Murphys Lawless, Charles E. Gannon
Murphys Lawless, Charles E. Gannon
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Murphy's Lawless
A Terran Republic Novel

Author: Charles E. Gannon, Griffin Barber, Kacey Ezell, Kevin Ikenberry, Chris Kennedy, Mike Massa, Mark Wandrey, various authors

Narrator: Kevin Pariseau

Unabridged: 26 hr 34 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 05/16/2023

Categories: Fiction, Science Fiction


Synopsis

Major Rodger Y. Murphy should have died when his helicopter crashed off the coast of Mogadishu in November, 1993. Instead, he woke up in August, 2125, in a binary star system 152 light years from home. Without any memory of the otherworldly abductors who spirited them away in cold sleep, Murphy and 100 other “Lost Soldiers” have been retrieved and awakened by officers of the Consolidated Terran Republic.Promising to return to the 55 Tauri B system after completing a distant mission, they leave the twentieth century castaways with a daunting objective: establish a base of operations on the main world, using local allies they have yet to recruit and enemy equipment they have yet to seize.If that weren’t hard enough, 55 Tauri A, the system’s primary star, is rapidly approaching, and the technologically superior powers from that neighboring system always visit during the close approach … to raid, pillage, and cull the locals.Worse, the Lost Soldiers left behind with Murphy were the losers and ne’er-do-wells deemed “sub-optimal” for inclusion on the rescue mission. Defiant and determined to live down that judgment, they have given themselves a different, more suitable label:Murphy’s Lawless

About Charles E. Gannon

Charles E. Gannon is the author and coauthor of science fiction and fantasy novels in numerous series, including the Caine Riordan novels, which have won the Compton Crook Award and been nominated for the Nebula Award.

About Griffin Barber

Griffin Barber spent his youth in four different countries, learning three languages while holding down jobs in marinas, bars, cafés, and, memorably, cold-calling casino guests. 1636: Mission to the Mughals, coauthored with Eric Flint, was his first novel; he has also written numerous short stories.

About Kacey Ezell

Kacey Ezell is an active duty USAF helicopter pilot. She was a Dragon Award finalist in 2018 and 2019, and her stories have twice been featured in Baen Books’ Year’s Best Mil/Adventure SF compilation. In 2018, her story “Family Over Blood” won the 2018 Baen Reader’s Choice Award. You can find out more and join her mailing list at www.KaceyEzell.net.

About Kevin Ikenberry

Kevin Ikenberry is a retired Army officer, Kevin lives in Colorado with his family. Kevin is the international bestselling author of The Protocol War series. His short fiction has appeared internationally across various publications and anthologies. Kevin is an Active member of the Science Fiction Writers of America and International Thriller Writers.

About Chris Kennedy

Chris Kennedy is a former school principal and naval aviator. His self-published novels include the Occupied Seattle military fiction duology, the Theogony and Codex Regius science fiction trilogies, and the War for Dominance fantasy trilogy.

About Mike Massa

Mike Massa has lived an adventurous life including stints as a university researcher, a tech entrepreneur, an investment banker and a US Navy officer. Mike is married and enjoys the challenges of three sons and a growing cohort of grandsons all of whom check daily to see if today is the day they can pull down the old lion.

About Mark Wandrey

Mark Wandrey is located in rural Tennessee. After penning countless short stories, he realized that novels were his true calling and hasn’t looked back since. A lifetime of diverse jobs, extensive travels, and living in most areas of the country have uniquely equipped him with experiences to color his stories in ways.

About Kevin Pariseau

Read by Kevin Pariseau, Mark Boyett, L. J. Ganser, Angelo Di Loreto, Vivienne Leheny, Marc Vietor, Gabriel Sloyer, Oliver Wyman, Michael David Axtell, Stephen Bel Davies, and Holter Graham


Reviews

Goodreads review by Antoine on December 04, 2020

To put it simply: every one of the 6 novellas of Murphy’s lawless were ranging from very good to awesome… In this volume you have added text from Caineverse-creator Chuck Gannon and it helps mesh the 6 novellas into a whole much, much greater than the sum of its parts. Fair warning: you do NOT need......more

Goodreads review by Sue on February 16, 2021

A compilation of the Murphy’s Lawless novellas by other authors set in Gannon’s Caine Riordan universe. People gathered from various times on Earth now find themselves out of their comfort zones as members of Murphy’s Lawless, a group of soldiers in the far reaches of the galaxy. I love the Riordan......more

Goodreads review by Dale (Aus) on July 25, 2021

Great collection Great collection of connected sequential stories all leading to a conclusion. I found this sort of anthology a lot more enjoyable.......more

Goodreads review by Margaret on April 28, 2021

I am SO pleased to find out that one of my all-time favorite space opera series is NOT over! I'm talking about the Caine Riordan/Tales of the Terran Republic series: Fire with Fire (Nebula Awards Best Novel nominee AND Compton Crook Award winner), Trial by Fire (Nebula Awards Best Novel nominee), Ra......more

Goodreads review by Eric on February 01, 2021

Unique concept This is a unique concept of a novel. The "skeleton" was built from several novellas published over the course of the past year. The final product fleshes them out. It's not necessary to have read the preceding novellas, but it's very helpful. Overall, a worthy entrant into the Cainever......more


Quotes

“Gannon’s whiz-bang…interstellar adventure delivers dozens of key characters, multiple theaters of operations, and various alien cultures…in this fascinating far-future universe.” Publishers Weekly, praise for the series

“Blends ruthless political pragmatism, advanced aliens with subtle and dangerous agendas, and human courage, determination, and sacrifice into an action-filled story that keeps readers up late. Very late, in my case. You should already have Chuck Gannon on your shelves.” David Weber, bestselling author of the Honor Harrington Series