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Book 5 of 8: Carrera Series

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The Carrera saga continues with entry number five, and the sequel to Amazon Legion. Carrera. Relentless. Machiavellian. Without compunction. Victorious. Pity his enemies. Be thankful he is on the side of freedom from totalitarian domination.

On the colony planet of Terra Nova, soldier turned political leader Carrera has achieved his revenge, destroying those who killed his wife and children in a terrorist strike, and helping to establish a free country. But Carrera’s fight is not over.

War with the Tauran Union is inevitable. Carrera has been preparing his new country for this all-out conflict for years, intending to drive out the last vestige of foreign imperialism in Balboa, the Tauran Union Security Force. He doesn't care that he's outnumbered one hundred to one. He doesn't care that the Taurans are one thousand times wealthier. A true Machiavellian, Carrera is convinced that gold cannot always find good soldiers, but that good soldiers can always find gold. After all, his good soldiers have already found quite a bit. Moreover, he's been preparing for the war he intends to start and fight on his own terms, while the TU has been preparing for a progressive fantasy.

But then his own government calls a halt even as the commander of the United Earth Peace Fleet, High Admiral Marguerite Wallenstein, injects a dose of realism and spine into the Tauran Union. Any other government, giving similar orders, Carrera would overthrow without hesitation. But this is his own creation; he must follow these orders.

But the Taurans are provoking Balboa mercilessly, and Carrera knows that sooner or later, he must fight—only now the task will be more difficult and more bloody. No matter. When that time comes, Carerra knows he will do whatever it takes to win. He is, after all, Carrera.

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About prequel, Amazon Legion:
“[I]nterplanetary warfare with. . .[a] visceral story of bravery and sacrifice. . .fans of the military SF of John Ringo and David Webershould enjoy this SF action adventure.”–Library Journal

About Tom Kratman’s Carrera series:
“Kratman's dystopia is a brisk page turner full of startling twists…[Kratman is] a professional military man…up to speed on military and geopolitical conceits.” –Best-selling author of America Alone Mark Steyn on Tom Kratman’s uncompromising military SF thriller, Califate

“Kratman raises disquieting questions on what it might take to win the war on terror…realistic action sequences, strong characterizations and thoughts on the philosophy of war.” –Publishers Weekly

Tom Kratman is a former infantry colonel who served in the U.S. Army for many years before becoming a lawyer in Virginia. He’s now a full-time writer.

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In 1974, at age seventeen, Tom Kratman became a political refugee and defector from the PRM (People’s Republic of Massachusetts) by virtue of joining the Regular Army. He stayed a Regular Army infantryman most of his adult life, returning to Massachusetts as an unofficial dissident while attending Boston College after his first hitch. Back in the Army, he managed to do just about everything there was to do at one time or another. After the Gulf War, with the bottom dropping completely out of the anti-communist market, Tom decided to become a lawyer. Every now and again, when the frustrations of legal life and having to deal with other lawyers got to be too much, Tom would rejoin the Army (or a somewhat similar group, say) for fun and frolic in other climes. His family, muttering darkly, put up with this for years. He no longer practices law, instead writing full-time for Baen. His novels for Baen include A State of Disobedience, Caliphate, and the series consisting of A Desert Called Peace, Carnifex, The Lotus Eaters, The Amazon Legion, Come and Take Them, The Rods and the Axe, and A Pillar of Fire by Night. He has written novels with John Ringo: Watch on the Rhine, Yellow Eyes, and The Tuloriad. Also for Baen, he has written the first three volumes of the modern-day military fiction series Countdown. --This text refers to the mass_market edition.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Baen Books; 1st edition (October 14, 2013)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ October 14, 2013
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American Goth

Not real, just realistic.

Reviewed in the United States on October 9, 2015

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Okay, some people have complained about the scene of sexual torture.
I have no idea what they are complaining about.
The assault itself was never described, just what investigators found after it was over. This isn't a Ringo novel, after all.
The descriptions of violence done to people in warfare are more graphic.
Why is the violation of men and women's bodies by shards of shell casings, bullets, hot gases and emulsifying concussions more acceptable? This is a series about war, and the author describes it very well and accurately. Warfare is horrible and continuous, on a level that most people will be fortunate enough to never experience, and the things that the author describes in his books are happening in conflicts as you read this.
All that the author is doing is introducing you to it. Enjoy your visit, and when you are done, close the book and return to your life.

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Joel E. Hamby

Great epic military tale

Reviewed in the United States on February 16, 2016

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LTC (Ret) Tom Kratman wrote a great book here in his Carerra 'verse, positing another planet settled by Earth 450 years ago and devolving into 21st century type conflicts while overwatched by the UN Peace Fleet high overhead. Strong elements of Robert Heinlein's Starship Troopers and Larteguy's fiction (of Indochina and Algeria) runs through this conflict about the fledgling nation of Balboa (which is strikingly similar to Panama) and the threatening power of their quasi-military Legion. Threaten by the Tauran Union they face invasion and this is that story-- while the Amazon Legion and this shares some story lines it is an epic tale told from a military view that I share. That is an Army in which I should like to be a part... The good guys, in the authors telling, do not always win, but they are very willing to fight for what they believe in. Problem is, there are others who will fight as well.

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Dr D

The world itself seems to be pretty much divided into good conservatives and bad liberals

Reviewed in the United States on May 25, 2015

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Kratman's ultra-conservative world view continues to strongly flavor his writing. His characters are well-drawn, but a bit one-sided. The central figure (Carerra) shows more depth, and given his background, is very believable in his world-view. The world itself seems to be pretty much divided into good conservatives and bad liberals. As a political statement, it is highly polarized, and tends to avoid any idea that there is a middle. This Aristotelian view tends to make one need a special "suspension of belief" to enjoy the well-drawn battle scenes, the conflict and motivations driving the various factions. This particular book does reprise and gather together several other major events of previous stories. Highly recommend not reading this book until having read the previous 2.

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Mark Powell

At last the war arrives

Reviewed in the United States on December 28, 2013

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Carrera, has built a private mercenary army into an organization that he has woven the fabric of a country around. It has taken a decade but he has maneuvered events such that a war with the occupying Tauran Union is pretty much inevitable though at the request of the Balboan president Carrera does try to take action to stop the war. Still one does not undo a full decade’s careful work carelessly and war will come. When it does Carrera will pull a few tricks the much larger and well equipped Taurans did not see coming. Women and children will be involved. – Interesting with a lot more pages devoted to political considerations and several size stores than to the war the last couple of books have been building to. Based on the Amazon Legion novel there is more to come on the war front. – The characters from the prior books are all here and based on their past the characters proceed as expected. The political considerations and the long-range scheming are interesting.

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David Orlebeke

His insight into Progressives/Socialists is pretty much spot on and frankly

Reviewed in the United States on October 1, 2014

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The Carerra series is hard book - meaning it takes a very hard and realistic look at what the difference is in fighting an insurgency as opposed to nation-based war (think WWII as compared to Vietnam). His insight into Progressives/Socialists is pretty much spot on and frankly, disgusting as virtually anyone can make comparisons to not only what went on during Carter years - but also Clinton and now Obama and any American who believes in his country; honor; self-responsibility and the right of individuality -this series is going to upset you on your basic emotional level. Truths are truths regardless of whether they are "easy" or "hard" to take - Kratman speaks the truth - not that it's pretty.

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Tim

Great series, Bad narrator.

Reviewed in the United States on July 9, 2021

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The guy telling the story goes from normal voice to quiet whisper every single time there is an inner dialogue. I drive a truck so books on tape are kind of important to me. I will find the time to just read the rest of the series. I give 2 stars for the narration due to the constant need to crank the volume just to hear the story.

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A return to great wholesome slaughter

Reviewed in the United States on August 4, 2014

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This was a great return to the main storyline of this series. Back to the brutality of total war. If Kratman doesn't cover any possible brutal action that might occur in war, I guess he might not have had his Cheerios the morning he was writing that part of the book. However, the brutality isn't unnecessary, such as it is in most movies, video games and quite a few other books. Kratman carefully melds it into the story to show the horrors of war and especially how politics are worse than war.

Go visit his homepage for a couple of really good laughs.

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R. Phillips

excellent story

Reviewed in the United States on March 5, 2019

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this series is well written and you can figure out the countries implied "although the names have been changed to protect" the writer lol...well worth the read

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Danny

The duke

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 26, 2013

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Another in the excellent duke carrera series, this time the title refers to a famous spartan rejoinder to a certain impertinent persian request for the spartan arms, leonidas said "come and take them" in reply in this book its all about the tauran unions invasion of balboa and carrerra's plans and the implementation of the resistance, a ripping yarn :)

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Rod Easter

Highly entertaining. Could not put it down!!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 14, 2015

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Highly entertaining. Could not put it down!!

peter foxton

Five Stars

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 21, 2014

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CYMRO

Fight for the Right.!!!!!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 25, 2013

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A good return to a bigger world view,and a good appetizers for the finishing confrontations between Balboa and Carrera and the rest of Terra Nova,and the Peace Fleet.!!!

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Jonathan M. Balmer

Getting a bit to far right to be enjoyable

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 9, 2014

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The writer is unable to describe any female character with out mentioning what a great rack they have,such teenage wish fulfilment is getting in the way of the book enough to put me off the series.
Shame because I was really enjoying the writers work despite his constant right wing rants

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