Going against her parents wishes, kris longknife, a daughter of wealth, power, and privilege, joins the marinesa dangerous decision that takes her to the very edge of. Kris longknifes maid goes on strike segue between replacement and relief. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or. The second book in jay allans far star series, enemy in the dark, follows blackhawk. Kris longknifes blog from the mind of mike shepherd. Stalwart is the longest kris longknife book yet, with approximately 155,000 words. Kris longknife admiral by mike shepherd nook book ebook. Kris longknife series in order mike shepherd fictiondb. Browse author series lists, sequels, pseudonyms, synopses, book covers, ratings and awards. The kris longknife book series by mike shepherd includes books mutineer, deserter, defiant, and several more. Kris longknife s bad day is a short story about kris s desk job and why she comes to hate it. Kris longknife is back in the good graces of the brass.
I bought a used book called vicky peterwald target. The complete series list for kris longknife mike shepherd. This is the third book with grand admiral sandy santiago serving as kris longknife s relief, then replacement, and now successor, on alwa. Oct 25, 2016 ever since book 1 of the kris longknife series, i have enjoyed them immensely and read a few of them twice. It will go live april 2, kris longknife emissary is set to come out may 1. Shepherd has established, and this is hardly a bad thing. You just knew when kris asked for a desk job that more. Intrepid by mike shepherd available from rakuten kobo. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. It was not until high school that he finished a year in the school he started. Defender kris longknife series book 11 kindle edition by mike shepherd.
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. Kris longknifeunrelenting tennessee reads overdrive. Lieutenant commander kris longknife and her crew work to take down the pirates and slavers who are preying on millions of suffering refugees, especially after slavers kidnap a young girl, making the task personal as well as political. Defender 11 by mike shepherd 20, paperback at the best online prices at ebay. Mike shepherd is the pen name of american novelist mike moscoe, who writes science fiction novels. Mike shepherd longknife series epub torrent paradise. Sandy santiago is a woman with a whole lot of problems. Kris longknife is back in the good graces of the brassand to demonstrate. But now, a friend needs help halfway across the galaxy and with a military heritage coursing through her blood, its time for kris longknife to be a hero. Im trying to broaden my reading to see whats there commercially available. Zlibrary is one of the largest online libraries in the world that contains over 4,960,000 books and 77,100,000 articles. The big difference is that there is romance in the air. This is the 11th book in the kris longknife series by mike shepherd.
Defender kris longknife series, book 11 kris longknife. Well, the emperor, her father, could have showed up to walk her down the aisle, but shes not really bothered about that. Order of kris longknife books kris longknife is the protagonist in a series of military science fiction novels by american author mike shepherd. 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. Ive grown to like nelly and jack, and enjoyed reconnecting with vicky in this book. Kris longknife s bad day companion short novel apr 2, 2017 asin b06x3ym79w, this story was the original opening chapters for emissary, but was cut and replaced. Please note that as an amazon associate, i earn money from qualifying. Buy a cheap copy of tenacious book by mike shepherd. Admiral kris longknife should have known the job offer was too good. Please note that as an amazon associate, i earn money from qualifying purchases. Kris longknife is back in the good graces of the brassand to demonstrate that, theyve promoted her to admiral. I just enjoy how she balances the navy, marines and being a princess. Mike shepherd, born mike moscoe, is an american science fiction writer who lives in vancouver, wa.
Half the fleet is back in mothballs, but out on the rim of human space, ships are disappearing. Today march 15, 2020 weve started additional fundraising to project maintenance and development. All content included on our site, such as text, images, digital downloads and other, is the property of its content suppliers and protected by. Written as mike shepherd kris longknifes replacement. The eleventh installment of the adventures of kris longknife, royal princess of the united societies in a fairly distant future, continues a lengthy story arc that began four or five books back when the iteecheformer enemies of humankindask for help when some of their expeditions into a region of space previously unexplored by either iteeche or humans fail to return.
Follow sandy as shes introduced to the mess on canopus station. Since 2004, mike shepherd has cranked out a novel per year in his kris longknife military space opera series, plus three. Now her mission is to find the home base of the space pirates who are plaguing the fringes of the galaxy. Mike shepherds longknife and peterwald series file 770. Defender by mike shepherd overdrive rakuten overdrive. The kris longknife books stand in the same relation to the military. Fastpaced, exciting, nicely detailed, with some innovative touches. Kris longknife is a daughter of privilege, born to money and power. Series was designed to cover groups of books generally understood as such see wikipedia. Mike shepherd audio books, best sellers, author bio. Then she dials it up to eleven and produces enough bulletproof bodysuits and.
Over the last 25 years, he has published 27 books in several series and story arcs set. Kris is at the other side of the galaxy and her great grandmother takes a hand in getting kris and jack some time alone. Mike shepherds military scifi series about protagonist kris longknife. Kris longknife has been assigned to the wasp, the best warship beyond the rim of human space.
This is space opera i so want to after 10 books into the series, i am fairly sure we know what the formula is for a kris longknife book. Granny rita is on the rampage, and the cats have gone on strike. Audacious kris longknife by mike shepherd and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Mike was born in the philadelphia navy yard hospital and left the city at three days old. Order of mike shepherd books mike shepherd is the pen name of american novelist mike moscoe, who writes science fiction novels.
Have you ever read an amazing book and did not solve the mystery. Sep, 2011 kris longknife fights big naval battles once in a while but most books dont have that, they have desperate tiny firefights where kris is limited to whatever weaponry she could smuggle in under her party dress since she was at a diplomatic function when ambushed. Shepherd appears skilled in writing conversations between intelligent witty people. He writes the jump universe, kris longknife, and other series. Kris longknifes successor grand admiral santiago on alwa. Some complain about the simplistic plot in which only kris can save the universe. Kris longknife can kick, shoot, and punch her way out of any dangerous situation, and her latest adventure in the new. He was born in august 2, 1947 in philadelphia to a navy family and travelled a lot as a child. Defiant, the third and so far best of the kris longknife books, goes down as smoothly as lemonade on a july afternoon, and youre likely to find it just as welcome.
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. The aliens attacking the planetary system of alwa are an enemy u. An original novella in the fastpaced, exciting kris longknife series from new york times bestselling author mike shepherd. All of the usual characters are back and the adventure is never ending. This was a longer book than the other kris longknife books have been and i enjoyed it more. In kris longknife among the kicking birds, kris witnesses an alwan mother regurgitating meat to a chick. The latest in the kris longkife series, bold, came out in october. Grand admiral sandy santiago is a woman with a whole lot of problems.
Kris longknife has 26 entries in the series borrow ebooks, audiobooks, and videos from thousands of public libraries worldwide. Oct 03, 2015 has anyone read mike shepherds military scifi books. Like many concepts in the book world, series is a somewhat fluid and contested notion. So here we are picking up where that book left off, kris finally meeting the bird people, the alwans, and her greatgrandmother rita and of course theres unfinished business with the mysterious and bloodthirsty race first encountered in daring kris longknife novels. The first book of the iteeche war, rita longknife enemy unknown will go live march 1. Since 2004, mike shepherd has cranked out a novel per year in his kris longknife military space opera series, plus three novellas and various spinoffs. She is the personal emissary of king longknife of the united society and chosen war leader of that republic. Mutineer kris longknife novels mass market paperback 1 jan 2004.
Praise for the kris longknife novels a whopping good read. Admiral santiago on alwa station jan 5, 2017 asin b01n2p6wx3 maria sandy santiago takes over alva station from kris longknife. 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. Only when she got there, and met the emperor, a teenage kid. 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.
Her father is the prime minister of her home planet, her mother the consummate politicians wife. Unfortunately for them, their plans cant really hold back grand admiral, the stalwart kris longknife. Kris longknife joined the navy to escape the shadow of her. Kris, starting in bold after her daughter ruth is born at the end of the previous book. Still, she jumped at the chance to be the first human emissary to the iteeche empire. Shes been raised only to be beautiful and to marry well. Kris longknifes replacement ebook by mike shepherd. See the complete kris longknife series book list in order, box sets or omnibus editions, and companion titles. A military science fiction series about the titular kris longknife, a rich young naval officer who struggles to deal with the expectation and reputations both good and bad of a famous family of military leaders, politicians, and billionaires, written by mike shepherd also known as mike moscoe. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading kris longknife. Proving herself a capable, if unorthodox, officer, lieutenant kris longknife has been assigned to train inexperienc. When she did have a choice, she joined the marines. Defender kris longknife series book 11 kindle edition by shepherd, mike.
Defender kris longknife series book 11 by mike shepherd sold by. Really, she knew by now that what was too good to be true really, really isnt. Mike is the new york times best selling author of the kris longknife family saga. Kris longknife is the protagonist in a series of military science fiction novels by american author mike shepherd.
Kris longknife makes the reader have stronger analytical thinking skills. Furious kris longknife series book 10 by mike shepherd sold by. She asks her grandparents, gramma and grampa trouble, to came out to spend time with her kids while she is gone. In the last story, unrelenting, kris and dozens of her shipmates get pregnant. Only when she got there, and met the emperor, a teenage kid swamped by his throne, did kris find out that there was a. Kris longknife has been ordered back to human space. Longtime readers of this series knew when reading furious kris longknife novels you wouldnt be able to keep kris down. Kris longknife, intrepid is the sixth novel i repeat, the sixthdo not begin here, please in the longknife series. Quantity has its own quality and it was fun to get a meal in this book instead of a snack. Born into wealth and royalty, kris longknife joined the marines to defend humanity against aliens and pirates on the outer rim of the colonized space system. Elizabeth moon, nebula awardwinning author of deeds of honor shepherd delivers no shortage of military action, in space and on the ground. Kris flying around in her princess chariot getting herself into and out of trouble is the usual formula for these books. Kris longknife had no choice about growing up rich and pampered. Kris longknife audiobooks listen to the full series.
Tmp anyone read mike shepherds military scifi books. A more in deepth look at mike moscoes longknife trilogy by kevin brown. If i may, though, i just have one beef with the last two books. All comments must meet the community standards outlined in s moderation policy or be subject. Mike moscoe is a fulltime writer who lives in the pacific northwest. A loving fiance whos soon to be her husband, adoring crowds, and she gets to share her golden wedding carriage with kris longknife. Read kris longknife s replacement admiral santiago on alwa station by mike shepherd available from rakuten kobo. All are in place and will not have any of the problems replacement had. Shes ordered to replace kris longknife, but can any mere mortal fill the shoes of a longknife. Theyre fun fluff, popcorn reading, theyve got a rollicking pace and despite their problems, they can be very. As before, the author fills a military story with wit and humanityand with believeable characters.
As mike shepherd, he has written the very popular kris longknife military science fiction adventures, including kris longknife. The in and outs of alien politics were fascinating and again enjoyable. Kris has some determined enemies whod like to kill her and tried to. Grand admiral kris longknife is rampaging across the stars, kicking butt and taking planets away from the iteeche rebels. I will gladly wait to be able to read longer books. Emissary may 1, 2017 asin b01n2b8pc3 there is a 5year gap between bold and emissary. In this one kris and her crew have established contact with the avian species on the planet alwa where there is also a colony of humans, including her great grandmother, who were lost near the end of the iteeche war almost eighty years ago. Mike shepherd born into wealth and royalty, kris longknife joined the marines to defend humanity against aliens and pirates on the outer rim of the colonized space system. This is halfagain longer than the books i wrote for ace 20 years ago. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers. Grand admiral, her royal highness kris longknife, commander of the iteeche imperial combined fleets has. Bold crosses kris longknife books with the vicky peterwald books by. The story flows more smoothly in this second installment.
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