Grunt Life, Weston Ochse
Grunt Life, Weston Ochse
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Grunt Life
A Task Force Ombra Novel

Author: Weston Ochse

Narrator: Todd McLaren

Unabridged: 12 hr 2 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 05/09/2017

Synopsis

Benjamin Carter Mason died last night. Maybe he threw himself off a bridge into Los Angeles Harbor, or maybe he burned to death in a house fire in San Pedro; it doesn't really matter. Today, Mason's starting a new life. He's back in boot camp, training for the only war left that matters a damn.

For years, their spies have been coming to Earth, learning our weaknesses. Our governments knew, but they did nothing—the prospect was too awful, the costs too high—and now, the horrifying and utterly inhuman Cray are laying waste to our cities. The human race is a heartbeat away from extinction. That is, unless Mason, and the other men and women of Task Force OMBRA, can do anything about it.

This is a time for heroes. For killers. For Grunts.

About Weston Ochse

Weston Ochse is the author of more than twenty-five books, including the SEAL Team 666 series, which the New York Post called "required reading," and the military science fiction hit Grunt Life. His first novel, Scarecrow Gods, won the Bram Stoker Award for First Novel, and his short fiction has been nominated for the Pushcart Prize. His work has appeared in comic books, and magazines such as Cemetery Dance and Soldier of Fortune.

His work has been lauded by Joe R. Lansdale, Peter Straub, Kevin J. Anderson, John Skipp, Brian Keene, and Jonathan Maberry, and has also been praised by the New York Times, New York Post, Washington Post, Denver Post, the Financial Times of London, and the Examiner.

His last name is pronounced "oaks." Together with his first name, it sounds like a stately trailer park. He lives in the Arizona desert within rock throwing distance of Mexico. For fun he races tarantula wasps and watches the black helicopters dance along the horizon.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Erik on June 16, 2014

If you are reading this review, I assume you already know what the book is about, so I will skip the synopsis, and get to the reasons you should read this book. Grunt Life by Weston Ochse is compelling.There's really no other way to put it. This is a story that takes place right now. Ochse' use of po......more

Goodreads review by Todd on February 18, 2017

This is a pretty good military sci-fi horror joint. What this book does really well is treating PTSD with respect and honesty. Pulls few punches and has a lot of 'Jeezus, that just happened' moments. I'll most likely read its follow up in the future.......more

Goodreads review by Scott on May 25, 2018

I fully admit: Grunt Life was a spur-of-the-moment, this-book-is-available-right-now-when-I-need-it decision. I don't read much military science fiction, but most of it is cut from the same cloth, and Grunt Life is no different. In fact, it wears its influences on its sleeve. Benjamin Mason suffers......more

Goodreads review by Kev on February 24, 2014

Starting off with a thorough reading an uncomfortable topic (suicide, specifically a service member suffering from PTSD committing suicide), this book gives him and others suffering like him a second chance in a special unit fighting an alien invasion. The alien invasion comes fast, and off-screen,......more

Goodreads review by Eric on November 21, 2015

REVIEWED: Grunt Life (A Task Force Ombra Novel Book 1) WRITTEN BY: Weston Ochse PUBLISHED: April, 2014 by Solaris ‘Grunt Life’ is the fifth book I’ve read by Weston Ochse, and it’s absolutely the most powerful. Deeply resonant, riveting, filled with action and the emotional ups and downs of military li......more

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