Contract of Defiance, Spectras Arise Trilogy, Book 1

by Tammy Salyer

Overview

WHEN ALL OTHER OPTIONS RUN OUT, NEVER LET GO OF YOUR GUN.

In a few hundred years, the Algol system becomes humanity's new home. The question is: is it a better one?

When a crew of arms smugglers botches their latest job, Corps-deserter and crewmember, Aly Erikson, is separated from her brother, the only person she can trust, and left behind to fight for her life. In the aftermath, as she tries to piece together what happened, a crew of roughneck settlers pressgang her into a dangerous mission in the heart of Corps territory.

Time is running out to get back everything she's lost...

Her crew, her brother, and her options. But no one is taking her gun.

Winner of the 2010 Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers Colorado Gold Contest for best action/thriller. Finalist in the Kindle Book Review 2012 Best Indie Book Contest for science fiction/fantasy.

What people saying about the Spectras Arise Series
"A fast-paced and fun sci-fi space adventure with a great protagonist... starts with a running gun fight and doesn't let up until the explosive conclusion."

"Top Notch SciFi Read!"

"I'm torn between wanting to savor every exciting moment of this gorgeously written series or binge-read to find out what happens next."

"Thrilling, Roller-Coaster Ride of Military Sci-Fi Adventure"

"Contains the kind of action that makes it hard to turn off the light and go to sleep."

Other books in the Spectras Arise Series
Conviction: A Spectras Arise Prequel Novella
Contract of Defiance: Spectras Arise Trilogy, Book 1
Contract of Betrayal: Spectras Arise Trilogy, Book 2
Contract of War: Spectras Arise Trilogy, Book 3
The Spectras Arise Series Omnibus, including all four books

Product Details

BN ID:	2940014514811
Publisher:	Tammy Salyer
Publication date:	04/15/2012
Series:	Spectras Arise Trilogy , #1
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	248
Sales rank:	1,064,641
File size:	506 KB

About the Author

Tammy is the author of the Military SF Spectras Arise series, the Epic Fantasy Shackled Verities series, and numerous pieces of short fiction. She rose to fame on a comet once bound for Alpha Centauri, but her uncharacteristically strong attachment to Tom Waits and Killing Joke music were too much for the comet's velocity to overcome, so here she stays.

Tammy's "real" life outside writing involves bustin' her tail trail running and biking with a super-cool SoCal weirdo she wound up marrying because he liked her books. Most of her days include chilling with a sweet doggo and pleading with a psycho catto for a moment of respite from his endless lunacy.

Space opera, fantasy, satire, and snark fans will feel right at home with her. Learn more about her and her books by visiting www.tammysalyer.com. She hopes you enjoy reading her works and welcomes your reviews.

Editorial Reviews

Contract of Defiance is a top-notch addition to the Sci-Fi action / thriller genre. It contains the kind of action that makes it hard to turn off the light and go to sleep. But there is also great characterization that suggests very interesting back-stories to characters that will leave you asking questions and wanting to hear more about those characters, not just the protagonist.

Amazon.com - AY TEE

Finally! A military sci-fi heroine that isn't a cartoon caricature! A few high points:
1) I had a strong feel for how the book's region of space works, without ever being stuck reading a boring page of explanation, or worse - scientific jargon.
3) Right up to the end I wasn't sure how Aly and the crew would pull off their mission - great suspense and everything made sense.
4) The characters were all very real and multi-dimensional... none of them are perfect.

Amazon.com - AK Smith

Meet the toughest gal in the galaxy. Salyer gives us an action-packed page-turner and Contract of Defiance where you feel the protagonist's internal struggles as if you were a member of her new crew trying to break down those emotional walls. You can't help but root for this heroin and the concise writing guides you and Aly through a quest that very well could be her last.

http://motleychronicles.com/2012/07/25/meet-the-toughest-gal-in-the-galaxy/ - Kindle Book Review Sept 2012