The Soldiers' Perspective – Phillip Murrell 


 

War doesn’t have good guys.
War doesn’t have bad guys.
A slight shift in perspective changes everything.

The planet Gemma is under attack.

For the people of Gemma, this is an unprovoked and murderous raid by bandits unwilling to earn their way. The defenders will protect their culture with their lives.

For the attackers, the wealth of Gemma represents the source of their collective anguish. Desperate humans, aliens, and cyborgs unite to fight a system they perceive as callous and corrupt. An invasion is the only way to survive.

Soldiers from each army will meet on the battlefield. T'azure leads Shadow Squad, a motley crew comprising elite human, cyborg, and reptilian fighters. They’ll spearhead the invasion. Sare Importa and his wife Neera will defend their home, enhanced by state-of-the-art equipment which turns both into a near unstoppable force.

Good and evil are labels history applies. What will be said of this war today?

SPSFC Year 2021

Subgenres: Military

Date first published:  December 18, 2020

On Kindle Unlimited: No

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Website: https://www.phillipmurrell.com

Biography: I'm a lifelong reader and fan of stories in every medium. I started writing for fun in the second grade (I think my mom may still have my school-assigned short story "The Frozen Eyes," which I shakily wrote on lined paper). I'm also an Explosive Ordnance Disposal officer in the United States Army. While on my second deployment to Iraq, I began to write again. First, I wrote screenplays, then moved on to writing novels, the first being "Bystanders." I've been married for over fifteen years to my amazing wife, Jen. I also have three children: Tommy (14), Sam (12), and Cammy (10). Thankfully, they also love sci-fi, fantasy, and roller coasters as much as I do. During my free time I'll either be reading/watching TV/playing video games or I'll be spending my hard-earned money doing something that produces copious adrenaline, such as skydiving or whitewater rafting (neither of which are as much fun as a day riding roller coasters!).

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Cover artist name: Andrzej Kuziola

Cover artist website: https://www.kuziola.com

Editor/Formatter’s name: Michael Garrett

Editor/Formatter’s website: https://manuscriptcritique.com/