Description
Earth, A.D. 2519. Less than a year has passed since the clone military of the Enlisted Man’s Empire toppled the government of the Unified Authority. Now the clones rule Earth, but a new enemy has emerged—and set off civil war…
Formerly trained to fight for the U.A., clone Marine Wayson Harris had led the Enlisted Man’s Empire invasion of Earth and wrested control away from the old regime. He’s now ready to do what it takes to ensure the new balance of power isn’t jeopardized.
When a trio of religious fanatics from Mars attempts to attack Harris, he fears there is more unrest among the colony’s residents. Hoping to stave off an uprising, he leads a troop of Marines to Mars. But once there, they learn the situation is much graver than they first feared.
The red planet’s refugees have decided the clones are their number one enemy, and measures to eradicate them are underway. And when Harris is kidnapped and drugged, he discovers something disturbing about himself.
He can be reprogrammed…
About the Author
Steven L. Kent is the author of theRogue Cloneseries of Military Science Fiction novels as well asThe Ultimate History of Video Games.Born in California and raised in Hawaii, Kent served as a missionary for the LDS Church between the years of 1979 and 1981. During that time, he worked as a Spanish-speaking missionary serving migrant farm workers in southern Idaho.While Kent has a Bachelor’s degree in journalism and a Master’s degree in communications from Brigham Young University, he claims that his most important education came from life.He learned important lessons from working with farm laborers in Idaho. Later, from 1986 through 1988, Kent worked as a telemarketer sellingTV GuideandInc. Magazine. His years on the phone helped him develop an ear for dialog.In 1987, Kent reviewed the Stephen King novelsMiseryandThe Eyes of the Dragonfor theSeattle Times. A diehard Stephen King fan, Kent later admitted that he pitched the reviews to the Times so that he could afford to buy the books.In 1993, upon returning to Seattle after a five-year absence, Kent pitched a review of “virtual haunted houses” for the Halloween issue of theSeattle Times. He reviewed the gamesThe Seventh Guest,Alone in the Dark, andLegacy. Not only did this review land Kent three free PC games, it started him on a new career path.By the middle of 1994, when Kent found himself laid off from his job at a PR agency, he became a full-time freelance journalist. He wrote monthly pieces for theSeattle Timesalong with regular features and reviews forElectronic Games,CDRom Today,ComputerLife, andNautilusCD. In later years, he would write forAmerican Heritage,Parade,USA Today, theChicago Tribuneand many other publications. He wrote regular columns forMSNBC,Next Generation, theJapan Times, and theLos Angeles Times Syndicate.In 2000, Kent self-publishedThe First Quarter: A 25-year History of Video Games. That book was later purchased and re-published asThe Ultimate History of Video Gamesby the Prima, Three River Press, and Crown divisions of Random House.During his career as a games journalist, Kent wrote the entries on video games forEncartaand theEncyclopedia Americana. At the invitation of Senator Joseph Lieberman, Kent has spoken at the annual Report Card on Video Game Violence in Washington D.C.
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