Stricken — James Kingsley

For the lovers of dystopian and military adventure, Stricken comes as a glow from the dark in this new franchise by one of the bestselling authors James Kingsley. In this novel we follow a path of a young human who wants to become a ranger in the dystopian outerland. We follow his battles, his struggles, his conflicts and his romances, while he fight various creatures from all the universe and ultimately finding the truth he always searched for... Excerpts from the book... "I moved past the guard that was watching and raised my rifle. The Croclin seemed to almost appear out of the low brush. I shot it through the head and then pulled my rifle to the side as I yanked out my mono knife. I did not need it as the Croclin crashed to the ground. I looked around at all the white faces and pointed out three men, "come help me butcher it..." "When a fresh group of Cariss rushed into the pad area I switched to shoot at them. I killed two officers that seemed to think they were immune to my firing. Suddenly several shots exploded among the Cariss and they scrambled to escape. I glanced at the ship's hatch to see it open and a long barrel sticking out. The Cariss quickly pulled back and I knew they were probably calling a armor breaker down for the ship..." "The scout poked her head out as the Cariss disappeared and then quickly swung out onto the side of the ship and started down. I stood keeping my rifle aimed at the road leading to the colony until the scout was on the ground and walking towards me. I spun and knelt to change the settings on the flyer before standing and turning to the scout, "We need to get away from here..."