Alien Artifacts (Cade Korbin Chronicles Book 2)

Good pacing and engaging characters . This was one of those in a series

I have always liked military so fi. It gets the mind wandering.Horoscope and go but Care seems to be all business. I can't wait to read more of him.

Okay, this book is weird. The author wants us to get introspective about what is appropriate killing and what is not. There's the old Nuremburg issue of whether killing because of an order from your superiors is righteous or not. What if the person doesn't really die? I disagree with the author, but there is no good answer. So we start with a busted mission. Then we have to escape. There are players whose motivation are unknown. There are physical limitations on what can be done, and there are unexpected consequences. The book is essentially boring for the first half. We find a Xeno, but it's not very interesting, and it's not very smart. We get rescued from an uncharted planet under unexplained and unusual circumstances. We go for a grand invasion using the resources of people we just met, and they say yes?!? It's a bust so we get captured?!? We're off for a suicide mission, but things are strange. Then they get stranger. Everybody stabs everyone in the back, so we all become friends. All except for our old weird friend who reneges on his promise. What's up with him? No one but the Orange robot knows for sure.

Fast paced. Intriguing. Characters interesting and fluid. Story really good and accurate enough to appear real. No downside and no awkward gaps in the telling

Enjoyed the story. Don't analyzit too much tho.

Two already warring human civilizations are trying to go for the same ancient artifacts on a planet that is populated by monsters both aerial and dirt-bound that can swallow a man whole. They arrive at the spot where you just made the mistake of generating any kind of EM energy. You can't see or hear them coming because the appear right next to you through a rift in time/space. If that isn't bad enough there's a toroid shaped orbital station that is unassailable, armed with advanced weaponry, and is uncannily accurate with it's weapon systems. It is defending a particular segment of the planet that is believed by the humans to be the repository of the technology of the Priors an ancient civilization that's a million years old and at least that long gone. Whichever group can get that tech will win the war, but there is an extremely high cost in human lives to get anywhere near it. Skillfully woven into this frightening tale are examples of familial love, twists and turns in the thinking that finally leads to a very surprising villain. Please do not read this before going to bed. I guarantee you will not go to sleep easily.

just another sci-fi novel

Man, I was interested in the world of Cade Korbin from book 1 already, but somehow this one blew me away completely. Scott is fantastic at creating these complex but understandable webs of mystery surrounding our space-faring protagonist, and this book is just another example of itNot 20% of the way through, I was completely captivated. The premise of this story seems simple, but those aforementioned webs of mystery are interwoven in such a way that I was on the edge of my seat trying to puzzle it all out.I almost wished that this was the book to start off the series, but the universe establishment done in book 1 is absolutely necessary to really feel the weight of the stakes in book 2. And the first book was already fantastic, so theres no real loss hereRegardless, Im looking forward to what I'll find in book 3!

After reading five chapters of the first book, I put it down. I was afraid it was one of those books about a ruthless, broken thugs with no redeeming qualities. I hate those battle star galacticA type stories where it’s one disappointment after another... another dark story making me feel worse than when I started reading. I enjoy a good good that inspires me or has me escaping to a better place, or at least a better outcome. I finished the first book fast, then rapidly finished the second one. I hope there are many more stories in this saga. You have the opportunity to turn this one into an endless universe with the prior tech... borrow fro star gate with the FTC gates and your adventures are endless. Well done Jasper.

Read now if you enjoyed cade korbins adventures in book one you will love it in book 2. There are few twists and turns throughout the story and a few surprises at the end which are good enough to surprise you. Read and enjoy.

After I started I couldn't stop reading! It's exciting, original and I loved the story.

I loved the first book in the series and I can”t believe that the author managed to work in another great twist for the ending. Definitely going to read the third book next

Nice read. Perhaps "oh what a tangled web we weave" would describe it best. Sometimes had to back and reread certain portions in order to follow the plot.