The Galactics arrived with their Battle Fleet in 2052. Rather than being exterminated under a barrage of hell-burners, Earth joined a vast empire that spanned the Milky Way.
When the Earth is invaded by a rival empire, James McGill’s legion must defend the Home World. The top brass has complex plans, but none of that matters much to McGill, who chooses his own unique path. Traveling to star systems no human has ever visited, he searches for a technological edge to beat the enemy before it’s too late. Along the way he unleashes new terrors, triggering the biggest battles in human history.
Home World is the sixth book of the Undying Mercenaries Series, a novel of military science fiction by best-selling author B. V. Larson.
Another very good addition to a wonderful series I love this series. It’s a fresh idea and not just another humans vs aliens story.Â
A Fierce Andy Griffith in Space A newly promoted McGill keeps plowing his way through crises that threaten not only him, as in “permed”, but everyone on Earth. He disregards orders and sticks to his own code, which includes equal portions of animal cunning, libido, and ferocity. His principles are fairly admirable, and all in all he comes across as sort of a fierce Andy Griffith in space — his cornpone manner usually leading others to miscalculate his next moves.Â
The best of the series Probably the best story of the Undying Mercenaries series, full of action, plot twists, action, revelations and more action. The character has matured and his behavior has changed, takes a more diplomatic approach in most cases, but deep down inside is the same James we all love and like to read about. Also, the author gave a lot of hints about the Galactic principles of commerce / technology sharing and how they can be manipulated, something I really hope to read more about in his next books.