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The Commander (The Warlord Saga Book 1) Kindle Edition

by CJ Williams (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
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Luke Blackburn had a peaceful job as an Airport Director in an out-of-the-way community in central Nevada. He wanted to live quietly and let old scars heal. But then a spaceship landed. The lone occupant, a guy named Sam, gave Luke the keys and said it was up to him to stop a massive alien invasion that was on the way. At first, Luke thought it was a hoax. The problem was, Sam had the proof. Luke has to try, but the job is too big to go it alone.

WHO VOLUNTEERS FOR A HIGH-PAYING JOB?

Lots of people if you don’t tell them it’s on the Moon. Luke begins building a hidden community dedicated to stopping the Bakkui. The question is, can he convince the governments of Earth to support his mission when all they really want is his technology.

IT TAKES TIME, BUT LUKE IS READY TO CONFRONT THE ENEMY

Aboard a massive starship powered by gifted technology, Luke sets out to discover and conquer. The crew jokingly refers to him as the Warlord, but no one is laughing when the truth of the name starts to sink in. The Bakkui menace is real, and the devastation they have wrought on the galaxy is almost unthinkable. In the face of reality, Luke must rally other civilizations to his cause.

THE WARLORD SAGA is an epic science fiction adventure that spans the galaxy. Each book is a stand-alone novel in the Nobility universe.

The Commander: Book One, Luke Blackburn discovers The Nobility has selected him to lead the battle against the Bakkui, a menace that threatens all of humanity.

The Nobility: Book Two, Carrie, Luke’s protégé, discovers the Nobility is being shattered from within. To save it from ruin, she strikes at the heart of Bakkui and is forced to take steps as evil as the enemy she is trying to kill.

The Warlord: Book Three, Carrie and Luke face new antagonists, and the deadliest is of their own making.

The Descendant: Book Four, Luke and Annie’s only daughter, Rosa, is dying. Lieutenant Colonel Brian Kidd, a fighter pilot in Luke’s military force, can save her life if he’s willing to violate the king’s harshest edict.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B01EZ9ZK7O
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ (April 28, 2016)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ April 28, 2016
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 1449 KB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 336 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
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CJ Williams is a husband and wife writing team. He was a military pilot, and she was an artist. Today, they live in Washington State, enjoy hiking in the Olympic Mountains, boating in the Salish Sea, and writing.

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ANM
5.0 out of 5 stars This book will grab your attention and not let go!
Reviewed in the United States on April 18, 2024
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I started reading “The Commander” and after reading 2 pages I was hooked! I love the plot, the writing, the characters, the aviation slant, everything about it!

I’ll add to this review as I read further into it...
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Chas.
4.0 out of 5 stars Good SiFi
Reviewed in the United States on January 11, 2024
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Strait forward one man gets alien tech and puts together team then saves the world and next the galaxy. Enjoyable read but a little too shallow on all the truly cool stuff that could have been done with the tech. A little too much deus exmachina and not enough cleverness. Overall, it's worth reading.
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Larry Blackman
5.0 out of 5 stars Very Good Read.
Reviewed in the United States on September 21, 2017
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Normally, I try to stay away from books that are the first in a series since the authors often end with a "cliff hanger" in an attempt to get you to purchase the next book. However, this one sounded so interesting that I took a chance and I am very glad that I did. It has a lot of action to coninually hold your attention with a good sprinkling of humor added. The interactions with the AI provides some very good story lines also. And he does not end with a "cliff hanger" (even though it would have been very easy to do so). This book really can stand alone even though you will want to read the following books just to continue the story line (a sign of a good author). Highly recommended.
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Аmazon Customer. art smith
5.0 out of 5 stars Interesting book
Reviewed in the United States on December 20, 2022
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The adventure and technology was fascinating.
Some of it was a little too far out. I recommended it to my son. I will read the second book.
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BillB
4.0 out of 5 stars Shades of Heinlein and Asimov.
Reviewed in the United States on January 29, 2018
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Excellent action, humor, pathos, characters, intrigue, betrayal. I know soon ends like grandpa explaining Princess Bride to his grandson. Only one editing was error in last chapter. "George been" instead of "George had been" I Almost never give 5 stars. That means the author doesn't have to strive to be better. That leads to complacency and a degrading of skill. I do hop CJ Williams reads this and takes it in manner it is written as a compliment.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Great first episode
Reviewed in the United States on May 25, 2016
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Fast paced story with a solid plot. More for young adults or older teens. This had a story that would keep most adults interest. Good background. Stayed away from tmi. The author will need to take care in the final chapters to minimize character confusion. Wise to generally divide the battle field into thirds and keep the activity well marked as the story moves around otherwise it does not work. David Weber is a master of moving characters around and keeping it simple for the reader. Jack Campbell is also a master at keeping the backgrounds solid. What I believe is you are doing well with characters just work on the geography.

My thanks to your wife. It was great editing for a first novel.
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CLM
3.0 out of 5 stars Decent read
Reviewed in the United States on September 14, 2017
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I really liked the premise. And the twist at the end. The story has promise and can definitely be a good read. I did feel that the author missed out on some things and glossed over others. Super duper technology and alien invasion! But after the first couple people let in on the secret, the reactions to all that plus a secret moon base (claustrophobia anyone) most people's reactions seemed to be variations of "awesome" and "cool". Plus most of the building takes place in a year's time. Technology in space? Sure. But the massive convention center being built next to a county (or state, can't remember) airport nobody uses? No questions raised. His boss doesn't ask for reports or wonder why he's out of the office so much. They recruit workers for a year long stint and imply it is in Antarctica with spacious and comfortable digs. But nobody questions why they hadn't heard of such a massive building project as that in ANTARCTICA! Yes, I know it was really the moon, but why would people be eager to bring families there? That stuff could have been done better. The story was still hood but some of these things detracted from plausibility.
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sarah e
5.0 out of 5 stars Didn't want the book to end!!!
Reviewed in the United States on July 3, 2023
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Read this book. You won't regret it. It has everything you can imagine and more to enjoy your evenings!! Awesome !!!
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Ben
5.0 out of 5 stars Fun read
Reviewed in Canada on June 11, 2022
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Good story with believable characters and others that are just fun/funny. Interesting plot with credible twists and the bonus is a happy ending.
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Georges
5.0 out of 5 stars Good one
Reviewed in Germany on December 22, 2017
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I read this in one go. Great story that keeps you guessing. You do not want to miss rhe final surprise!
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Soloman
5.0 out of 5 stars The Commander
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 29, 2016
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This is very much a "space opera" in my eyes, quite fast paced and a great read. It might not be to everyone's taste, but I enjoyed it.
I recently read a kindle book which was the latest in a series that I had previously enjoyed, though I gave up because there was too much politics in the story.
That doesn't happen in this book. Yes there is some but it does not detract from the "action".
There is certainly scope for follow on books and would hope the author(s) can oblige.
Great read.
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Tessa
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent start to a new series.
Reviewed in Australia on July 8, 2016
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This is a true space opera. It reminds me of the of the early Weber -especially Empire from the Ashes. It's the feel of it more than anything.
Here we find a retired air force officer (Luke Blackburn) sitting around all day looking after a seldom used air strip in the middle of nowhere.one day he gets a visit from a guy who arrives in a futuristic vehicle. You couldn't call it s plane because it floated on the ground and had an AI running it. The stranger didn't stick around long, just enough time to convince Luke that there was another alien race out there that was bent on killing everything on every occupied planet out there - And they were coming for earth.Then the work starts. The Moon base is partially built but there's my more to do. So the recruiting starts. Brains trusts get set up for every conceivable job: cutting out living areas, meeting rooms labs engine design and development, as Erik as ship design and weapons.There's also some light romance between the Commander and his first recruit Annie Daniels.
Annie plays an important part in the story.
There are victories and defeats from which they learn a lesson.
This a good read for any space opera fan.
I'm just hoping that we don't have to wait a year for book two!
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O.L.D.
4.0 out of 5 stars Cracking bit of space opera
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 13, 2017
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This is a rollicking tale with enough neat-o bits to make it decent sci-fi and plenty of space opera ups and downs.
It's well written and I didn't notice any typos, or things of that nature.
I liked the main character well enough and some of the secondary ones came across well.
I had enough fun reading this one that I'm going to give book two a try right away.
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