The Advance Guard by Don Martinez
Dinetah Dragon by Don Martinez
In 2015, the author discovered by accident a budget accounting for a
mysterious Special Forces team operated solely by the CIA. In questioning its
origins, he was put in contact with Ariel Sharpe, one of the team's members, who
agreed to meet with him in a secret location to share the story of the team, and
that of her own life. Ariel's life is one of isolated existence, both physically
in the Arizona desert and emotionally from her surrounding peers. The isolation
becomes even greater when she volunteers to become among the first wave of the
nation's new Super Soldiers, only to wind up bound to a genetically-engineered
dragon, complete with the scaly complexion and beastly abilities. When she
escapes this sinister project she crosses paths with a Navy man who steers her
into Special Forces. This team of professional soldiers, all of which embody
legendary archetypes, becomes her new family, a place where she truly feels
welcomed among people for the first time. The team's adventures in the shadowy
supernatural world, though, hold the fate of the entire world in the balance,
culminating in their final mission to stop Armageddon itself from commencing in
the place where Ariel's story first began, the deserts and mesas of the American
southwest. Through pain and joy, through suicide attempts and vicious fighting,
Ariel survived to tell her tale. Learn how she not only reached a peaceful
existence ... she truly earned it.
The Insurgent's Journal by Don Martinez
Book Summary:Infernal Eighteen by Don Martinez
Her friends still support her in her mission to reunite her family, but that mission takes an unexpected turn when the insurgents capture Scolar. Gabe reveals to Alanna that Scolar is indeed Cole, but is also simply a body lacking its original soul, that of her father.
In a quiet moment, alone with the comatose body, Alanna catches snippets of a message.
“Find me …”
The search for her father’s soul will cross over many planes of existence, from the world of the living to the mystical realm of Avalon, ultimately leading into the Inferno of Hell. Led through the many circles of damnation by a former family enemy-turned-guide, Alanna must now endure all of Hell’s torments and follow her father’s path if she ever wants to be reunited with him.
To have any chance of reuniting her family, Alanna must bring her father back from damnation’s grasp.
Syi's Summary: So first I would like to thank Don for these four amazing ebook copy of The Advance Guard series. It was really interesting and I really like it. I found the fourth book the best out of the three. Though overall they are all great!
Book Rate: 8.9
Here is a interview about Don Martinez:
1. How long does it take you to write a whole book?
It depends on how much the writing is flowing when I'm writing ...
sometimes it takes longer than others. As far as the series goes, the first book
was written in four months (it was part of an assignment for a college course in
the craft of writing); Dinetah Dragon was written (and completed) during
NaNoWriMo 2010, so it took a month; The Insurgent's Journal was my NaNo for
2011, but it actually took me about three months to finish; and because of life
events going on, this recent book took the longest of any of my books to
complete, almost seven months from start to finish.
2. What genres do you like to read.
Primarily I like reading speculative fiction, like sci-fi and fantasy. I
have a wide definition of speculative, though, which includes such offshoots as
dystopian fiction, alternate history (I love Harry Turtledove!), and other kinds
of fiction that uses a weird world to comment on current society.
3. Where were you born?
People are surprised when I say this, but I was born in Japan. When I give
the logical explanation ... I came from parents who were both career Navy ...
the surprise kind of dies down.
4. How many books have you written so far?
Infernal Eighteen is my fourth novel. I have a fifth one in process, which
I'm hoping to release next year, and will finish up my series.
5. What is your hobby/hobbies?
I don't have a lot of time to pursue hobbies right now with my new baby
daughter and all, but when I do get the chance, it's primarily puttering around
the house, working on mine or my wife's cars, and things like that.
~Happy Reading Everybody~ That is all of the review!
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