Kris longknifes bloodhound sep 3, 20 companion short novel asin. Order of kris longknife books kris longknife is the protagonist in a series of military science fiction novels by american author mike shepherd. A mass market original series that will appeal to fans of honor harrington. Kris longknife by mike shepherd, 9780425277386, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. The first book, mutineer, was published in 2004 to great success. Tenacious kris longknife series book 12 kindle edition by mike shepherd.
The links beside each book title will take you to amazon, who i feel are the best online retailer for books where you can read more about the book, or purchase it. Kris longknife s assassin mostly retells the events of audacious and intrepid from vickys perspective with interstitial scenes added, with scenes including kris more or less copypasted from the corresponding book to the point where at one point vicky is said to seem to be doing something as if the scene was still being told from kris s. She asks her grandparents, gramma and grampa trouble, to came out to spend time with kris s kids while she is gone. Mike shepherd is the pen name of american novelist mike moscoe, who writes science fiction novels. Kris longknife can kick, shoot, and punch her way out of any dangerous situation, and her latest adventure in the new york times bestelling series is as perilous as they come. Deserter kris longknife novels by mike shepherd abebooks. Its a plan to kill one of the members of the aristocratic peterwald familyand the wouldbe killers are setting her up as the assassin.
In the second book, shes acting in a civilian capacity, which made an interesting change as she could fall back on the upbringing her mother tried so hard to instill in her. The information is in the public domain and im not sure why he wouldnt want us to provide this valuable resource to his readers. Mutineer is the first book in the kris longknife series. Shepherd has established, and this is hardly a bad thing. Three hundred and eighty years from now, humanity has spread to 600 planets and a young girl, kris longknife graduates from college. An original novella in the fastpaced, exciting kris longknife series from new york times bestselling author mike shepherd. Tenacious kris longknife series book 12 and millions of other books are available for instant access. Kris longknife had no choice about growing up shelve deserter. Kris longknife series in order mike shepherd fictiondb. This volume runs for three hundred and sixty nine pages.
Commanding, the latest new novel in the kris longknife series, is up for presale with amazon and kobo. This is the 14th book in the kris longknife series by mike shepherd. When that doesnt work out, she finds herself shipped off to the greenfeld navy as a boot ensign. Like many concepts in the book world, series is a somewhat fluid and contested notion. Stalwart is the longest kris longknife book yet, with approximately 155,000 words. Kris gets some answers about the origins of the bug eye monsters home world and little bits of background as to why they are, the way they are. Shes been raised only to be beautiful and to marry well. Deserter kris longknife idioma ingles by shepherd, mike and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Sep 12, 2014 you could check out elizabeth moons vattas war series its got its problems really its pretty much on par with kris longknife but they are different problems than kris longknife q99 sep 12, 2014.
Please note that as an amazon associate, i earn money from qualifying purchases. Jan 27, 2004 kris longknife by mike shepherd, 9780441011421, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Kris longknifeunrelenting tennessee reads overdrive. See the complete kris longknife series book list in order, box sets or omnibus editions, and companion titles. National bestselling series theres no rest for a longknife. Mutineer, his headstrong protagonist a junior lieutenant who also happens to be the daughter of a powerful politician, the heir to a billiondollar corporation, and a princess. As part of an agenda to oust her father from his political position, kris longknife is relieved of command. The complete series list for kris longknife mike shepherd. Grand admiral kris longknife is rampaging across the stars, kicking butt and taking planets away from the iteeche rebels. Kind of like how the first couple honor harrington books were before they became the honorverse books, at least to me. Mike shepherd debuted this pen name in 2004 with the novel mutineer.
Free shipping and pickup in store on eligible orders. It recounts kris longknife s experiences starting as an ensign in the society of. Kris longknife can kick, shoot, and punch her way out of any dangerous situation, and. Kris longknife has been given her first independent command in the very remote system of chance, an assignment thats as much exile as promotion. As a result, in indonesia the kris is commonly associated with javanese culture, although other ethnicities are. A good rule of thumb is that series have a conventional name and are intentional creations, on the part of the author or publisher. Mike shepherd, born mike moscoe, is an american science fiction writer who lives in vancouver, wa. Grand admiral santiago on alwa station volume 19 by mike shepherd 14. In this one kris is on her honeymoon but it is cut short when word comes that the hostile aliens home world may have been found. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones.
Not a lot of tech progression, but good reads none the less. Kris is just an ensign, and though the military may flow in her blood, i found her to be a little too bloodthirsty. Mike shepherd managed to do this and at the same time remind his longer followers of some of the beginnings of the story. Kris longknife, english editions archives kris longknife. Kris longknifes assassin mostly retells the events of audacious and intrepid from vickys perspective with interstitial scenes added, with scenes including kris more or less copypasted from the corresponding book to the point where at one point vicky is said to seem to be doing something as if the scene was still being told from kriss. He writes the jump universe, kris longknife, and other series.
An uneasy peace has formed between the greenfeld alliance and wardhavens united sentients, after kris longknifes efforts to save her familys most bitter enemy, henrypeterwald smythe xii from an assassination attempt. Twelfth book in the kris longknife series of military science fiction novels. The trouble with all books that exist as a series is that they have to reintroduce characters for the first time reader. The aliens attacking the planetary system of alwa are an enemy u. The kris longknife series, i havent read all of these, the ones i did read are more focused around kris.
Proving herself a capable, if unorthodox, officer, lieutenant kris longknife has been assigned to train inexperienced crews in piloting the. Browse author series lists, sequels, pseudonyms, synopses, book covers, ratings and awards. Proving herself a capable, if unorthodox, officer, lieutenant kris longknife has been assigned to train inexperienced crews in piloting the newest, fastest, and deadliest attack ships in the fleet. Kris longknife by mike shepherd, 9780441011421, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide.
Mike shepherd, born mike moscoe, is an american science fiction writer who lives in. Intrepid by mike shepherd available from rakuten kobo. Born into wealth and royalty, kris longknife joined the marines to help fight for humanity against aliens and pirates in a system that has been colonized. General terrance trouble tordon, kriss greatgrandfather, is given the task of calming the panicked politicians, some of whom would like to eliminate the ever bothersome. Kris longknife is a daughter of privilege, born to money and power. But while hunting for pirates, kris stumbles upon something. But soon kris longknife is hanging with marines, rescuing a kidnapped little girl, busting bandit butt to get food to a starving. Kris and her crew set out to explore this planet and try to find as much information on the hostile aliens as possible. This series covers the exploits of kris longknife, a rich young naval officer who struggles to deal with the expectations and reputation of her famous family of military leaders, politicians, and billionaires. In the new york times bestselling kris longknife novels, fans of the honor harrington escapades will welcome the adventures of another strong female in outer space starring in a thrillapage military space opera alternative worlds. Mike was born in the philadelphia navy yard hospital and left the city at three days old. Raised in the shadow of her brother hank, vicky now finds herself heir to the peterwald empire and hell bent on killing kris longknife. The foolish iteeche clans that hauled grand admiral kris longknife back to the iteeche capital and interrupted. In the new york times bestselling kris longknife novels, fans of the honor harrington escapades will welcome the adventures of another strong female in, isbn 9780425277379.
For everyone wondering kris is short for her full first name kristine, and so far only one character a muslim cabdriver has commented on how the kris is also a knife. Borrow ebooks, audiobooks, and videos from thousands of public libraries worldwide. Kris longknife is back home from her galactic adventures, and humanity finds itself at war with an alien race more monstrous than anyone could have possibly imagined. The book do, to some extent, follow the same pattern as the previous one in the sense that kris has to gather a fighting force, give them some rudimentary training, and the go and kick some ass. If you are an avid reader of it then great news a new book is coming out very soon im counting down the days.
The first book in a new story arc is often a chancy proposition for both reader and author, and kris longknife emissary is lacking from both perspectives. Kris longknife can kick, shoot, and punch her way out of any dangerous situation, and her latest adventure in the new. But kris isnt on the job long when she captures pirates hiding the location of an uncharted and unpopulated planet of miraculous technology. Despite her role as a fleet admiral and protector of a planetary system, kris is still beholden to her great grandfather king raymonds commands. After the long eighty year peace among humanity, they feel there is no need for heroes. Theres no rest for a longknifeeven if youre a newlywed. Kris longknife books in order the author has requested that we remove his book listings from our site, stating that we are violating and threatened a cease and desist. Ms in the next up and coming book after this beauty. The kris longknife series is gearing up for a showdown with the enlightened b. It is adequate for setting the basic plot for the new series, but very light on character development and emotion when compared with the early books in the kris longknife series. A short story by mike shepherd not in english common knowledge. General terrance trouble tordon, kris s greatgrandfather, is given the task of calming the panicked politicians, some of whom would like to eliminate the ever bothersome. Lieutenant commander kris longknifes latest battle mission puts her on a collision course with the peterwalds, her familys powerful longtime rivals. But the heritage of the military longknifes courses through kriss.
It was not until high school that he finished a year in the school he started. The kris longknife book series by mike shepherd includes books mutineer, deserter, defiant, and several more. This is the 12th book in the kris longknife series by mike shepherd. This is halfagain longer than the books i wrote for ace 20 years ago. Her father is the prime minister of her home planet, her mother the consummate politicians wife. Its not a jumping on point for new readers, who should start with mutineer kris longknife novels. Mike shepherds military scifi series about protagonist kris longknife.
He was born in august 2, 1947 in philadelphia to a navy family and travelled a lot as a child. Kris longknife has been assigned to the wasp, the best warship beyond the rim of human space. Like another lifetime in another world, days of rage, the legend of lovea duval, from ban xon to wardak and the forgiven, in addition to a collection of short stories and poems called collage. The aliens attacking the planetary system of alwa are an enemy unlike any admiral kris longknife has ever encountered before. Kris longknife is a daughter of privilege, born shelve mutineer. When that doesnt work out, she finds herself shipped off to. Kris longknifes blog from the mind of mike shepherd. This time however, it is kris calling the shots from the start unlike the previous time when she more or less only could react as the rebels plan. But when an alien enemy launches an invasion, she defies both. Kris longknife among the kicking birds by mike shepherd.
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