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First Contact (In Her Name: The Last War, Book 1) [Kindle Edition]

Michael R. Hicks
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Young Midshipman Ichiro Sato joined the Terran Navy to escape a tyrannical father and find freedom among the stars. He had no idea when he boarded the survey starship Aurora for his first assignment that he and his crew would make humanity’s first contact with a sentient alien species. In an uncharted star system where Aurora’s crew discovers two planets inhabited by a non-human civilization, Aurora is disabled by gigantic alien starships before she can escape. Boarded by nightmarish blue-skinned warriors with claws and fangs, the aliens learn all there is to know about the ship, including all its stored information about humanity, before the crew is slaughtered in a series of ritual combats. Ichiro, the sole survivor, is returned to Earth as a messenger to warn of the aliens’ coming invasion of human space.

For that is the Way of the Kreelan Empire, an ancient and dying race that has waged war across the galaxy for a hundred thousand years, slaughtering every sentient species it has encountered in a desperate search for the One, a savior foretold in an ages-old prophecy who can rescue them from looming extinction. For the Kreelans, who will die out in a handful of generations, the conflict with humanity will be The Last War.

With Earth leading a fragile coalition of military forces to mount a defense against what many believe is nothing more than a hoax, Ichiro again finds himself at the sharp end of the spear aboard a Terran destroyer. Together with journalist Stephanie Guillaume, Legionnaire Roland Mills, and the irrepressible General James Sparks, Ichiro and the other men and women of the coalition put their lives on the line against an enemy none of them could ever have imagined.


The IN HER NAME Series:

THE LAST WAR Trilogy
- First Contact (Book 1)
- Legend Of The Sword (Book 2)
- Dead Soul (Book 3)

REDEMPTION Trilogy
- Empire (Book 1)
- Confederation (Book 2)
- Final Battle (Book 3)

THE FIRST EMPRESS Trilogy
- From Chaos Born (Book 1)
- Forged In Flame (2013)
- Mistress Of The Ages (2013)

Techno-Thrillers:

HARVEST Trilogy
- Season Of The Harvest (Book 1)
- Bitter Harvest (Book 2, June 2012)
- Reaping The Harvest (2013)

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  • Format: Kindle Edition
  • File Size: 780 KB
  • Print Length: 392 pages
  • Publisher: Imperial Guard Publishing (29 Aug 2009)
  • Sold by: Amazon Media EU S.à r.l.
  • Language English
  • ASIN: B004IPQE0I
  • Text-to-Speech: Enabled
  • Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #188 Free in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Free in Kindle Store)
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I have previously read the three books starting with "Empire" by Michael R. Hicks and had hoped that this one continued the story into future and how the Kreelans evolved so I was slightly disappointed that this one was set before "Empire" I was also once I found out that this was a prequel disappointed that it was not set back further in time so that I could find out more about the evolution of the fascinating civilisation that Michael R. Hicks had created so brilliantly.
The actual book although fast paced, well written with good character development was over 90% about the initial battle between the Kreelans and humans, for this reason I don't consider this is one of his best but I have bought the next one "Legend of the Sword" and look forward to reading it.
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Awesome 5 May 2011
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Great characters both human and alien with pounding non stop military action. What more do you need and the price .....well!
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Having read the omnibus edition of 'In Her Name' twice, I found this prequel clarified the intial chapters of the first book. It was an exciting read and I know I'll read it again. The characters were full of life and the storyline gripped me just as when I read the first books.

I would love to see this set of books made into movies using the same technology as they used to make 'Avatar'. It's exactly the kind of story that would appeal to Sci-fi fanatics like myself and I think it should be more widely publicised as it is really a great set of books.
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