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Reaper's Run: An Apocalyptic Action-Adventure Technothriller (Plague Wars Series Book 1) Kindle Edition

by David VanDyke (Author), Ryan King (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
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Spend time inside a good book today! Book One of the Plague Wars series - read it or the prequel, The Eden Plague (Book Zero) as your introduction to this gripping futuristic thriller series.

"Everything needed for a great story is right here in its pages... The novel's a fast-paced read that raises the questions we've come to expect from near future thrillers, but it has a freshness and a vigor -- and dare I say it -- a moral compass that isn't as common as with others of its ilk." - Charles de Lint: Books to Look For, Fantasy and Science Fiction Magazine (July/August 2014)

When US Marine Sergeant Jill Repeth's blown-off legs begin to regenerate, she thinks it's a medical miracle. But the breakthrough that heals her war injuries is exactly what the government desperately wants to quash - by any means necessary. Hunted, she must cross an America wracked by strife to try to find a family who may already be dead, searching for the inhuman secret of what started it all.

Reaper's Run is an origins story and apocalyptic novel, the beginning of one warrior's journey from tactical cop to freedom fighter and beyond. It leads the reader into the acclaimed Plague Wars science fiction series.

Plague Wars: Decade One:
- The Eden Plague
- Reaper's Run
- Skull's Shadows
- Eden's Exodus
- Apocalypse Austin
- Nearest Night

Plague Wars: Alien Invasion
- The Demon Plagues
- The Reaper Plague
- The Orion Plague
- Cyborg Strike
- Comes the Destroyer
- Forge and Steel

Plague Wars: Stellar Conquest
- First Conquest
- Desolator
- Tactics of Conquest
- Conquest of Earth
- Conquest and Empire
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"Everything needed for a great story is right there in its pages... The novel's a fast-paced read that raises the questions we've come to expect from near future thrillers, but it has a freshness and a vigor -- and dare I say it -- a moral compass that isn't as common as with others of its ilk.
-- Charles de Lint: Books to Look For, Fantasy and Science Fiction Magazine (July/August 2014)

About the Author

David VanDyke is a Hugo Award finalist, the bestselling author of the Plague Wars and Stellar Conquest series, and a co-author of B.V. Larson's million-selling Star Force series. He is a retired U.S. military officer, a veteran of two branches of the U.S. armed forces, and has served in several combat zones.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00DPYX6RC
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Reaper Press; 2nd edition (March 14, 2014)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ March 14, 2014
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 1276 KB
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  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 225 pages
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    David VanDyke is a Hugo Award and Dragon Award finalist and bestselling author of the Plague Wars, Stellar Conquest, and Galactic Liberation sci-fi adventure series, which have sold more than 500,000 copies to date. He is co-author of three of BV Larson's million-selling Star Force Series books. He's a retired U.S. military officer, veteran of two branches of the armed forces, and has served in several combat zones. He lives with his amazing wife and business partner Beth near Tucson, Arizona, USA.

    Galactic Liberation Series:

    - Starship Liberator

    - Battleship Indomitable

    - Flagship Victory

    - Hive War

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    Plague Wars: Decade One

    - The Eden Plague

    - Reaper's Run

    - Skull's Shadows

    - Eden's Exodus

    - Apocalypse Austin

    - Nearest Night

    Plague Wars: Alien Invasion

    - The Demon Plagues

    - The Reaper Plague

    - The Orion Plague

    - Cyborg Strike

    - Comes the Destroyer

    - Forge and Steel

    Plague Wars: Stellar Conquest

    - First Conquest

    - Desolator: Conquest

    - Tactics of Conquest

    - Conquest of Earth

    - Conquest and Empire

    B.V. Larson's Star Force Series with David VanDyke:

    - Star Force #10: Outcast

    - Star Force #11: Exile

    - Star Force #12: Demon Star

    The Galactic Liberation Series is David VanDyke's latest, a grand saga of struggle against human tyranny and alien danger. Personal adventures, mechsuit combat, and space fleet battles mesh seamlessly in this page-turning series of epic books in the mode of Honor Harrington, Starship Troopers and Star Wars.

    The Plague Wars apocalyptic thriller series begins in the world of today with a man and a woman twined together by circumstances, destined to change the world. It leads readers into an ever-darkening future of upheaval, struggle and war marked by the depths of evil and the heights of selfless sacrifice. Plagues, secret technologies and extraterrestrial meddling provide the backdrop for heroes and villains to struggle for control of the destiny of humanity.

    The Stellar Conquest series carries the central cast of Plague Wars forward a century into the future, when humanity turns to the stars to find its destiny. Follow the starship Conquest as its captain and crew take the fight to Earth's enemies, finding allies and making heroic sacrifices in order to secure the future of our solar system against a hostile universe. Read it first and then its prequel series Plague Wars, or read it in order from The Eden Plague onward if you prefer.

    The Star Force Series is a sweeping space opera and military sci-fi saga of alien invasion, telling the story of one ordinary man, Professor Kyle Riggs, who rises to become Earth's most implacable defender. In book 10, Outcast, his son Cody Riggs, fresh out of Star Force academy, takes over the legacy. With more than a million copies sold, this top-rated science fiction series sweeps readers into adventure.

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    Ryan King is a bestselling author who has written dozens of published works in a wide variety of genres. He is also a retired military officer with multiple combat tours who has lived, worked, and traveled throughout Europe, Africa, the Middle East, and Asia. Ryan King writes post-apocalyptic, dystopian, thriller, horror, action and historical short stories, short novels, and novels and his works have been featured in several bestselling anthologies. He is widely known for his acclaimed Land of Tomorrow post-apocalyptic series set in the American Southeast and his work with fellow author David Van Dyke on the Plague Wars Series.

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Aisha K.S. Hashmi, NRCPT
5.0 out of 5 stars This book even got a kid who HATES reading to BEG for my kindle to finish the book overnight!!!!
Reviewed in the United States on August 22, 2017
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This is one of the few books that I can honestly say, if you have a teen in your life that you would love to see read more, get this book for them. it reads like a movie. I think this author has wormed his way into my soul with this one. Wonderful plot, character development was amazingly deep and complex, with lots of excitement to keep you absorbed to the last page. A friend of mine was with me with her 11 year old son while we were shopping and I offered to let him read the book on my kindle while were were busy, and he sat in the food court for three hours straight and then begged me to take the kindle home with him so he could finish the story. Who am i to get in the way of a bookworm, of course I let him...This really was a surprise to his mother, who complained the whole school year she can never get him to read, and has tried all books from goosebumps, harry potter, captain underpants, etc. I told her that his taste seemed way more mature since he liked this book, and she has decided to let him start being exposed to more titles, and I am grateful I have passed on the love of reading, as well as David VanDyke,, who the actual credit goes to! Thanks for an amazing book! CANNOT WAIT for time to read all the rest, and all his books are going straight to my wishlist!
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Virginia Trudeau
4.0 out of 5 stars Fun and quick moving
Reviewed in the United States on March 15, 2019
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This fast paced action adventure has a strong and interesting female lead without making a fuss about gender. Although the main character, Jill, knows more than she probably should in some situations, the characters are fairly well developed, relatable and plausible. Definitely a good read.
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5.0 out of 5 stars On the run for her life
Reviewed in the United States on December 25, 2019
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Wow! Great book! You had me hooked from the start. This is the story of an injured marine named Jill Repenthe, known as Reaper. She's on a ship when she's exposed to the Eden Plague which causes changes in people. It heals and fixes anything wrong in you, erases the aging effects, basically what the government doesn't want you to get for free. Jill, who lost her leg in a bomb, finds it growing back and decides to swim to shore for answers. Just in time, as someone blows up the boat. She's on the run for her life and meets different people along the way who help her. Very exciting.
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Brian
3.0 out of 5 stars A book that fell a bit short
Reviewed in the United States on May 27, 2017
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I wasn’t even thinking of the irony of my title until I started to write up my review. Reaper’s Run follows Jill — a Marine who has had her legs blown off while fighting for her country. Jill was quarantined on a cruise ship with other “Sickos” who they think had the Eden Plague. I won’t go into too much more detail so I don’t spoil the story — but the story follows her as she tries to figure out what life will be like now that the world has turned upside down.

Sometimes a book just falls a bit short and it’s really no one’s fault. Sometimes you hear about a series or you see a synopsis or cover on Amazon or Audible that just really catches your eye and the book isn’t what you were expecting. I try to go into books with as open of a mind as someone can — and I did that with Reaper’s Run. But it just wasn’t exactly the story for me.

The funny thing is that I liked the story, but I didn’t love it. That’s why I’m giving it three stars. It was a good story with a good plot and a seemingly enjoyable main character. She seems a little green and a little bit too caring (and forgiving) to be the typical bad-a “chick” fighter. I’m not sure if that was a choice by VanDyke or if that’s just how her character played out.

I’m a little intrigued to read the first book. I would love to hear a little bit more about the virus/plague and figure out how it was released and by whom, but I don’t know when I’ll get around to reading it.

The narration for Reaper’s Run was done by Artie Sievers who does a pretty good job. I’m not sure what the wood knocking noise was for (I assume it’s when an author puts in the ellipses or stars in a book to signify a change of character or time). But, it ended up being kind of distracting. A lot of times it would have been obvious that time had passed and the story was just moving on. But a few times I did think it was helpful as it was moving the story along at a quick pace. The only other knock that I’ll give Sievers is that there were basically three voices for characters: a normal everyday speaking voice, a slightly higher pitched voice for Jill, and then a hick-ish sounding voice for pretty much everyone else. It made it hard to pick out different characters. Overall, Sievers did a good enough job that I didn’t stop listening to the story, but there is room for improvement.

Overall, Reaper’s Run was a semi-enjoyable story. There were parts that I liked and some that I didn’t like. It’s the first take it or leave it story I’ve read in a while.
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Al the Bookworm
4.0 out of 5 stars Good pace, good characters and good read
Reviewed in the United States on August 28, 2016
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Good read. The lead character is interesting and likable. The story has depth and keeps you turning pages. While I'm a little burned out on apocalyptic stories this one has an interesting twist. The society ending event seems to be a good thing, yet, because it is a step change in human life is treated by leaders as a threat and society as we know it collapses. Kind of a unique approach. I will read another of these books.
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Robert R.
5.0 out of 5 stars A good addition to the series.
Reviewed in the United States on October 2, 2013
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After reading book 1 of the Plague wars, I eagerly looked for the next installment. I grabbed this one, started reading and could not put it down. This story takes place between books 1 and 2. In Book 1, a cruise ship of people that have been infected with the Eden Plague is destroyed by the government but Jill(a marine) had escaped from the cruise ship before it was sunk. The story has Jill's original intent to get to her family in Los Angeles (Which has been destroyed) but she runs into challenges in her journey.

Plenty of action, s love interest, some scary government responses and a humorous twist to what it means to be a hill-billy are what make this a hard to put down book.

This book is more of a side-story to the overall series but a good window into the personal impact of what is happening in these peoples lives.

Good Reading to all.
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5.0 out of 5 stars A GOOD READ: Complex characters, well-crafted story arcs, fast pace, realistic
Reviewed in Canada on April 14, 2020
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Reaper's Run came as a bundled freebie, a 'taster' if you like. I liked it. A lot. The key characters are complex, therefore realistic. The story itself is a carefully-crafted series of arcs, which build up in the now time-proven manner pioneered by Hill Street Blues followed by ER until it became standard. This means that it's a good solid read: fast paced, multiple interesting locales, characters, motivations, sides to pick and sides to double cross. It's not set in some far distant time: it's easy to envision these events happening in the here and now. Fiction and the real world are blended into a fast ride.

The authors suggest a specific reading order. It's helpful to heed their advice, but not a big deal if you don't. If you read the authors' suggestions you can get several of the starter books, in order, as freebies. Some of my comments on story arcs and characters are based on my experience having read about half the series.
Disclaimer: The review is my own and as anyone can get the free books they did not affect my views.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Good find
Reviewed in Germany on May 5, 2019
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Interesting story about an epidemic virus which alters peoples healing capabilities and behavior. Maybe a little bit far fetched but it develops in a situation which is not so far from what would happen in reality. Fear makes people do terrible things and open to fascist propaganda. Sergeant Reaper finds herself suddenly in a life threatening situation where she has to fight her own government.
Her character is well described and her run from the new SS-like military forces is never boring.
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Yannel
5.0 out of 5 stars Du très bon roman
Reviewed in France on April 23, 2018
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Bon, c'est sûr l'idée de base du bouquin n'est pas neuve, mais elle est ici superbement bien développée et de manière tout à fait originale. Je n'ai découvert que par la suite les 3 premiers volumes proposés gratuitement sur Kindle. Je vais lire dans le désordre, tant pis, mais je vais les lire !
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Pete Bennett
5.0 out of 5 stars The Eden Plague- a bessing in disguise
Reviewed in Australia on November 8, 2018
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The "virtue" plague cures all sickness (mental,physical, even old age) and, instead of being sold for enormous amounts of money , unfortunately , it gets free into the general public .It cures them, but makes their moral sense or mental sickness so strong that it becomes a problem for the corrupt rich and politicians who have to stop Joe Blow being free and independent of the powers-that-be.. A great saga and getting the rest of the series is a must.
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N. A. Stephenson
5.0 out of 5 stars A thrilling ride
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 2, 2013
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"Reapers Run" follows Sergeant Jill "Reaper" Repeth following her contracting the Eden Plague virus - a so-called disease that affects humans at the molecular level and brings with it superhuman healing, improved senses, and insatiable food cravings... following her escape from a cruise ship full of other "sickos", a government ruse to round up anyone and everyone they see as a threat, Jill embarks on a quest to find her family - but winds up finding redemption and hope in the unlikeliest of places.

As the world begins to fall apart following the Eden Plague outbreak, Jill has no idea who to trust - and she must rely on her new-found allies to evade the very government she was sworn to protect, before she and everyone she loves winds up another casualty in a brand new kind of war... one that will change the face of humanity and life as we know it.

Reapers Run is designed to bridge the gap between book #1 and book #2 of his exciting Eden Plague series, but it also works remarkably well as a standalone novel. I read through the book in around 3 evenings and found myself not wanting to put my kindle down - the action is fast-paced and the emotional turmoil that the characters must overcome is very real indeed.

Can't recommend this highly enough - if you're a fan of action-packed books with a military twist, give this a go - highly recommended.
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