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Cry Pilot
- Cry Pilot, Book 1
- Narrated by: David Shih
- Length: 12 hrs and 54 mins
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Cry Pilot
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Publisher's Summary
A devastated Earth. Rogue bio-weapons. And a recruit with secrets. In this explosive new military science fiction novel, a tight-knit infantry squad is thrown into battle against a mysterious enemy that appears without warning and strikes without mercy.
There's only one way for a man with Maseo Kaytu's secrets to join the military: by volunteering for a suicide mission as a "cry pilot". He cheats the system to survive, but you can't fake basic training. Assigned to a squad of misfits, Kaytu learns how to fight, how to obey, and how to trust. Yet the more he bonds with his fellow recruits, the more he risks exposure of his criminal past.
Keeping his secret is about to become the least of his problems. Kaytu discovers that his platoon is being deployed against a new kind of rogue bio-weapon. One that has torn apart every military force it's ever faced....
What the critics say
"I picked it up, I started reading. I kept reading. This is that kind of book, intense, involving, with intriguing world development. Recommended. Joel Dane is a writer to watch." (C.J. Cherryh, author of the Foreigner series)
"Joel Dane's Cry Pilot is a hyperkinetic and unflinching battle narrative that never loses sight of the truth of being a soldier: The squad comes before all else. Told with momentum and immediacy, Cry Pilot is authentic, exciting, and excellent." (Marko Kloos, author of Terms of Enlistment)
"In Cry Pilot, Joel Dane has imagined a fascinating high-tech future Earth where ecological collapse and runaway evolution have conspired to create enemies no army has ever encountered before. Told through the eyes of a young soldier seeking to escape a grim past, the action-packed plot holds tight to a human dimension." (Linda Nagata, author of The Red Trilogy)
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- Ronan Joseph
- 2020-05-23
Gripping story set in a unique yet plausible world
Cry Pilot is a story set in on a far future Earth where corporations have become the unlikely saviours of the planet. In this intriguing setting–which retains the all-too-likely challenges of class structures, factionalism, and violent conflict–the author highlights the story of a handful of characters who put their lives on the line and their pasts (mostly) behind them to serve humanity. The character development is excellent, and I felt engaged with the struggles of the supporting characters and the main protagonists especially. The author and narrator did an impressive job of conveying the fear and horror of a brutal enemy and the heartbreak of the sacrifices made to stop it. Overall, an excellent start to the saga and a must-read for any sci-fi fan.
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