Secret of the Legion: a military science fiction adventure

by Marshall S. Thomas

Overview

THE SYSTIES ERASED MY PAST, BUT THEY MISSED MY SOUL. AND THE STAR HAS STOLEN MY FUTURE.

The Star has been killing her slowly. I wanted to destroy it at first, but she wouldn't let me. It's the future, she said. She's right — but I don't care. I only want to save those I love — and they're in the past. The Star can help me, but it's a two-edged sword. It may destroy us, but it's not evil. It's completely neutral. It's mankind that is evil, not the Star. Destroy the Star? No. The Star can help me — and those I love. Am I evil? I don't know. But I've already made my choice.

SOLDIER OF THE LEGION SERIES
Soldier of the Legion
March of the Legion
Slave of the Legion
Secret of the Legion
Cross of the Legion
Curse of the Legion

PROPHET OF CONFREE SERIES
Prophet of ConFree
Prophet and the Blood March
Prophet and the Eye
Prophet and the Creature from Eternity
Prophet and the Fields of Glory
Prophet and Deadman's Dogs

SEEKER SERIES
Seeker and the Pathways of the Gods
Seeker and the Spirit Shifters

AWARDS
2010 Foreword Magazine Book of the Year Finalist for Science Fiction (Curse of the Legion)
2009 Foreword Magazine Book of the Year Finalist for Science Fiction (Cross of the Legion)
2003 IBPA Ben Franklin Award Finalist for Popular Fiction (Solider of the Legion)
2002 Foreword Magazine Book of the Year Finalist for Science Fiction (Soldier of the Legion)
2002 Foreword Magazine Book of the Year Finalist for Audio Fiction (Soldier of the Legion)

Product Details

BN ID:	2940016395258
Publisher:	Marshall S Thomas
Publication date:	02/07/2013
Series:	Soldier of the Legion , #4
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	418
Sales rank:	573,193
File size:	1 MB

About the Author

Marshall S. Thomas is a retired U.S. Government official who served overseas in East Asia for most of his career. Marshall attended the Georgetown University School of Foreign Service, the University of New Mexico and the University of Miami with a major in Government/International Affairs and a minor in History.

Marshall is the author of the six-book Soldier of the Legion action-adventure science fiction series, and the second Prophet of ConFree series (also six books). The Soldier series is still selling well as new readers discover the books, while many readers who have finished the Soldier series are moving on to the Prophet series. Marshall has recently begun the Seeker series with two new books. Both print and digital versions of all books are available from many online retailers.

In early 1969 Marshall began his overseas service with four years in the Vietnam War. He met his wife in Saigon and after a few years Stateside they began an East Asian odyssey with assignments to six Asian posts until 2001 when Marshall retired.

Marshall currently lives in Williamsburg, Virginia with his wife Kim Lien. His youngest son Alexander, a bioinformatics and coding expert, is working in New York City. His eldest son Christopher is a consultant and graduate of Radford University who studied art and graphic design. Marshall loves to write, and especially enjoys writing science fiction He is a member of the Virginia Writers Club, Goodreads, and the Authors Den. He is a past President of the St. Andrew's Society of Williamsburg and a former member of the Sovereign Military Order of the Temple of Jerusalem (Knights Templar).

SOLDIER OF THE LEGION SERIES
Soldier of the Legion
March of the Legion
Slave of the Legion
Secret of the Legion
Cross of the Legion
Curse of the Legion

AWARDS
2010 Foreword Magazine Book of the Year Finalist for Science Fiction (Curse of the Legion)
2009 Foreword Magazine Book of the Year Finalist for Science Fiction (Cross of the Legion)
2003 IBPA Ben Franklin Award Finalist for Popular Fiction (Solider of the Legion)
2002 Foreword Magazine Book of the Year Finalist for Science Fiction (Soldier of the Legion)
2002 Foreword Magazine Book of the Year Finalist for Audio Fiction (Soldier of the Legion)

Editorial Reviews

“As in his previous novels, Thomas's characters have a level of depth and intensity that move this story way beyond a Sci-fi thriller, creating a compelling novel that will appeal to all readers.”

Nancy L. Mehl

“The Soldier of the Legion series has been a fun read all the way through! I actually enjoy the fact that the author doesn't go into detail about the weapons. It allows the reader to form their own mental picture of the capabilities. More please!”

Lori Saphira

“As in every book of this series, the battles are so realistic my heartpounded…The writing style is exciting…In many ways, this is my favorite book in the series so far. Highly recommended.”

Laurel Johnson

“Secret of the Legion by Marshall S. Thomas is fast paced and well put together. It provides a possible insight to how the future soldier will survive both as an individual and as a team. MARINE wannabees should enjoy. I found nothing to slow down the pace and for the most part it hung together well with reasonable but sometime unexpected endings. The entire series is well worth the time.”

DS Schertz