At twenty-three, Jazen Parker has completed his Legion hitch a hero. But in four months, he'll have a price on his head. Worse, he's lost his past, and he can’t find his future. Worst of all, he's chosen to search for them on the deadliest planet known to mankind.
When Jazen reluctantly hires on to a Trueborn Earthman tycoon's safari to bag a deadly trophy, the reluctant mercenary finds himself shipped out to Downgraded Earthlinke 476, the outpost at the end of the universe known to everyone except its tourism bureau as "Dead End."
But the hunt goes terribly wrong, and Jazen must survive a tough, beautiful local guide who hates mercenaries, an eleven ton beast that can crush main battle tanks with one claw tied behind its back, and the return of a nightmare that has haunted Jazen since birth. Then Jazen learns that the stakes are not merely his own life, but the fate of an entire alien race.
About the Author
Robert Buettner was born July 7, 1947 in Manhattan, grew up in Cleveland and eventually slid west to Colorado. He earned a B.A. from the College of Wooster, with Honors in geology, then studied as a National Science Foundation Fellow in Paleontology at the University of Cincinnati, earning a Juris Doctorate. He worked in mining as a rig hand and prospector in the Sonoran Desert of Southwest Texas and the mountains of Alaska, and worked his way through law school as a petroleum geologist. He practiced natural resources law while serving out his Army Reserve Intelligence Commission as a Captain. He has been writing fiction since 1994. When not writing, he’s run marathons, climbed mountains, snowboarded and scuba'd. He currently lives in the foothills of the Blue Ridge north of Atlanta with his family and more bikes than a grownup needs.
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Product ReviewInterestingly, the only two commenters who said the book was less than great didn't read it (tank grouch and grouch whose download didn't work).
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Product Reviewfiles corrupted for me.... tried several. Reading online
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Product ReviewAs with the Orphan Series, Overkill is spellbinding. You pick up the book and begin reading and are so captivated that you cannot put it down. As usual the reader is left excited and desiring the next book.
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Product ReviewBest yet. Loved this author's previous books. This one's even better.
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Product ReviewROBERT BUETTNER'S REPLY TO GUY-FRANCIS: Delighted you enjoyed Overkill. It's actually not my 1st novel. It's the 1st in a sequel series to the bestselling 5-volume series that began with 2004 Quill Award nominee "Orphanage." Overkill's designed as a solid stand-alone read, and obviously was for you. But some stuff you wished you knew more about can probably be filled in, or clarified by, the first 5 books.
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Product ReviewROBERT BUETTNER'S SHORT REPLY TO TANK DETAILS COMMENT. This shrinks for others my reply to a commenter who apparently skimmed Overkill's sample and criticized the book (without reading it) for two PERCEIVED "jarring fact errors." But Overkill's 100% right about both. Now, mainly, Overkill's a great read, not a tank manual. Buy it. Often. However, readers also should know that Overkill's real-world details are true, and based on solid research and author experience. So, briefly: Abrams tanks DO carry some ammunition in a thin-topped box outboard of the turret, called the hull box, or emergency rounds box. Also, when the gun points aft for transport, drivers often enter via the turret, because the turret bustle obstructs the driver hatch. If such details jazz you, see my long reply, below. Otherwise, just enjoy Overkill.
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Product ReviewOverkill is a great book. An interesting setting is painted in elegantly broad brush strokes, even whilst a detailed story is told in a personal and arresting fashion. I especially like how the Grezzen
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Product ReviewBrilliant, I couldn't put it down. Actually I bought it to go on my kindle but didnt even wait long enough to transfer it and read it all on a laptop screen in one sitting!
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