Indomitable (Chronicles of Promise Paen Series #2)

by W. C. Bauers

Overview

Indomitable is W. C. Bauers's second installment in the Chronicles of Promise Paen, character-driven military science fiction featuring a female space marine

Promise Paen, captain of Victor Company's mechanized armored infantry, is back for another adventure protecting the Republic of Aligned Worlds.

Lieutenant Paen barely survived her last encounter with the Lusitanian Empire. She's returned home to heal. But the nightmares won't stop. And she's got a newly reconstituted unit of green marines to whip into shape before they deploy. If the enemies of the RAW don't kill them first, she just might do the job herself.

Light-years away, on the edge of the Verge, a massive vein of rare ore is discovered on the mining planet of Sheol, which ignites an arms race and a proxy war between the Republic and the Lusitanians. Paen and Victor Company are ordered to Sheol, to reinforce the planet and hold it at all costs.

On the eve of their deployment, a friendly fire incident occurs, putting Paen's career in jeopardy and stripping her of her command. When the Lusitanians send mercenaries to raid Sheol and destabilize its mining operations, matters reach crisis levels. Disgraced and angry, Promise is offered one shot to get back into her mechsuit. But she'll have to jump across the galaxy and possibly storm the gates of hell itself.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780765375452
Publisher:	Tor Publishing Group
Publication date:	04/11/2017
Series:	Chronicles of Promise Paen Series , #2
Pages:	368
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 8.50(h) x 1.00(d)

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.

Editorial Reviews

Praise for The Chronicles of Promise Paen

“Bauers’ debut is an impressive achievement, set in an enormous, complex universe that combines large-scale action with the emotional journey of one truly unique heroine.” —RT Book Reviews

“This is a solid, well-crafted military SF.” —Booklist

“Military science fiction with a kick-butt female lead …” —Kirkus Reviews

“The action scenes are plentiful; however, while Bauer sketches in the outline of the politics shaping Montana's history, a strong picture of why the various forces are fighting for control of the planet is never really conveyed.”
—Library Journal

“On the whole, though, a very, um, promising debut novel.” —Booklist

“Bauer’s debut needs to grow into its powered boots.” —Publishers Weekly

"Action-packed, character-rich and mil spec'd to the max. Empires may rise but this backwater rules!" —Dani Kollin, co-author of The Unincorporated Man

"It's almost a cliche to compare military SF novels to Starship Troopers, but this is the real deal. Bauers has created a gritty, complex story Heinlein would have been proud of. " —James Cambias, author of A Darkling Sea

“Bauer puts together characters who take up residence in your heart, the cold-blooded politics of the "Great Game," the power of devotion and loyalty, and the human cost carnage extracts from even the most courageous. I highly recommend it.”
—David Weber, New York Times bestselling author of the Honor Harrington series

“Lieutenant Promise Paen really doesn’t need the voice of her dead mother nagging her as she stands at the threshold of interstellar war. Or, does she? Unbreakable is a little bit Starship Troopers and a little bit Esmay Suiza, with a dash of Firefly for flavor. W.C. Bauers gives us everything we want in our military science fiction, but never allows the hardware and action to overshadow Paen and everyone else caught in the crossfire.”
—Dayton Ward, New York Times bestselling author of The Last World War

From the Publisher

06/13/2016
The second in Bauers’s Chronicles of Promise Paen (after 2015’s Unbreakable), set some 800 years from now in the far-flung Republic of Aligned Worlds, is packed to the gills with visceral action scenes and military jargon. Following a battlefield promotion and a disastrous mission that left most of her previous team dead, the newly minted First Lieutenant Promise Paen is tasked to whip Victor Company and its new batch of untested marines into shape. However, Promise, with her reputation for impulsive behavior and daredevil antics, has to overcome the reservations of her commanders and the public. Whether defying the odds during an impossible training exercise or stumbling across a sex-trafficking operation while on vacation, Promise refuses to play by the rules or conform to expectations, which threatens to derail her career. But when Victor Company is deployed to the hellish mining planet of Sheol to confront belligerents, Promise is tested like never before. The attention to detail and atmosphere brings the combat to life, though the plot itself is meandering and unfocused. The through line of Promise’s checkered career takes a few detours, giving this book a rushed, episodic feel as it leads into the next stage of her exploits. Agent: Cherry Weiner, Cherry Weiner Literary Agency. (Aug.)

Publishers Weekly