Unbreakable: A Novel

W. C. Bauers

Jan 2015 · The Chronicles of Promise Paen Book 1 · Macmillan + ORM

About this eBook

Unbreakable by W.C. Bauers is character-driven military science fiction featuring a female marine caught between two empires.

The colonists of the planet Montana are accustomed to being ignored. Situated in the buffer zone between two rival human empires, their world is a backwater: remote, provincial, independently minded. Even as a provisional member of the Republic of Aligned Worlds, Montana merits little consideration—until it becomes the flashpoint in an impending interstellar war.

When pirate raids threaten to destabilize the region, the RAW deploys its mechanized armored infantry to deal with the situation. Leading the assault is Marine Corps Lieutenant and Montanan expatriate Promise Paen of Victor Company. Years earlier, Promise was driven to join the Marines after her father was killed by such a raid. Payback is sweet, but it comes at a tremendous and devastating cost. And Promise is in no way happy to be back on her birthworld, not even when she is hailed as a hero by the planet's populace, including its colorful president. Making matters even worse: Promise is persistently haunted by the voice of her dead mother.

Meanwhile, the RAW's most bitter rival, the Lusitanian Empire, has been watching events unfold in the Montana system with interest. Their forces have been awaiting the right moment to gain a beachhead in Republic territory, and with Promise's Marines decimated, they believe the time to strike is now.

At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

Ratings and reviews

I've read a lot of average books in my time but this one has actually forced me to write a review. It's just horrible. The constant ramming of american nationalistic ideals down my throat, the stilted and awful dialogue between characters and the subtle as a white rhino undertones of American independence republicans against the British has made this a truly poor buy. Once again proving books over $10 are bad buys.

Good effort, I liked this enough to buy the second book. A well trod plot line featuring the ubiquitous plain-Jane female heroine, a military based on existing forces and traditions, a dizzying rise through the ranks and against-all-odds fights.

Im only a few books in to my reading life and all i can say is a great book im reading second one now and worth it!

About the author

W. C. Bauers is a boy-dad, speaker, believer, bibliophile, and author of children's books and science fiction.

Bauers' first novel, UNBREAKABLE, was an Amazon and B&N, Science Fiction & Fantasy Best Book-of-the-Month pick. His second, INDOMITABLE, was a B&N, i09, and Kirkus Best of the Month Pick.
Bauers lives in the Rocky Mountains with his three sons.