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Power Vacuum (Maelstrom Rising Book 8) by [Peter Nealen]

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Book 8 of 9: Maelstrom Rising

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The European Defense Council Has Fallen…

…But Peace Has Not Come to Europe

Will the Chaos Only Spread from Here?

The thunder run into Germany has left Matt’s team battered and borderline combat ineffective. The Triarii don’t have the reinforcements for them to stand down, however. Commitments in the US and the Western Pacific have stretched them thin.

And with Europe in chaos, there is no rest to be had.

Jihadis have struck repeatedly, sowing bloodshed and confusion where possible, and it appears the Turks are involved. The Russians are pushing in the east, and they may have operatives in the heart of Western Europe as well.

The European Defense Corps hasn’t stood down, either.

And a new NGO that’s arrived to help might be the most dangerous enemy of all…

You’ll love this military thriller because the action’s as brutal as the intrigue is thick!

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February 15, 2022
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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B09DV1G3XL
Publication date ‏ : ‎ February 15, 2022
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 5553 KB
Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
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Print length ‏ : ‎ 378 pages
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Best Sellers Rank: #38,879 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
- #404 in Military Thrillers (Kindle Store)
- #431 in War Fiction (Kindle Store)
- #526 in War Fiction (Books)

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Peter Nealen

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Peter Nealen is a former Recon Marine, a combat veteran, and something of an aspiring renaissance man. He has long been a reader of history, philosophy, folklore, science fiction, and fantasy, and is the author of the American Praetorians, Brannigan's Blackhearts, Maelstrom Rising, Jed Horn, and Unity Wars series, and several short stories in the action adventure and supernatural thriller genres.

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Steven Hildreth, Jr.

Setting the stage for a thrilling series conclusion

Reviewed in the United States on February 27, 2022

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The penultimate entry in Peter Nealen's Maelstrom Rising series, Power Vacuum, is packed with thrills and twists. Matt Bowen's Grex Luporum team have shifted from purely kinetic military operations to more of the gray zone urban operations that have been common in the here and now. Along the way, they discover that while they decapitated the European Defense Council, the European Defense Corps is still very much a problem, along with a Chinese PMC lurking in the shadows.

Seeing the shift in the type of operations is a welcome change of pace (though fret not: if you prefer straight up military action, there's still plenty of that in this entry). Over the course of eight novels, Nealen has a done a fine job with both world building and character development. Reading the novel, I feel fully immersed in his speculation as to what will cause the next world war and what entities will participate in it.

The epilogue sets the stage for the final entry in the series in spectacular fashion (though minor nitpick, I feel the character building in the epilogue could have been elaborated on a bit) and I am eagerly awaiting the arrival of Option Zulu.

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hexwolfx

Writen like an after action report

Reviewed in the United States on February 19, 2022

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The battles across Europe have lead to lead Triarii threw death and victory but in the finale push its a 5-way warzones between Chinese, German forces, U.S. Army, EDC remnants, and Triarii for the future polices of of CENTRAL EUROPE.

This novel isn't one dingler battle but servel over many weeks has it shows the fog of war is not easy to tread towards victory. It more a text bookcase of how no foresight in postwar rebuilding and external forces murky up the process with there own intrestes in how they want it done even it means escalating the conflicts.

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retired in Kentucky

Nealen is the new Clancy

Reviewed in the United States on February 22, 2022

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Pete Nealen is to action thrillers what Tom Clancy was to the techno thriller with better combat scenes. Another great chapter in the series. Keep your copy of Janes handy as Nealen uses the newest weapon systems out there to keep it interesting. Highly recommended.

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Eric R. Molicki

love this series

Reviewed in the United States on March 19, 2022

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This is a good read for patriots. If you are woke, bring a bucket for your nausea. If you understand the real-politik ways of the world, then this is a good distraction from the slow grinding of gears that we see in our struggling republic today.

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greentimber

Constant action

Reviewed in the United States on April 7, 2022

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Nealen is great at putting down gritty realism without nonsense and technical errors. Always enjoyable. Back to the word mines & give us the domestic stories mentioned throughout the series (Detroit, etc.).

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Michael W. Byrd

Predator Control

Reviewed in the United States on March 18, 2022

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Peter Nealen does an excellent job. His description of small force action is accurate and kept me engaged without bogging down the story with too much unnecessary detail. I really like this author.

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Thomas Paine

5 Stars again!...can't put the damn book down!

Reviewed in the United States on April 13, 2022

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5 Stars, again! Nealen continues, with each book, to keep the story fresh, moving and super interesting. The only problem I have with his writing is I can't put the damn book down!

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Capndiesalot

Fiction or Future History

Reviewed in the United States on March 7, 2022

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It’s today’s world in a fictional account of warfare. The enemies are accurate, the fighting methodology is, too. I just hope the optimism is not misplaced in real life.

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Breadman297.

Still hyped.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 18, 2022

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Fast, thrilling and none stop. Love this series. Each book better than the last. Can't wait for the thrilling finale.

PeterM Australia

Bravo, Mr. Nealen

Reviewed in Australia on February 22, 2022

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Brilliantly told and, once again, incredibly topical. Today Putin orders his troops in to Ukraine - can’t imagine the West is going to react appropriately or sufficiently assertive. Can’t see it ending well, unlike these amazing stories in Maelstrom Rising. Highly recommend this excellent book

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