Brute Force: Betrayals [Mass Market Paperback]

Dean Wesley Smith (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 1, 2002

At the dawn of the twenty-fourth century, with colonies spanning fifty star systems, mankind has created the Confederation of Allied Worlds. When trouble erupts, the Confed’s solution is swift, savage, and supremely effective: dispatch small teams of elite warriors. Deadly fighters like Tex. . . .

As one of the most decorated soldiers in the Confederation’s arsenal, Tex has survived covert operations in every steaming hellhole. As a result, he knows more than enough about the Confed’s most brutal and amoral activities, which makes him wonder: Is it mere coincidence that all missions assigned to veteran teams seem to be suicide missions?

Fortunately, the new assignment doesn’t have the markings of a lethal affair. Tex is dispatched to the Ulysses star system, a backwater group of inconsequential planets populated with misfits and malcontents. What he doesn’t know is that this lowly cluster secretly harbors perhaps the greatest threat ever faced by the Confederation. Worse yet, the shadowy Protectorate behind the mission intends to make certain Tex does not survive.

But Tex hasn’t earned his reputation as a well-honed killing machine for nothing. . . .

Brute Force, Xbox, and the Xbox Logos are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries. Used under license. Copyright © 2002 Microsoft Corporation. All Rights Reserved.

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At the dawn of the twenty-fourth century, with colonies spanning fifty star systems, mankind has created the Confederation of Allied Worlds. When trouble erupts, the Confed's solution is swift, savage, and supremely effective: dispatch small teams of elite warriors. Deadly fighters like Tex. . . .

As one of the most decorated soldiers in the Confederation's arsenal, Tex has survived covert operations in every steaming hellhole. As a result, he knows more than enough about the Confed's most brutal and amoral activities, which makes him wonder: Is it mere coincidence that all missions assigned to veteran teams seem to be suicide missions?

Fortunately, the new assignment doesn't have the markings of a lethal affair. Tex is dispatched to the Ulysses star system, a backwater group of inconsequential planets populated with misfits and malcontents. What he doesn't know is that this lowly cluster secretly harbors perhaps the greatest threat ever faced by the Confederation. Worse yet, the shadowy Protectorate behind the mission intends to make certain Tex does not survive.

But Tex hasn't earned his reputation as a well-honed killing machine for nothing. . . .

Brute Force, Xbox, and the Xbox Logos are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries. Used under license. Copyright © 2002 Microsoft Corporation. All Rights Reserved.

About the Author

Bestselling author Dean Wesley Smith has written more than seventy popular novels, both his own and tie-in projects, including Laying the Music to Rest and X-Men: The Jewels of Cyttorak. With Kristine Kathryn Rusch, he is the coauthor of The Tenth Planet trilogy and the motion picture novelization X-Men, along with more than a dozen Star Trek books and two original Men in Black novels. He has also written novels in a number of gaming universes, including Vor, Final Fantasy, and the novelization for the movie Final Fantasy.

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Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 288 pages
• Publisher: Del Rey; First Edition edition (October 1, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0345458508
• ISBN-13: 978-0345458506
• Product Dimensions: 4.2 x 0.8 x 6.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,818,595 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Dean Wesley Smith is the bestselling author of over ninety novels and hundreds of short stories. He has written under many names, including Sandy Schofield, Kathryn Wesley, Dean Edwards, D.W. Smith and others. He has written dozens of novels in popular worlds, including Star Trek, Men in Black, Spider-Man, X-Men, and many gaming universes.

He was also the publisher and editor of Pulphouse Publishing and for ten years edited Star Trek: Strange New Worlds.

You can find many of his short stories in Kindle editions, with more becoming available each week.

For even more information, and to follow current projects, he can be found at htp://www.deanwesleysmith.com

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4 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars The Force is strong with this one..., June 23, 2003

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William Smith (Fontana, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Brute Force: Betrayals (Mass Market Paperback)

Wow, I think I enjoyed the novel more than the game. About 3/4 through the game and I had seen it all, it was fun but played out, yes I beat it but it wasn't a thriller. Now the novel on the otherhand MADE you press on to find out the ending... and it explains itself perfectly. I suspect not many gamers read a lot, but if you pick up just one novel this summer make it Brute Force: Betrayals by Dean Wesley Smith:)

There was never a time when I was confused about what was going on. You know, how when you read something and you forget whose who and generally you pick up later what you missed but there is that period of time where you keep reading for the sake of reading? Not so here with Brute Force, it just is well thought out and well executed.

Brute Force the game: 8/10

Brure Force: Betrayals: 9/10

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Action Sci-Fi, October 23, 2003

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coopertex (CA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Brute Force: Betrayals (Mass Market Paperback)

Brute force is a fun, light read. It is not deep and lacks some character development. I was hoping that the book would reveal more detail of the character's history; but it did not. It lets us down in that department. But the action makes up for It- kinda feels like a comic book because the action is off the wall is some parts. In the first mission "Tex" and his team demolish a group of pirates inside their base and steal their money. Later on he cooperatively works with a scout named "Hawk" who is able to make herself invisable. And an android named "Flint" also joins in; it can sharp-shoot with a sniper rifle with deadly accuracy. The story and action-packed pacing is what
makes it entertaining and good if you are bored. And the ending is shocking. I recommend it if you want something fun to read and you like a light read.

5.0 out of 5 stars The Action Starts Here!!!, November 7, 2005

A Kid's Review

This review is from: Brute Force: Betrayals (Mass Market Paperback)

"Nice shootin'," Tex said, as the Special Operations team
charged into the enemy base killing some guards on the way in.
Dean Wesley Smith, the author of Brute Force Betrayals, likes
to be discriptive in his writing. He uses description in his
battle chapters like, "His cut was viciously bleeding down
Tex's neck" and "The deafening sounds of explosions were all
over the planet". What I like about the author's writing
style is that he never stays on one topic for long he keeps
the action flowing by having each chapter going to a different
battle. One thing I don't like about the book is that it has
alot of swearing in it. The story is told in first
and second point of view.

Mainly the book is about a confederation of Special Force
Operatives fighting the rebel planets. The main characters
are Tex- a strong heavy weapons operative.
Hawk- the intelligent leader of Tex and Flint.
Flint- sniper that is on Tex's and Hawk's team.
The book is set in outer space and the genre is science fiction/fantasy.

I recommend this book to people who like shooting video games from ages
13-adult.