Crusade - Steelgrave, Leon

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Résumé :
A country controlled by fundamentalists. Brutal campaigns to the Middle East. Can a young man thrust into war stand up to a relentless race for power? The Religious States of America, 2089. Billy Ray Cooper will do anything to provide for his family. So to pull his parents and siblings out of endless poverty, he enlists and undergoes the grueling selection process to join the modern Templar special forces. And after being accepted into the elite fighting unit, he immediately finds himself deployed overseas to wrestle Jerusalem away from the Caliphate in an all-out offensive. Unprepared for the bloody reality of battle, Cooper struggles with whom to trust - a cynical reporter pressganged into service or his unflinching colonel hell-bent on victory. And when innocent non-combatants are killed, the horrified and once-na?ve soldier comes face to face with his own morality as the violence escalates... Will Cooper survive the ruthless uncompromising warfare with his life and soul intact? Crusade is the gripping first book in the Perpetual War military science fiction series. If you like common-man heroes, complex moral dilemmas, and powerful messages, then you'll love Leon Steelgrave's super-armed adventure. Buy Crusade to see thine enemy clearly today!...

Biographie:
Leon Steelgrave is the author of the Europa City series - hardboiled science fiction that traces its genealogy back to the pulp stories of the 1930s. This dark and satirical world serves as a warning of the dangers of ecological disaster and totalitarian regimes. Leon's early work includes articles and reviews for music fanzines Take To The Sky and Glasperlenspiel. But it was his attempt to secure a commission for writing one of a series of Judge Dredd novels published by Virgin Books that kickstarted his fiction writing career. Although ultimately unsuccessful, the editorial feedback was sufficiently positive and encouraging for him to complete his debut novel White Vampyre. He has published a further three books in the series and is currently working on the first of a new series set in the wider Europa City universe. Leon is a member of the Alliance of Independent Authors and self-publishes his work through Ice Pick Books - fiction to make your ears burn! Writing being a solitary profession, Leon loves to engage with his readers, so feel free to join his mailing list for releases, updates and exclusive material. www.leon-steelgrave.com