The Misfit Soldier, Michael Mammay
The Misfit Soldier, Michael Mammay
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The Misfit Soldier
A Novel

Author: Michael Mammay

Narrator: MacLeod Andrews

Unabridged: 8 hr 29 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Harper Voyager

Published: 02/22/2022


Synopsis

Ocean’s Eleven meets John Scalzi in this funny, action-filled, stand-alone sci-fi adventure from the author of Planetside, in which a small team of misfit soldiers takes on a mission that could change the entire galaxy.Sergeant Gastovsky—Gas to everyone but his superior officers—never wanted to be a soldier. Far from it. But when a con goes wrong and he needs a place to lay low for a while, he finds himself wearing the power armor of the augmented infantry.After three years on a six-year contract, Gas has found his groove running low-level cons and various illegal activities that make him good money on the side. He’s the guy who can get you what you need. But he’s always had his eye out for a big score—the one that might set him up for life after the military.When one of his soldiers is left behind after a seemingly pointless battle, Gas sees his chance. He assembles a team of misfit soldiers that would push the term “ragtag” to its limits for a big con that leads them on a daring behind-the-lines mission, pitting him not only against enemy soldiers but against the top brass of his own organization. If he pulls this off, not only will he save his squadmate, he might just become the legend he’s always considered himself. He might also change the way the entire galaxy looks at this war. But for any of that to happen, he has to live through this insane plan.And charm rarely stops bullets.

About Michael Mammay

Michael Mammay is a retired army officer and a graduate of the United States Military Academy. He has a master’s degree in military history and is a veteran of more wars than he cares to remember. He lives with his wife in Georgia. He is the author of the Planetside series, The Misfit Soldier, The Weight of Command, and Generation Ship.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Niki Hawkes on February 24, 2022

Check out my Booktube channel at: The Obsessive Bookseller [4.5/5 stars!] Yep, it’s official: Mammay is my favorite scifi author. I find myself genuinely excited for each new book, and that giddy anticipation for a new book is something I haven’t experience a lot of lately. These are my feel-good scif......more

Goodreads review by Rachel (TheShadesofOrange) on March 02, 2022

3.5 Stars This was an entertaining military sci fi filled with action and plenty of witty banter. This hit a lot of the tropes of a heist novel with some cliche characters. While not the most innovative story, it was still an enjoyable read. Most of the story was light hearted but I was impressed tha......more

Goodreads review by Choko on March 25, 2022

This was very entertaining and enjoyable! My first book by this author and I am definitely going to put him on my watch list for future works. The story is about a reluctant sergeant, who enlisted in the military during war time in order to hide from some trouble he got himself in with some scary ci......more

Goodreads review by Aerin on March 19, 2024

The summary says "Oceans Eleven in space" which is more accurate then the "saving Private Ryan in space" that I've been telling people. But I stand by my impression that it's a heist story led by Moist Von Lipwig from the Discworld novels. (The highest praise I can bestow) I've been on a scifi kick a......more

Goodreads review by Michelle on October 04, 2021

So fun! It's like the author took Starbuck from Battlestar Galactica (one of my all-time favorite characters) and Danny from Ocean's Eleven and put them together into a realistic military science fiction in this excellent character-driven story with a generous helping of political intrigue. What fel......more