Michael Mammay Książki

Pułkownik Carl Butler po misji na Cappě čelí smíšenému přijetí. Pro některé je válečným hrdinou, pro jiné vyvrhelem. Byl donucen odejít do výslužby a přesídlil na Talcu IV, kde pracuje v korporátní bezpečnosti a chrání vysoce technologické know-how. To je alespoň jeho oficiální úkol. Po hackerském útoku je však přeřazen na průmyslovou špionáž. Zjišťuje, že za tímto útokem se skrývá něco víc než jen obyčejný hack. Butler možná narazil na něco mnohem hlubšího. Teď už mu zbývá jen doufat, že si nepodepsal rozsudek smrti.

Wybrana przez Library Journal jako jedna z najlepszych książek 2018, ta powieść łączy elementy detektywistyczne z militarną science fiction, przypominając zderzenie filmów "Szalona odwaga" i "Jądro ciemności". Autor Marko Kloos, znany z bestsellerowego cyklu Frontlines, przedstawia historię doświadczonego oficera na odległej, wojennej planecie, który natrafia na morderczy spisek. Pułkownik Carl Butler, wezwany przez starego przyjaciela, zostaje wysłany na obrzeża galaktyki, by przeprowadzić rutynowe śledztwo. Zaginął syn wysokiego rangą radnego w Bazie Kappa, stacji kosmicznej wokół planety zniszczonej w wyniku działań bojowych. Młody porucznik został ranny i ewakuowany, lecz nie ma żadnych śladów, które potwierdzałyby jego dotarcie do placówki medycznej. Butler szybko odkrywa, że Baza Kappa to labirynt przeszkód: dowódca szpitala gra na zwłokę, szef sił specjalnych nie zamierza przybyć, a świadkowie znikają. Zanim jeszcze spotka obcego wroga, Butler musi udać się na nieprzyjazny glob, gdzie ktoś wykorzystuje strefę walk jako przykrywkę dla swoich planów. Odpowiedzi czekają na planecie, ale pułkownik musi wrócić stamtąd żywy.

Colonel Carl Butler faces a perilous military investigation in this action-packed fourth installment of the Planetside series. As he navigates a world filled with danger and life-threatening challenges, his trusty glass of whiskey provides a comforting backdrop. This thrilling narrative is sure to captivate fans of sci-fi authors John Scalzi and Craig Alanson, offering a blend of suspense and military intrigue.

Set on the remote planet of Tanara, the story follows Lieutenant Kiera Markov, a scout platoon leader for a peacekeeping force. Her routine mission to ensure the flow of lithium is shattered when an unexpected attack decimates her brigade's leadership. Thrust into command, Kiera must navigate the challenges of her new role while confronting the chaos unleashed by the attack, testing her resolve and leadership in a crisis.

A missing scientist and deep pockets pull Colonel Carl Butler out of retirement, investigating another mystery that puts him and his team--and the future of relations with alien species--in danger in COLONYSIDE, the exciting follow-up to Planetside and Spaceside. A military hero is coming out of disgrace--straight into the line of fire... Carl Butler was once a decorated colonel. Now he's a disgraced recluse, hoping to live out the rest of his life on a backwater planet where no one cares about his "crimes" and everyone leaves him alone. It's never that easy. A CEO's daughter has gone missing and he thinks Butler is the only one who can find her. The government is only too happy to appease him. Butler isn't so sure, but he knows the pain of losing a daughter, so he reluctantly signs on. Soon he's on a military ship heading for a newly-formed colony where the dangerous jungle lurks just outside the domes where settlers live. Paired with Mac, Ganos, and a government-assigned aide named Fader, Butler dives head-first into what should be an open and shut case. Then someone tries to blow him up. Faced with an incompetent local governor, a hamstrung military, and corporations playing fast and loose with the laws, Butler finds himself in familiar territory. He's got nobody to trust but himself, but that's where he works best. He'll fight to get to the bottom of the mystery, but this time, he might not live to solve it.

In this riveting, stand-alone novel from Michael Mammay, author of Planetside, the beginning of a new human colony must face tyrannical leaders, revolution, crippling instability, and an unknown alien planet that could easily destroy them all. In 2108, Colony Ship Voyager departed Earth for the planet of Promissa with 18,000 of the world's best and brightest on board. 250 years and 27 light years later, an arrival is imminent. But all is not well. The probes that they've sent ahead to gather the data needed to establish any kind of settlement aren't responding, and the information they have received has presented more questions than answers. It's a time when the entire crew should be coming together to solve the problem, but science officer Sheila Jackson can't get people to listen. With the finish line in sight, a group of crewmembers want an end to the draconian rules that their forebearers put in place generations before. However, security force officer Mark Rector and his department have different plans. As alliances form and fall, Governor Jared Pantel sees only one way to bring Voyager's citizens together and secure his own power: a full-scale colonization effort. Yet, he may have underestimated the passion of those working for the other side... Meanwhile, a harsh alien planet awaits that might have its own ideas about being colonized. A battle for control brews, and victory for one group could mean death for them all.

Dcera ředitele mocné korporace se ztratila a ten je přesvědčený, že ji dokáže najít jen Butler. A vláda je nadšená, že ho má kam „uklidit“. Carl zná bolest ze ztráty dcery až moc dobře, a tak s misí, byť neochotně, souhlasí. Záhy se ocitá v nové kolonii, kde se nebezpečná džungle skrývá hned za kopulemi osadníků. Ještě se ani nerozkoukal a už se někdo pokusil zabít. Tváří v tvář nekompetentnímu guvernérovi, ochromené armádě a korporacím, které si rychle a nemotorně hrají se zákony, se Butler ocitá na známém území. Nemá komu věřit, jen sám sobě. Zase. ZÁVĚREČNÝ DÍL TRILOGIE SCI-FI TRHILLERŮ