka is hanging with her dentist boyfriend, Groenwyn is hanging with Cordy Walton on the planet of fairies, while Red and Lindy finally get their honeymoon. There aren’t at the resort 5 mins before Red suffers FOMO and they end up on the intergalactic comms to reassure him that Rivka won’t start another mission (erm, case) without them. Since the ship is now serving as the embassy for the Singularity, it’s getting several upgrades and there are now more AI’s on board than Rivka can keep track of. As she’s a VIP to the Singularity, she discovers that she is under constant surveillance, which makes her question privacy issues, but she is quickly reassured.

The case of miners v. farmers turns out to be not as straight forward as chasing criminals and Rivka seems to side with the plight of the farmers initially. The miners themselves aren’t the enemy, they’re just the wage slaves to the big bad corporation that employs them. However, the minerals the planet has are valuable resources that all Federation tech relies on and further, are in sufficient quantities to make giving AI’s synth bodies a reality, giving the Singularity a vested interest in the outcome. Rivka briefly seems to question whether or not they can be impartial or if this will present a conflict of interest, but she is quickly reassured about that as well.

Two additional settlements are discovered and it turns out that neither “side” has a legitimate claim leaving Rivka free to mediate something acceptable to all. Along the way, she allows her desire for a little more of the type of action the team is used to to get the better of her and she inadvertently escalates things, coincidentally providing a bad actor at the corp the means to attempt a coup and suddenly, they’re in a fight for their life, while trying to not kill anyone.

The cast continues to grow with Tyler Toofakre looking to be a permanent member of the team going forward and he realizes that he really wants to step up to what that means, not shy away from it like he did after his previous experience. He and several others, including Red and Rivka, get some decent character development. Chaz gets a girlfriend, and they both get (anatomically correct) bodies. The AI’s are developing unique personalities, and many are wise cracking characters just like the meat bags they associate with. I can’t say for sure, but this book may have had the most actual LOL moments of the series.

The saddest part was reading in the author notes that we’ll have to wait until 2021 for the next installment. On the plus side, it looks like we’ll get to see more of Cordy and others from the Bad Company, which is nice since that series has ended.
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Coachclk
5.0 out of 5 stars Improvement to high quality
Reviewed in the United States on September 17, 2020
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Craig has raised his writing level to complex, witty, and clear. It’s easy to follow due to his craftsmanship being improved. Scenes are linked and no incorrect references to events, places,etc. that don’t make sense. Great use of humor that isn’t overwhelming perverted. It’s very hard to write “in character” from so many characters perspective and keep it true to each one. Craig has accomplished that feat. He’s grown so much since I first “met” his talent.
This is a great series. Keep Rivka bringing the long arm to the galaxy.
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Michael R Briggs
5.0 out of 5 stars WELL WORTH THE TIME!
Reviewed in the United States on November 23, 2020
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This entire series captures the adventures of one adventurer and her crew as they become family and model the Kurtherian universe’s basic foundation, that there are good people out there, and on our world too. Life is stressful and it is good to see that through our foibles and trials and tribulations good does win most of the time. These books allow you to relax, explore human (and sentient) interactions, while being stimulating enough to stir your emotions and engage we, the readers. Great job by Craig and Michael for imagining and then relating the stories and adventures of the Kurtherian Universe. Peace and wear your mask!
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Martha K. Lopata
5.0 out of 5 stars I am so enjoying this series!
Reviewed in the United States on February 7, 2023
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I’m glad I’ve come late to this “hell yeah!” series! This allows me to go from book to book and enjoy what Anderle and Martelle have written so well. I will repeat…hilarious wit, great action, JUSTICE not revenge! LOVE THESE GUYS! Appreciate the character developments as well.
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Andrew Hewitt
5.0 out of 5 stars Keep it up!
Reviewed in Canada on May 13, 2021
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Thoroughly enjoyed the book, the series thus far. Love the characters as they grow through the challenges. Rivka and company rock.
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Kindle-Kunde
5.0 out of 5 stars Gut geschrieben
Reviewed in Germany on July 15, 2021
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Dieses Buch ist für meinen Geschmack mal wieder ein gutes Buch aus dieser Reihe - von der Story her und auch deswegen, weil dieses mal die Gewalt nicht von Rivka angezettelt wurde.

Generell sind die Storys gut geschrieben und editiert, ich lese es aber nur, weil ich mir zum Ziel gesetzt hatte alle Bücher 📚aus dem KGU zu lesen und es schon ausgeliehen hatte. Es kommt aber um Längen nicht an die ersten beiden Handlungsbögen mit Bethany Anne, den Büchern vom Age of Madness und denen aus dem Age of Magic heran.

Aber vermutlich werde ich die anderen Teile doch noch lesen.
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S. Walker
5.0 out of 5 stars Rivka’s latest outing, an agrarian society vs a corporate monstrosity on who owns a world!
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 9, 2020
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Another outstanding outing for - Rivka and her band of aides, helpers, engineers and a dentist! This time a seemingly easy case a planet with settlers who have been there generations and a corporation intent on reducing the planet to rubble in order to get the maximum amount of precious minerals.

In great Rivka tradition the betting pool on running, swearing, arrests and blood get a workout and are (with one exception) won by various people around the federation.

The singularity goes from strength to strength with Ankh being the engineer who makes the impossible happen, although in order to protect the embassy it currently looks very...odd!

Red and Lindy finally get to have their honeymoon, Groenwyn and Cory (along for the ride and waiting aloft home) visit the fairy home world, where Cory receives some very much needed intervention and afterwards Cory’s special abilities get a workout!

The story is slower than Rivka’s usual outings and unlike the recent few there is less Law to follow. However in this case the outcome results in two CEO’s ending up exactly where they don’t want to be!

A thoroughly enjoyable story with a wide cast all of whom are necessary even if they are the butt of the joke! Rivka’s man candy joins the crew just in time for dentistry to open up doors that would have been firmly closed! A few people die, however they get better, a testament to technology that Rivka has access to and utterly surprising to an agrarian society who having extensive problems of their own!

Enjoy this, and all the other Rivka titles, you don’t need to know the Kurtherian Universe to enjoy these stories, they have enough info to stand on their own. Definitely a 5* story - miss at you peril. Oh there is swearing but only where it is needed!
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girlygirl
5.0 out of 5 stars Another brilliant Rivka read
Reviewed in Australia on February 27, 2022
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Craig Martelle delivered with another brilliant Rivka read. Although not as fast paced and full of the run and shoot action like previous books, it still delivers a great storyline.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Another fantastic book
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 3, 2021
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Keep up this great series. For those that follow Terry Henry Walton in any of his series Bad Company in space and his Chronicles based in a post apocalyptic world will of met Cory and she’s in this book training Rifka’s Dentist.

This book covers various issues and what could happen if a settlers spaceship crashed on a deserted world with the ships occupants getting split into three groups unknowingly and 70 years later not being aware of each other. We also have miners and there reactions to being unable to mine and what could happen if fed miss information.

I hope the series continues on with many more books. I don’t mind the space between them as long as they continue to be written to an excellent standard.
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