Bøger af Jason Anspach

Legion Dark Ops has always been a unit shrouded in secrecy.Tasked with performing covert missions, its kill teams are filled with the best warriors from within the ranks of the Legion. Kel Turner is one of the youngest legionnaires ever to be selected to its ranks. After many battles and trials, he is faced with the greatest challenge of his life - operating by himself on a remote planet at the galaxy's edge, a foot soldier for the policies of the duplicitous House of Reason, tasked with solving a crisis that would take ten kill teams to resolve. Diplomats, spies, shadowy terrorist groups, and an enigmatic general work with and against Kel as he fights to save a society from itself. What can one operator do alone, separated from his kill team, fighting a war that has no name? This lone operator doesn't know what it will take to win. He only knows he's not going to lose.U.S. Army special operations veteran Doc Spears teams with Anspach & Cole on his debut novel, a thrilling new military science fiction series that captures the drive, sacrifice, and discipline of those worthy of becoming Dark Ops.

You can run, but you can't hide from U.S. Army RangersWith the armies of the enemy smashed at the final battle for the desert port city, the Rangers return to their primary mission to do what they do best: eliminate a high-value target with extreme violence of action deep inside hostile territory.Failure is not an option-even if that target is a ten-thousand-year-old undead sorcerer of incredible power surrounded by dark, deadly cabals and savage monsters of myth and fable that are all too real.Raids, infiltration, and ambush-and whatever means are necessary-bring the relentless Rangers straight into direct conflict with the dark forces of the Valley of Kings and Priests, where Sût the Undying dreams horrible nightmares of dark magic in a fantastic pyramid more fortress than eternal tomb, intent on conquering the Ruin... and with one final terrible card to play.It's time to breach and clear for all the marbles in a high-stakes game of Hide and Go Kill.Don't Forget Nothin'.

U.S. Cav Trooper Nephi Bennett's Humvee went from Panama to hell in the blink of an eye. Now he needs to find his way back home... if he can live that long. The year is 1989. America has just invaded Noriega's Panama. And Specialist Bennett's platoon of Cav Scouts are in country... with, frankly, not a whole lot to do. Until the freak rainstorm that somehow transports the entire platoon-Humvees, weapons, and all-to another world. A world controlled by a wicked Aztec god. The Land of the Black Sun. In a heartbeat, the Scouts find themselves fighting for their lives against savage beasts, witches, zombies, subhuman tribes seeking sacrifices... and even themselves. Fuel runs low, ammo grows scarce, and their only allies are a tribe of all-female warriors and a single fledgling sorceress with a death wish. But the fun has only just begun. Things in the Land of the Black Sun are about to become far more dangerous than Specialist Bennett could have ever imagined. For an ancient evil awaits... ... and Bennett and his fellow Cav troopers will meet it with BLOOD and STEEL. Embark on the adventure of a lifetime with Associated Press Bestselling Author Jason Anspach and Ryan Williamson in this brand-new epic military fantasy series. If you're a fan of modern warriors and weapons laying the hate on the armies of ancient evil, this is just the story you've been waiting for.

A pennant is on the line and a life hangs in the balance! When local baseball player Junior Jones receives death threats over the color of his skin, the team's wealthy owner hires Sam Rockwell to solve the case and stop a murder before it happens. Sam goes undercover as a minor league pitcher to strike out the culprit. Follow the clues along with Sam's curmudgeonly ghost of a father Frank Rockwell, and Sam's wife Amelia, who holds a secret that will forever change the lives of the entire Rockwell family. It's another laugh-filled, madcap mystery in the warm, witty 1950's Hollywood-style of author Jason Anspach.

Wisecracking Private Detective Sam Rockwell is running for his life, but that doesn't keep him from taking the case of a Return who's slipped past Heaven's radar and overstayed his time on earth. Together with his fiancé, Amelia, Sam brawls and dances, his way through San Francisco to unravel a zany mystery where nothing is what it seems at first blush.The laughs and silver screen thrills of Jason Anspach's signature 1950s Cold War tale of Hollywood noire are back in this madcap sequel as Sam and Amelia return once again to right wrongs, solve crimes, send the dead off to their proper eternity, and maybe, set a date for their wedding! The Maltese Falcon meets It's a Mad Mad Mad world in this smart and witty paranormal romp.

Military contractor Dav Toron left the Legion to avoid the incompetency of its growing number of points. There's no avoiding the chaos of his next mission.Running protection for a House of Reason Special Aide turns into a kinetic nightmare as a corrupt local government, intergalactic rebels, and violent pirates converge to plunge a backwater edge planet into utter violence and chaos.With his team cut off from all support, Dav falls back on his Legion training to keep those around him alive. But when he forges an alliance with a stranded Legion squad and planetary natives looking to stand up to those seeking to topple their government, an opportunity to save the small planet presents itself...if Dav and his ragged team of outnumbered and outgunned warriors can survive long enough to take it.Best-selling author and veteran Peter Nealen teams up with Anspach and Cole and draws from his own experiences as a paramilitary contractor to deliver this thrilling tale of sacrifice, determination, and combat.Always Legion is a stand-alone novel set in the period between Legionnaire and Galactic Outlaws.

Sam Rockwell is a fledgling private investigator specializing in Returns, or, recently deceased ghosts with unfinished business. After his no-nonsense father is murdered and comes back, Sam takes the case hoping for a big break and a chance to win the heart of his Girl Friday. Short on experience and long on the swagger of the dog-eared pulp fiction he keeps in his desk, Rockwell sets out to find his father's killer only to find himself caught up in a deadly game of Cold War Intrigue at its most horrific as the Doomsday Clock inches closer to permanent midnight in this witty throwback to the Golden Age of Hollywood noire.

Orks. Trolle. Geisterreiter. Dunkle Zauberer. Zusammen bilden sie eine unaufhaltsame Macht. Zumindest dachten sie das.Dunkle Armee, dürfen wir vorstellen: die U.S. Army Ranger.Als eine gemeinsame Task Force von Elitesoldaten in eine bizarre und fantastische Zukunft geschickt wird, in der Wissenschaft und Evolution allerlei Schrecken aus Mythen und Legenden hervorgebracht haben, werden sie alsbald eingekesselt und müssen verzweifelt um ihr Überleben kämpfen - gegen Albträume aus Fleisch und Blut, die zur neuen Normalität geworden sind. Das kann nur eins bedeuten: Es ist an der Zeit für die Ranger, das zu tun, was sie am besten können: ihren Feinden den Garaus zu machen. Die Mächte des Bösen haben keine Ahnung, wie gefährlich ein Ranger wirklich ist, und wenn die Action erst einmal begonnen hat, wird sie so schnell nicht mehr abreißen, in diesem epischen Kampf ums Überleben in der Vergessenen Ruine.

Die Galaxie steht in Flammen, als Goth Sullus und seine Flotte einen verheerenden Überraschungsangriff auf die Republik beginnen. Nur noch die Siebte Flotte und die Legion stehen ihnen im Weg. Sullus hat Verbündete im Herzen der Republik und versucht, die Galaxie nach seinen Vorstellungen umzugestalten.Die Flotten treffen aufeinander, und der atemberaubende Bericht zum Schlachtverlauf stellt Strategien in Frage, zeigt wahre Helden und die Opfer, die sie zu bringen bereit sind, zu Beginn des letzten Krieges der Republik. Noch nie stand mehr auf dem Spiel, denn es kann nur einen Gewinner geben.

Wir lassen sie teuer bezahlen. Nach der Schlacht von Kublar und der Zerstörung des Schlachtschiffs Chiasm rekrutieren die Dark Ops der Legion Chhun, Wraith und die Überlebenden der Victory Company, um eine Eliteeinheit aus Legionären zu bilden. Ihr geheimer Auftrag ist ebenso einfach wie tödlich: die Verantwortlichen für die Katastrophe auf Kublar zu finden und zu eliminieren.Auf ihrem Weg zum Ziel muss das Team ein Netzwerk aus korrupten, republikanischen Beamten, berwinden, einen Spion enttarnen, der kurz davor steht, sich selbst zu verlieren, und die Zhee bekämpfe - eine mörderische Spezies, die vor nichts zurückschreckt. Doch die vielleicht größte Bedrohung von allen ist die Wahrheit, die sie aufzudecken versuchen. Eine Wahrheit, die eine Revolution auslösen und die Galaxie in Flammen aufgehen lassen könnte. Es sei denn, das Mordkommando ist bereit, den Auftrag zu Ende zu bringen. Um jeden Preis.

Gefahren lauern am Rand der Galaxie...Jahre sind seit der Schlacht von Kublar vergangen, und Wraith ist für die Dark Ops der Legion untergetaucht. Er führt als respektloser Schmuggler und Kopfgeldjäger unter dem Decknamen Captain Keel ein anderes Leben. Während er gegen Piraten und betrügerische Rebellenkämpfe betrügerische Rebellenkämpfe, muss Keel erkennen, dass die bisherigen Grenzen zwischen Recht und Unrecht verschwimmen, und die Legion immer mehr dem korrumpierenden Einfluss des Hauses der Vernunft und seiner Ernannten erliegt.

Die Galaxie ist ein brennender Müllcontainer.Ein hei¿er, stinkender, brennender Müllcontainer. Und die meiste Zeit wei¿ ich nicht, ob die Legionäre diese Flammen löschen oder erst recht zu einem wahren Inferno anfachen.Während eines Aufklärung Einsatzes Während eines Aufklärung Einsatzes tief im feindlichen Gebiet geht die Victory Company in einen Hinterhalt. Ein Sergeant muss eine Gruppe von überlebenden anführen, gegen gnadenlose Aufständische, weit hinter den feindlichen Linien und auf einer tödliches fremdes Welt irgendwo am Rande der Galaxie. Die Eliteeinheit der Republik darf sich keine Fehler erlauben und muss eine Belagerung¿ berstehen in der Hoffnung auf eine Rettung, die sie vielleicht nicht mehr erleben wird.Schlie¿ Dich der Victory Company in ihrem berlebenskampf an. Wenn du glaubst, dass du die Legion umzingelt hast, hast du vielleicht deinen letzten Fehler begangen.

IT ALL ENDS HERE.Every decision, battle, triumph, and heartache has led the galaxy to this moment.The Republic is spun wildly into sudden war as Gomarii slavers, in overwhelming numbers, strike on behalf of their Savage allies. The battle is fiercest on a newly rediscovered world: Earth.But galactic war is only the symptom of an older, deeper, and far more dangerous conflict. Now Keel and Ravi must work frantically to assemble the warriors needed to withstand an ancient threat, and Prisma must wrestle to control her own inner darkness. While on the front lines, Death's grim specter comes for Chhun and Victory Company.For once again, a Legion stands steadfast before the void.KTF Part Two marks the end of Galaxy's Edge: Season Two, and of the expansive story arc that began long ago with Legionnaire. Read on with caution, for here is where the characters you have come to know and love will meet their ultimate fates.

Nether Ops works in shadows, and those shadows taint all they touch.Soren Voss believes in the Republic. But when he puts a promising Navy career on hold to serve as a covert agent, he encounters truths that throw everything he knows into turmoil. After weeks in deep cover living life with ruthless gangs, Soren uncovers a stolen cache of weapons, a mysterious upgraded form of legionnaire armor, and a written oath of loyalty for someone named...Goth Sullus. The agent follows leads that bring him face-to-face with crooked legionnaires, slimy politicians, and a powerful smuggler and gunrunner named Scarpia. Soren follows a darkening path to the heart of the Republic, and what he uncovers leaves him wondering not only if the Republic can be saved, but if he's even on the right side.US Army veteran Richard Fox, author of the Ember War Saga, teams up with Anspach & Cole to deliver this thrilling stand-alone set in the aftermath of Galaxy's Edge: Kill Team!

Feel the thunder!Stryker Company always brings the fight, but when they relieve embittered and embattled Republic marines, they find an enemy unwilling to stand up and face them. Tasked with protecting the Republic's interests on a mining world, the legionnaires face roadside ambushes, double-dealing locals, and constant sabotage.And the mission isn't as straightforward as they thought it would be.As skirmishes escalate into coordinated ambushes and assaults, two squad leaders, Talon and Lankin, are forced to chase after the sparks threatening to ignite the entire populace into a full-blown insurgency. Denied the legionnaires and resources they need to contain the situation, a single platoon fights to complete a mission requiring all of Stryker Company. The outnumbered platoon must work their way from glittering coastal ports, through steamy jungles and dust-covered mines, to find an enemy hidden seamlessly among the indigenous populace.The cost is high; the sacrifice great...but nothing short of death itself will stop the legionnaires of Stryker Company from completing its objective. In this stand-alone tale of combat, brotherhood, and sacrifice, these legionnaires will learn what it truly means to make the ultimate sacrifices for their friends.Experience this thrilling story of combat, brotherhood and sacrifice set in the Galaxy's Edge universe as USAF veteran and retired police officer Josh Hayes teams up with Anspach & Cole. If you're a fan of Legionnaire you'll love this military sci-fi thriller.

The Savage Wars never ended... As Kill Team Victory and General Chhun take control of the cities on Kima, a war every bit as spiritual as it is physical rages in the deepest parts of galaxy's edge. The Legion, and the Republic military at large, struggle to deal with a sudden multitude of planetary invasions and uprisings -- with rumors of mysterious ships breaking the peace achieved by Article Nineteen. Meanwhile Captain Aeson Keel continues his search for Prisma, aided by friends from both his past and present. But only mankind's oldest ally can hold back the tide of ultimate destruction. For an unknown darkness is closing in, and the Republic once again stands on the threshold of galactic war. Join us for this, the first entry in the thrilling two-part conclusion to Galaxy's Edge Season 2!

There's only one distraction from the stress of combat for a legionnaire-the next mission.For Sergeant Kel Turner and Kill Team Three, the wait is never long. Whether it's on a core world snatching a delusional genius who knows too much, or on the edge forging allies among a complex alien culture, Dark Ops are the foot soldiers of the House of Reason's galactic game for dominance.Danger looms over Kel and his teammates like taxes over a Republic citizen. The promise is written in blood. Now they face a crisis that makes their worst firefight tame in comparison. Kel learns that sometimes there are no clear answers, manuals, or templates to follow. Isolated from Republic help, when the lives of thousands hang in the balance, a planet looks for a savior.Fortunately, when there's a dark operator on hand, the odds favor the Legion.Galaxy's Edge: Dark Operator follows the earliest days of Legion Dark Ops following the Savage Wars. Written by US Army Veteran Doc Spears with Galaxy's Edge co-creators Jason Anspach & Nick Cole, Dark Operator: Rebellion is a thrilling military action epic!

This edition of Tales from the Canyons of the Damned consists of four Horrific and Fantastic stand alone short stories - each from a different featured author. Will Swardstrom's Natural Born Alien will give you some insight into the election process. Ernie Howard's Float is a tale of what happens when a man thinks only of himself. Jason Ansbach takes us to the edge of Ledge Town and Daniel Arthur Smith tells of an inmates stay in one of New York's oldest jails in The Tombs.

They promised him one weekend a month.>A searing tale of combat and honor at any price from a wounded veteran of the War in Iraq who fought to keep the MSRs open from Mosul to Tikrit.

The galaxy follows a logical structure.Legion Dark Operator Kel Turner believed that.To know the order of battle and how an enemy unit was organized was to know its purpose and how to destroy it. That logic existed down to the smallest scale, down to what made up life itself. To know a molecule's structure was to know its function-they were one and the same. It was no different for Kel. He was Dark Ops and Dark Ops was him. Down to his last cell and very soul.But the covert action arm of the Legion is changing. And so is he. And if Dark Ops is no longer the same, how could Kel be Kel?From fighting a gray war against a cunning adversary bent on genocide, to slogging through a jungle hell full of rabid dog-men, Kel won't stop until the mission is complete. He was his mission. But if the day comes when there would no longer be a Dark Ops for Kel, what would his mission be then?Who would he become?US Army Special Forces veteran Doc Spears together with Anspach & Cole continue Kel's saga in this gripping military sci-fi thriller. Dive in and see the realism of unconventional warriors that has made the Dark Operator series a Galaxy's Edge standout!

Failure is a Hateful WordFor Dark Ops Sergeant Kel Turner, it's unthinkable. Until now. Kill teams are accustomed to achieving the impossible, and Kill Team Three has done the impossible more than any other. Tasked with mission after mission, against a never-ending list of enemies, Kel and Three brace themselves to rise to the occasion yet again.Kel lived under no doubts about his kill team's ability to win against any odds, until an enemy thought long defeated reappears. From a dingy city locked in the center of a cold war to a nightmarish alien landscape, the one constant that defines their latest missions is that a kill team is always alone.Living in the black world of covert operations, there are secrets, then there are secrets. The first might lead to his death. The second might lead to failure.For this Dark Operator, in a galaxy filled with potentials, death is preferable to failure.

A legionnaire's only failure is the failure to do what's right.Kel Turner is a victim of his own success. His exploits and victories as part of Kill Team Three bring the attention of forces seeking hegemony over the Republic.These shadowy power brokers know that a man like Kel represents a threat to their plans... unless he can be persuaded to join them. And if the operator declines his hidden enemy will stop at nothing to destroy him.At a deadly crossroads, Kel is told to choose between love and duty. But his foes are ignorant that he has a third choice.Win.The dark operator is the master of all the tools of lethal combat. Kel will need them all to succeed.Experience the epic fourth installment of the Dark Operator series and join Kel on a desperate, daring mission against an evil that runs deep in the heart of the Republic. Become a Dark Operator and escape the expected.