The Clone Alliance (A Clone Republic Novel)

Steven L. Kent's "The Clone Alliance," book three of (so far) four, continues the saga of Liberator Clone Wayson Harris, who was last seen at the end of book two, "Rogue Clone," attempting along with his chum and sometime partner Ray Freeman to return to Earth after the breakdown of the "broadcasting" system after an attack by the enemy Mogats, a group of fanatics who have broken away from Earth's "Unified Authority." The mission, which seems so doomed, succeeds despite itself, and soon Harris (onstage) and Freeman (offstage for awhile) are off on a quest to figure out how to stop the Mogats from overrunning Earth itself. To do this, Harris, now back in the Marines' good graces, attempts locate the world on which 200 million Mogats are deployed. When Harris figures out how that could be done, the fun starts. There's plenty of action, believable characters, and no wasted words as Harris manages to keep his head, and his life, despite the ever-changing alliances, and Freeman just wants to get paid. Enough issues that were raised in the first two books are resolved here to satisfy readers, and there are enough loose ends that will make them want to grab the fourth, "The Clone Elite." Notes and asides: This book has a copyright date of 2007, and in an afterword the author tells us he submitted the finished ms. to the publisher in September 2006. It is therefore of note that there is a ship named the "Obama" herein, and reference is made to "Rumsfeld" tanks which, as Harris slyly tells us in the first-person narration, were obsolete before they were ever rolled out.

This is a great series. Yes this marine like many today is a clone, but like todays, honest, loyal and true blue to the cause. Worth reading.

Back to the Corps where "every meal is a banquet and every day is a holiday." Wayson Harris continues on as a pitiless soulless clone in the brilliant series by Steven Kent. And Kent makes him an officer in the UA Marines. I guess that fits the Marine Corps Mission Statement: Attack, Close With, and Destroy the Enemy. This series is great fun and a pleasure to read.

Steven L. Kent captures his readers with his books. Each book is packed full of adventure. You will not regret buying and reading this book!

The Clone Alliance is book three in the adventures of Wayson Harris. As a Liberator clone, he's not your usual replicate soldier off the show-room floor; He's custom designed with more intelligence and butt-kicking power than any of his cookie-cutter cousins. As you might expect, Wayson has a knack of finding his way to the hottest spots in the Milky Way Galaxy and that makes for some really fun story telling. As the third installment of four books, Alliance has more and more of all the things you want. There are exotic weapons and plenty of hapless victims to use them on; there are huge fleets of battle ships and enough battles for them to fight. Kent takes you further into the unique UA universe. There's a galactic civil war going on and Wayson is in the center of all the action. You get to tag along as he meets his nemesis (the Adam Boyd clones) and gets to lead them on a secret mission to destroy the rebel stronghold. How cool is that? Ace Science Fiction has turned the Wayson Harris adventures into a national bestseller... and for good reason. Mr. Kent has created a memorable universe filled with characters to care about. These books are well above the quality of what most people see as pulp fiction. The military Science Fiction category is better for the work that Steven Kent has produced. I hope there are more stories to come after book four...