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Free Excerpt From The Book (requires Adobe Reader) It’s 2341, and Earth (Terra) has expanded into a multi-planet confederation policed by the strong arm of the Terran Defense Force (TDF). Using potent biped weapon platforms called CATs, tanks, and power-armored troops; the TDF wages Terra’s wars. But machines are not enough, Terra also breeds soldiers to pilot her CATs. Faster, smarter, and bigger than natural born humans, the Purebreds are the ultimate warriors. Or are they?Battles are one thing, but assassinations, covert operations, and infiltrations are another. To handle the darker side of war the TDF geneticists have created the Assassins. Blindingly fast, unbelievably strong, and psychically enhanced, the Assassins are a match for ten purebreds… and oh yeah, there’s a twist. The ensure they love their work, Assassins are bred to be vampires. Not the God fearing, day loathing, cooking herb impaired vampires of myth, but rather super humans with a craving for blood. The CATS, the Purebreds, and the Assassins combine to make the TDF a formidable force, but not an unstoppable one. Against the TDF juggernaut stands one woman and the inhabitants of a small planet with ancient Terran Abrams tanks, Bradley IFVs, and M4 assault rifles. Leading them is an Apache warrior, a former U.S. Army general, and an Assassin who rebels not only against the TDF’s desire to win at any cost, even if they must turn Sediana into nothing more than radioactive rock to do so. "Mark Walker has created a plausible, dangerous 24th-Century setting, and populated it with a cast of compelling characters. A Craving for Blood is a witches’ brew of entertainment: awesome battle-mechs, genetically enhanced super-soldiers, merciless vampires trained as unstoppable assassins, and a heroin whose motives give a whole new dimension to the adjective “conflicted.” Once you start reading Walker’s blood-and-thunder saga, you’ll be hooked. I began skimming the first pages around midnight… at three o’clock in the morning, my over-heated brain began chanting , “Just one more chapter…you have time for just one more chapter!” and the next thing I knew, the morning newspaper thudded on the front porch…” -William R. Trotter, author of Warrener's Beastie "Often creepy, frequently breathtaking, borderline erotic, but always fun, Walker has combined a Tom Clancy-like grasp of near future war with an Underworld-esque heroine to produce an novel that military adventurists and macabre science fiction aficionados alike will treasure." -Jim Zabek, Executive Editor, The Wargamer "There is only one thing better than a tank – TWO tanks! If you like the idea of a retro tank fleet engaging a future world's high tech weaponry, you'll love Mark Walker's A Craving for Blood. -John Antal, author of Proud Legions
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Mark H. Walker is a former Naval Officer and Explosive Ordnance Disposal diver. He has penned over forty non-fiction books and written hundreds of articles for major publications such as Autoweek, Alaska Airlines Magazine, Playboy, Computer Games Strategy Plus, Sierra Interaction, PCGamer, The Armchair General, and Computer Gaming World. |
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