- Mass Market Paperback: 589 pages
- Publisher: Medallion; 1 edition (Sep 1 2006)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1932815988
- ISBN-13: 978-1932815986
- Product Dimensions: 17.8 x 10.8 x 4.1 cm
- Shipping Weight: 295 g
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #1,360,117 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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There is an uneasy peace between the United Systems Coalition and the Bromidian Empire. But it is constantly strained by the actions of a group of renegade Bromidians who call themselves Rising Sun, and an elite Coalition military group known as the Avengers has been fighting a covert war against them for years.Captain Arano Lakeland leads one of the teams. His motivation, vengeance. Revenge against the Rising Suns invasion of his homeworld and the subsequent slaughter of his family. His actions, however, in his relentless quest to see the Bromidian empire brought to its knees, have won him the enmity of Grand High Councilor Balor Tient, a corrupt man holding one of the most powerful positions in the Coalition.To further complicate matters, Aranos efforts to prove a connection between Rising Sun and the Bromidian government are being hampered by both a traitor in the Coalition bureaucracy, and the Coalitions desire for peace at any price. And now it is a race against time as Arano and his companions try to survive long enough to solve a series of brutal murders, expose the traitor in their midst, and unite various factions with the Coalition. And if he fails?Cataclysmic war that will engulf the entire galaxy.
About the Author
Scott Gamboe has been a police officer since the mid 1990s, and he currently serves as a crime scene investigator. He lives in Edwards, Illinois.
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3.8 out of 5 stars (12 customer reviews)
3 of 4 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars
entertaining space opera, Sep 10 2006
By Harriet Klausner - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: The Killing Frost (Mass Market Paperback)
In 2212 the cold war hostilities between the United Systems Coalition and the Bromidian Empire seem one incident away from a major confrontation. One particular nasty insurgent group the Rising Sun constantly brings the war to the USC though the Bromidians deny any connection to these guerillas. To counter the Rising Sun, the USC formed military units, Avengers. One such unit Avenger Team 5 is headed by Padian Captain Arano Lakeland, who seeks the annihilation of these killers as they violently massacred his family years ago.Arano and his crew are unraveling a plot engineered by a traitor high up in the USC leadership. He takes actions that many people will applaud while others feel cross the line of humanity. Especially critical of Arano is powerful Grand High Councilor Balor Tient, who swears that the captain is no better than the enemy with his disregard for protocol. Balor has his right hand man Cono Vishturn accompany Arano allegedly to study his tactics. What makes his work even more difficult for Arano is the fact he is falling in love with his human Squad B Captain Alyna Marquat, but the mission comes first as failure means a galaxy at war with his side losing their superiority due to sedition.
Though the good guys and bad guys are obvious from the start, THE KILLING FROST is an entertaining space opera. Arano makes the tale as a warrior whose credo is carved in the blood of his family that no enemy is left behind alive so that they can try to kill you again. The story line is action-packed as war means death; something Arano understands when he kills the adversaries from long distance. Though a conspiracy simplifies the internal USC conflict, fans of military science fiction will appreciate the exploits of this no-nonsense hero and his loyal troops and hope this book is the first in a series because it is totally enthralling.
Harriet Klausner
4.0 out of 5 stars
Left me eager for more!, April 26 2012
By Tom Junior - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: The Killing Frost (Mass Market Paperback)
I really enjoyed this book. Our family schedule doesn't leave me much time to read things that I LIKE to read. Usualy just stuff I HAVE to read. Once I started Killing Frost, all the HAVE to read stuff went to the back burner. It's pretty rare that I carry a paperback with me wherever I go so I can read every time I get a few minutes to do so, but that's just what I did with this book.I loved the main character, Arano Lakeland. His leadership qualities and the way those around him were drawn to him and respected him made Captain Lakeland the ideal leader of this group of Avengers. As with most action thrillers, the reader is certain the main characters will survive whatever ordeal comes their way and the Avengers do. But with each mission seemingly more dangerous than the last and with the odds stacked even more against them, one begins to wonder if they will survive.
There is much more to this story than the obvious science fiction thriller. Arano is driven by his dislike of a particular race of people. By the end he is forced to confront this hatred as he becomes allied with a rescuer of that race. His lesson, that we shouldn't judge an entire group of people by the actions of a few, are particularly appropriate for our time.
Nice work, Mr. Gamboe!
5.0 out of 5 stars
Starting out, April 15 2012
By Tammy - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: The Killing Frost (Mass Market Paperback)
The authors very first book and I loved it. I see bright things in this authors future. What a great book. All kinds of species and races that I've never even heard of. Unique names. A twisting and turning plot. Vivid and colorful. It is a fantastic start
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