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Metzler's Mistake: A FiveFold Universe Military Space Opera (Tears of Perseus Book 4) Kindle Edition

by D.J. Bodden (Author), Kevin J. Anderson (Author) Format: Kindle Edition

4.3 24 ratings

Book 4 of 6: Tears of Perseus

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They sent a soldier to force the peace.

He always said war was an extension of diplomacy. When rebels intercepted the wrong political mission, the Federal Parliament of Sol dispatched Joshua “the Butcher” Metzler to put an end to the revolution. To the war-weary admiral, it was one last chance to do it right, to make amends for past mistakes, and to pass the torch to his daughter, Commander Metzler, the captain of one of his ships.

The trap is set. By the end of the day, the rebel fleet will be captured or destroyed because no one can break a rebellion like the Butcher. But with a powerful AI looking over his shoulder and both spies and diplomats meddling with his plans, will Joshua be able to soothe his conscience, or will the inevitable battle forever be known as Metzler’s Mistake?

Written by D.J. Bodden, author of The Starborn Heir and creator of the FiveFold Universe, Metzler's Mistake is a story of a war no one wanted to fight, thrilling space combat, and political intrigue at the highest levels.

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The Fall of the Federation is here

Six stories told by six veteran sci-fi authors, the Tears of Perseus series is a saga of rebellion from a colony's founding day to the final shots of the war. Each story is connected to the others and moves the doomsday clock forward, but the situation is far from hopeless. It's up to a dozen characters over the course of 300 years to chart a path to survival. This is a story of good people in bad situations, and of perseverance at all costs.

Full of high-stakes decisions, high-tech military action, interstellar intrigue, and large scale battles, experience the conflict that almost ended it all.

In humanity's darkest hour, establish your legacy, stand your ground, free your people, protect your homeworld, and hold fast against an implacable foe.

The Second Interstellar War of the FiveFold Universe is underway.

Product details

ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0BHMRKHKH
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Shadow Alley Press (December 20, 2022)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ December 20, 2022
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 3782 KB
Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
Print length ‏ : ‎ 125 pages

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D.J. Bodden
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D.J. Bodden is a science fiction and fantasy writer and the creator of the FiveFold Universe. He writes underdog characters who beat their opponents through wits and hard work, who rely on their teams, and who pursue a good grudge to the end of the galaxy.
As a former Marine helicopter pilot, globetrotting coffee trader, and tech startup entrepreneur, he brings real details about tactics, engineering, and economics to his stories. His books are even better the second time through.
D.J. lives in Switzerland with his wife, and when not working or writing likes to game, read, and cook
You can visit DJ's website and join his mailing list at djboddenauthor.com
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Kevin J. Anderson
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Yes, I have a lot of books, and if this is your first visit to my amazon author page, it can be a little overwhelming. If you are new to my work, let me recommend a few titles as good places to start. My major new fantasy trilogy (all finished!) consists of SPINE OF THE DRAGON, VENGEWAR and GODS AND DRAGONS. My newest Dune novel with Brian Herbert is THE HEIR OF CALADAN, end of a new trilogy. I also love my Dan Shamble, Zombie P.I. series—newest one is DOUBLE-BOOKED— humorous horror/mysteries, which begin with DEATH WARMED OVER. My steampunk fantasy adventures, CLOCKWORK ANGELS, CLOCKWORK LIVES, and CLOCKWORK DESTINY, written with Neil Peart, legendary drummer from Rush, are some of my very favorite novels ever. And my magnum opus, the science fiction epic The Saga of Seven Suns, begins with HIDDEN EMPIRE. After you've tried those, I hope you'll check out some of my other series.
I have written more than 175 books, including 59 national or international bestsellers. I have over 24 million books in print worldwide in thirty languages. I've been nominated for the Nebula Award, Hugo Award, Bram Stoker Award, Shamus Award, and Silver Falchion Award, and I've won the SFX Readers' Choice Award, Golden Duck Award, Scribe Award, and New York Times Notable Book; in 2012 at San Diego Comic Con I received the Faust Grand Master Award for Lifetime Achievement.
I have written numerous bestselling and critically acclaimed novels in the Dune universe with Brian Herbert, as well as Star Wars and X-Files novels. In my original work, I am best known for my Saga of Seven Suns series, the Terra Incognita trilogy, the Dan Shamble, Zombie PI series, and Clockwork Angels and Clockwork Lives with Neil Peart. Along with my wife Rebecca Moesta, I am also the publisher of WordFire Press. Find out more about me at wordfire.com, where you can sign up for my newsletter and get some free fiction.
FOR RIGHTS INQUIRIES (Film/TV/Gaming/Foreign/Literary) please contact me directly at info (at) wordfire (dot) com, and I will put you in touch with my appropriate representative.
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This story was heart-breaking in the best sci-fi way. There's political intrigue, space battles, and a story about everything going terribly wrong.
Such a great next book in the series - and holy cow, what this series has built to so far is clearly coming to an explosive head.

Bring on the rebellion!

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