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HarryT · 06-05-2016, 08:55 AM

Completed two books in the last week:

"Mutineers' Moon", by David Weber. The first third of the "Empire from the Ashes" omnibus, bought from Baen in 2003. NASA astronaut Colin MacIntyre discovers that the Moon is really an ancient spacecraft called "Dahak" whose purpose is to guard against periodic invasions from a ferocious alien race, the Achuultani. Now the Achuultani are returning, but Dahak is powerless to take action because his crew mutinied 50,000 years ago, and the mutineers still secretly control Earth's governments and military forces. (Not a spoiler - all this is in the first few pages of the book!). The Earth will be destroyed unless the mutineers can be defeated! Excellent military SF. This is the third time I've read this book, and I've enjoyed it enormously every time. Highly recommended.

"Cargo of Eagles", by Margery Allingham. The 19th book in the "Campion" series, and the final one to be written by Allingham herself. Campion is brought in to help uncover the secret behind mysterious goings-on in a remote English seaside community. Very good mystery.

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HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,557 Karma: 93980341 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	Completed two books in the last week: "Mutineers' Moon", by David Weber. The first third of the "Empire from the Ashes" omnibus, bought from Baen in 2003. NASA astronaut Colin MacIntyre discovers that the Moon is really an ancient spacecraft called "Dahak" whose purpose is to guard against periodic invasions from a ferocious alien race, the Achuultani. Now the Achuultani are returning, but Dahak is powerless to take action because his crew mutinied 50,000 years ago, and the mutineers still secretly control Earth's governments and military forces. (Not a spoiler - all this is in the first few pages of the book!). The Earth will be destroyed unless the mutineers can be defeated! Excellent military SF. This is the third time I've read this book, and I've enjoyed it enormously every time. Highly recommended. "Cargo of Eagles", by Margery Allingham. The 19th book in the "Campion" series, and the final one to be written by Allingham herself. Campion is brought in to help uncover the secret behind mysterious goings-on in a remote English seaside community. Very good mystery. Last edited by HarryT; 06-05-2016 at 09:13 AM.