Second in the hard-hitting military science fiction Orphan's Legacy series. Ace intelligence operative Lt. Jazen Parker parachutes into a giant habitat known as Paleozoic on a mission to bring down the local politicos. He quickly realizes he's been handed a near-impossible task. Paleozoic is a politically quarantined nightmare world with a culture confined to iron rivet technology and a ruling regime a bit to the right of Heinrich Himmler. Jazen's inclined to abandon this particular hellhole to its ways—that is, until he uncovers a plot afoot that will throw a five hundred-planet alliance into the death-throes of anarchy.
So the local Nazis must go. Unfortunately, all Jazen's got to work with is a handful of rust-bucket tanks, a retread rebellion, and two strong, beautiful women who love him, but think he's tilting at windmills and is about to get himself killed. What they don't know is, once committed, Jazen Parker is the best there is when it comes to getting the dirty job done on the ground. It's the local bullies who are about to be taught a lesson in losing.
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Product ReviewDefinitely an enjoyable read, with political commentary that isn't as over the head as some mil-scifi writers. I've broken a decade long vow of refusing to read any books written in first person for this.
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Product ReviewROBERT BUETTNER'S REPLY TO CARL - Thanks for your interest in Undercurrents, and I'm delighted that you found it entertaining. It is book 2 in the Orphan's Legacy series, (book 1, Overkill, was released by Baen last month). That series, in turn, follows on to the best-selling 5 volume Orphanage books, which were published by another house. It's pretty hard to restate six volumes of backstory, setup, and historicals in a novel without slowing the pace that you found entertaining, and without boring readers who have been following the previous six books.
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Product Reviewfirst off, it IS an entertaining read. Unfortunately, it is hampered by the fact that it has no backstory or setup, refers to historicals that were not available, and seems to leap around without rhyme or reason.
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