The Never Wars, David Pedreira
The Never Wars, David Pedreira
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The Never Wars

Author: David Pedreira

Narrator: John Pirhalla

Unabridged: 10 hr 59 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 09/19/2023

Synopsis

From the author of Gunpowder Moon—a Library Journal Best Debut Novel—comes The Never Wars, a mind-bending mix of Interstellar and The Expanse in which a group of disgraced Special Forces are given one chance to redeem themselves. The question is whether they’ll survive long enough for it to matter.Special Forces are accustomed to crazy ops, but orbiting a black hole to slow down time and fight Earth’s dirty wars in the future? That’s new, even for them. But that’s the mission for Owen Quarry, Anaya Pretorius, and the rest of COG, a company of elite, disgraced, soldiers from around the globe.They join a defrocked company commander, an AI warship with self-confidence issues, and a crew of misfit troopers on a dizzying time-quest: prove the concept of stationing armies in space-time.If they complete ten missions, they’ll be redeemed as citizens in good standing.But the cost will be heavy—in time and in souls. And as one of their own hunts them down and another rises from the past with a key to freedom, Quarry and Pretorius find that redemption and survival are two very different things.

About David Pedreira

A former reporter for newspapers including the Tampa Tribune and the St. Petersburg Times, David Pedreira has won awards for his writing from the Associated Press, the Society of Professional Journalists, the Maryland-Delaware-DC Press Association, and the American Society of Newspaper Editors. He lives in Tampa, Florida.

About John Pirhalla

John Pirhalla is award-winning audiobook narrator who has recorded over 300 titles. An Audie and Independent Audiobook Awards finalist, he has won a Reader's Favorite Award, an Adrenaline Award, a OneVoice Award, and an Indie Ink Award. Whether it's science fiction, fantasy, literary fiction, or thrillers, he enjoys narrating books with lots of characters, voices, and accents.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Robert on July 26, 2023

The Never Wars by David Pedreira is a very interesting concept for a book. A group of soldiers employed by an organization to be used on missions when needed. When not needed, they are kept essentially in stasis by having their ship hide close to the event horizon of a black hole. Great concept. Exc......more

Goodreads review by johan de vries on January 01, 2025

Good battle stories.......more

Goodreads review by Dan on July 28, 2023

My thanks to both NetGalley and the publisher Blackstone Publishing for an advance copy of this science fiction novel of the future, where corporations vie for power and a chance to start over means fighting from the shadows and the passing of time. Being a powerful corporation, one that is fighting......more

Goodreads review by Trike on July 26, 2024

I thoroughly enjoyed this. What starts off as a by-the-numbers MilSF actioner evolves into something much more interesting by the end, clearly taking its cues from the Haldeman classic The Forever War. In a galactic war one government assembles a Dirty Dozen-type outfit for a harebrained scheme of s......more

Quotes

“The very definition of a page-turner. The Never Wars is rip-roaring military sci-fi that doesn’t skimp on the character or the smarts. Adroitly shifting between action, suspense, and intrigue, this book had me at page one and never let go.” Michael Moreci, author of Black Star Renegades and the Barbaric comic series

“In the world of David Pedreira’s The Never Wars, the bad guys are bad, the good guys are no prize pigs themselves, and the action is intense and relentless. If you like your military SF raw and uncut, this is the book for you." Edward Ashton, author of Mickey7 and Antimatter Blues

“For this well-crafted space adventure, Pedreira masterfully meshes far-flung military sci-fi with sharp analysis of human personalities trapped in a century-spanning political maelstrom…SF fans will find Pedreira’s mind-bender impossible to put down.” Publishers Weekly

“The Never Wars is The Forever War meets Suicide Squad—an epic, thrilling story of sacrifice, redemption, and the horrors of wars stretching hundreds of years into the future.” Nicholas Sansbury Smith, New York Times bestselling author of Hell Divers

Awards

  • Nerd Daily Pick
  • Tor.com Pick
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