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Talion: Revenant by Michael A. Stackpole Publishing information: Paperback; 467 pgs Publisher: Spectra; 31 May 1997 ISBN: 9780553576566 Standalone Copy: Out of Pocket Reviewer: Tyson Amazon Synopsis: "The man he is sworn to protect is the man who butchered his family. Justices the select of the Talion, endowed with fearsome magick and lethal martial skills roam the Shattered Empire, crushing the lawless and championing the oppressed. Their word is law and their judgement binding on highborn and low. Nolan is a Justice born in what once was the free nation of Sinjaria. Orphaned in the war of conquest with the nation of Hamis, he traveled to far Talianna and secured the right to become a Justice. Now, years later, the Master of all Talions has a dangerous assignment for Nolan: He is to guard the life of the king who destroyed Sinjaria and slaughtered his family. Alone, Nolan ventures into the political maelstrom that is the court of Hamis to stop an assassin even his Masters think c...

Ghost Fleet A Novel of the Next World War by P W Singer and August Cole Publishing information: Kindle Publisher: Eamon Dolan/Houghton Mifflin Harcourt; 30 Jun 15 ISNB: 978-0544142848 ASIN: B00LZ7GOI4 Standalone Copy: Provided by publisher Reviewer: Tyson Amazon Synopsis: "What will the next global conflict look like? Find out in this ripping, near-futuristic thriller. The United States, China, and Russia eye each other across a twenty-first century version of the Cold War, which suddenly heats up at sea, on land, in the air, in outer space, and in cyberspace. The fighting involves everything from stealthy robotic–drone strikes to old warships from the navy’s “ghost fleet.” Fighter pilots unleash a Pearl Harbor–style attack; American veterans become low-tech insurgents; teenage hackers battle in digital playgrounds; Silicon Valley billionaires mobilize for cyber-war; and a serial killer carries out her own vendetta. Ultimately, victory will depend on blending the lessons of the pa...