A noble bloodline soaked in blood. A savage past clawing its way back. A galaxy that’s fixing to burn.
Miss pulp sci-fi the way you remember it?
Back in the old days, science fiction featured big heroes, blazing action, and epic stories that grabbed you by the collar and shook vigorously. If that’s your kind of tale then John Van Stry delivers exactly that in Misplaced!
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Misplaced (Valley of Fire Book 1) by John Van Stry!
Epic space battles! Fierce loyalty! Defiant heroes!
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In a galaxy torn by war and betrayal...
Eric ‘Wolf’ Wolfram and his sister Candice escaped a bloody past when their noble parents were murdered. Taken in by Dartanion—a cunning starship salvage yard owner who walks the line between criminal and honorable—they’ve spent years hiding their true identities. Now Eric is eighteen and seeks to carve his own path... but their past is about to catch up in the most explosive possible way.
Check out Valley of Fire, pure pulp-style adventure in the Wolfhounds Universe — the kind of story that will remind you why sci-fi is awesome in the first place!
“Grit, loyalty, and defiance in the stars.”
If you dig action-packed military sci-fi, we’ve got what you’ve been missing!
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On my 3rd reread of the trilogy today.
Well thought out sci-fi in a world that the author has fleshed out.
Worth the read.