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OUT NOW: A Hole in the World by Weston Ochse

We’re delighted that A Hole in the World by Weston Ochse is here!

The latest action-packed novel from multi-award-winning author Weston Ochse, A Hole In The World is set in the same world as Burning Sky and Dead Sky, rebooted for both new readers and existing fans and focusing on Preacher’s Daughter, a secondary character in the previous books. 

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Preacher’s Daughter Saves The World

The town of Iron Hat, South Dakota, has disappeared and only one eccentric local remembers it ever existed. Investigators hear him out, but decide he’s just gone crazy.

When Graves Hill, a town near Leicester, also disappears with only the MP complaining he’s missing some constituents, the Black Dragoons—a clandestine military unit dedicated to protecting Great Britain from supernatural threats—investigate.

Soon, the Black Dragoons and their American counterparts are working together. Preacher’s Daughter is on the case, but Great Britain may never be the same again…

“A raucous hybrid of military special ops and folkloric fantasy with characters you’ll definitely want to meet again!” — Christopher Golden, New York Times bestselling author of Road of Bones and Ararat.

“Weston is one of the best authors of our generation.” — Brian Keene, Horror Grandmaster and Bram Stoker Award-winning author of The Rising

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Weston Ochse at The Poisoned Pen Bookstore

The mightily talented Weston Ochse – the man behind the brilliant Grunt Traitor and its hard-hitting sequel Grunt Traitor – is making a special appearance this weekend.

Wes will be signing and in conversation at The Poisoned Pen Bookstore in Scottsdale, Arizona, on Sunday 6 December from 2pm. He’ll be discussing the Grunt books in depth and signing copies of his entire back catalogue. 

The Poisoned Pen Bookstore is an independent bookstore, and we all love those, so get yourself along this Sunday.  

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The Rebellion Advent Calendar: Day Three

Day Three of Advent and Christmas edges ever nearer. In the cold north, blistered elven fingers wrap presents under the withering gaze of Claus. The Red One must be appeased. 

And who are we to refuse him? As the Rebellion Advent Calendar gains momentum, we know one thing for certain: he is watching, and he will have satisfaction. 

Today, we offer up a deal on Weston Ochse’s Grunt Life and Grunt Traitor, two books destined for military SF immortality. You can now snap up each book for 99p/99c, for a limited time only. 

So get yourself over to Amazon and get a-clickin’. The Red One is watching. Feed his festive hunger. 

Grunt Life & Grunt Traitor now only 99p each!

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Weston Ochse’s Favourite Sci-fi Soldier

I was asked to come up with a list of my favorite five sci fi soldiers. It’s a very hard thing to do.

So many of my favorites are similar in so many ways. They’re confident and broken. They’re fearless and terrified. They can McGyver anything they come across, but sometimes trip over their own feet. They can be heels yet inspire. These favorite fictional soldiers very often mirror the traits I see in real soldiers I admire.

Chesty Puller went from a Marine private to a three star general and he had all of these traits.

Outspoken and soldier-loving David Hackworth has all of these traits.

My good friend Command Sergeant Major Scott Marshall has all of these traits.

But what fictional soldiers (and when I refer to soldiers I’m inclusive of all military men and women)? Since it wasn’t stipulated that I can take from movies, I’m going to us both movies and books.

For a fictional soldier leader, I’d enlist Paul Maud-Dib Atreides from Frank Herbert’s Dune. Not only can he ride the worm and channel the spice, but he also knows what not to do. He’s hesitant when given the ability to rule and conquer everything. And above all, he can lead.

For the tank, I’d enlist Felix, from Steakley’s Armor. The armor is the result of 10,000 years of engineering and is awesome to behold. Very little can stand in his way, even if the character is a little broken inside.

For the heart and soul of the unit, I’d take E.C. Gordon from Heinlein’s Glory Road. Every cohesive unit needs a consciences center. Easy is that man.

My two hunter killers are from Aliens, the second in the franchise. They are Private Vasquez and Private Hudson. Hudson is as much a killer as Vasquez, but he needs her to keep him in line. Alternately, she needs someone to boss around even though she’s merely a private. Together they form a two person team that is exponentially greater than the sum of their individual parts. Just point them in a direction and order them to kill everything they see.

In summary:
Paul Atreides
Felix
E.C. Gordon
PFC Vasquez
PVT Hudson

Now I’d love to send them out on a mission…

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Grunt Traitor hits the front lines

Nobody writes hard-hitting, all-action military SF quite like Weston Ochse, and his new novel Grunt Traitor is out in the US right.. now!

His Task Force Ombra series manages to balance a serious meditation on Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and thoughtful, flawed characters with… well, with aliens and explosions and all that cool stuff.

Grunt Traitor, the second instalment in the series, has just landed in the US, and fans are eating their way through it as you read, finding out just how bad Benjamin Carter Mason and his buddies in Task Force Ombra have got it this time.

Because the Cray are an alien foe unlike any other, and the human race is in peril like never before…

Weston has been writing for a few sites about his love of military SF and a few other things besides – check out the links below to find out more:

Don’t forget to connect with Weston on Twitter, or via the official Weston Ochse website.

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