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The Shadow Order: A Space Opera Kindle Edition

by Michael Robertson (Author) Format: Kindle Edition

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Book 1 of 8: The Shadow Order

In a fight, Seb is unbeatable. But in this galaxy, there are a million ways to lose…

Seb Zodo has never backed down from a fist fight. After all, he’s been gifted with powers that make losing impossible. But lately, Seb’s gift seems more like a curse…

Seb’s fearlessness leads to stupid decisions, short-lived jobs, and unwanted attention in dangerous places. In a desperate bid at a fresh start, Seb swears off fighting. But it may be too late…

When a run-in with an electrifying thief and the head of a shadowy organization sends his life spiraling out of control, Seb has no choice left but to go down swinging…

The Shadow Order is the first book in a series of fast-paced space opera adventures. If you like bold characters, planet-hopping, and edge-of-your-seat action, then you’ll love Michael Robertson’s thrilling series starter.

Download The Shadow Order today to dive into a series that pulls no punches!

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5 Stars - AWESOME book!!! Action packed, fun, and the plot keeps you going with twists and turns. - Amazon review.

5 stars - I didn't want to stop reading, and I can't wait to read the next book. - Amazon review.

5 Stars - One of the best books I've read for a while. - Amazon review.

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233 pages
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Publication date

April 23, 2016
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ASIN : B01EPTM89W
Publication date : April 23, 2016
Language : English
File size : 3762 KB
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Print length : 233 pages
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Segiroth

*SPOILER TERRITORY* Rats not so stainless and from discount steel.

Reviewed in the United States on March 21, 2017

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Interesting characters, bit contrived special powers for the protagonist but overall a good book. That is until the last chapter, where it turns into: Surprise! this is just the prologue and everything was totally all a test and setup for the next book. I hate to say it but this feels like a poor man's version of the "The Stainless Steel Rat" (bonus points for anyone who is old enough to know that series)

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The reviews for this book and writer were very good, so I bought the book

Reviewed in the United States on October 10, 2017

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I was looking for some light reading since I was going on vacation. I am middle age and have read many books in my time. The reviews for this book and writer were very good, so I bought the book. Total disappointment. Simple story line that really went very slow and almost nowhere for less than 300 pages. Grade school level writing, although good at that level, left me feeling that I had been led astray with the very good reviews.

28 people found this helpful

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Michael

Not terrible, but not good.

Reviewed in the United States on July 27, 2017

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Meh. The characters are not bad, but the story went a long way without much character or plot development happening. And there were things in the universe the author made which seemed off. One was the society with no laws and no government and yet also having exactly zero jobs available. That makes no sense. And the time the hero built a fire backwards by piling up the wood with all the big logs on the bottom and all the small pieces of wood on top. Things like that take me right out of the story. And the ending, which I won't spoil, was a big let down and seemed cheesy to me. But the book isn't terrible if you don't think about it too much. But I have no interest in reading the further books in this series.

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india51

Promising, but...

Reviewed in the United States on June 16, 2017

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I generally don't do two-star reviews, but this book was in a special category. There was a lot of promise here, especially early on. The author is a decent writer, fairly imaginative, and the book itself was well edited and proofed, so that wasn't the problem. The problem as I see it, was he didn't really have much of a story to tell and you soon realize that about a quarter of the way into the book. Yet one can hope, but by the time the final chapter rolls around you realize that this whole book was little more than a prologue for some kind of super hero saves the universe, starting of course in the next book. This book started with a promise and ended in a disappointment unfortunately.

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Maria C. Mckay

Is it good "Science Fiction"

Reviewed in the United States on October 28, 2017

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Is it good "Science Fiction"? NO. Is it good fiction? NO. Did you like the movie "Kingsmen"? If so, it's pretty much the same theme. If you like non stop yet totally unbelievable action set on alien planets and secret agencies for good in the galaxy then you might like this book.

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Amy

Most aliens appear monster like and most seem to have rotten breath & sharp ...

Reviewed in the United States on October 23, 2017

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Decent enough read. Entertaining. He was able to draw you along in the story. However, not a whole lot actually happened, no plot. And the main character complains about his dad a LOT. Daddy issues.

A few comments:
1. Alien species seem limitless
2. Most aliens appear monster like and most seem to have rotten breath & sharp teeth. That description got old. One, Methusa, had such awful breath the main character smelled it across the room
3. He put a balrog in this book. Yep, took a creature from Tolkien's stories, a fallen Maia, and put it in. Interesting

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Brizzyintx

Like all books I get for free

Reviewed in the United States on April 29, 2016

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This is the first Mike Robertson book I've read. Like all books I get for free, I began it with much skepticism. But after about three chapters I was completely enthralled. The characters are great, the plot unique, and it's just and all-around fun read! And the ending caught me completely by surprise. I can't wait for the next installment!

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lordrahvin

Overall good read but with a YA feel. Could benefit from additional editing

Reviewed in the United States on March 19, 2018

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The Good
- Great action scenes. Well-detailed, fast paced, very cinematic.
- Had a very visual Star Wars inspired feel, especially with aliens.
- Interesting environments. Loved the use of odd weather.
- I liked the backstory involving humanity and what it meant for the protagonist.
- Couldn't put the book down once it got going (about 1/3 in)
- The main character is flawed enough to be interesting. You know he's usually going to the right thing, but he messes up a lot too and is tempted by selfishness.

The Bad
- Had a very boring and non space-opera feel for first 30% of book.
- I had trouble accepting a basic premise of the story: that the main character could confidently resolve ALL fights, regardless of circumstance, with one punch.
- No major plot arc. Reads like a fantasy travel-adventure but without a quest of any kind. The main characters are young, have no goal, and are completely reactionary. There's no moment where they make a choice and set out to accomplish something beyond moment-to-moment survival.
- The most significant character change and proactive choice of the protagonist happens "off-camera" during a time jump between two chapters.

The Ugly
- A few minor spelling and formatting issues, but not too many.
- The protagonist's behavior, overall theme, and narrator's use of modern slang seemed juvenile and may "draw aggro".
- The repetitious use of mixed metaphors were sharp enough to slice bread. If only the book's editor could cut so well.

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Thuseld

When does the Shadow Order show up?

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 13, 2018

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I spent the whole book wondering when the Shadow Order would surface, then I thought maybe it is a clever thing that you never really know they are there and then there would be some awesome twist at the end revealing their machinations all along.

I was right on the second count. To its credit, The Shadow Order isn't what I thought it would be, but the rest of the book was pretty dull. It seemed like the story was just drifting along in no particular direction. I don't like Seb, he has very little that is interesting about him, and it is obvious he is a good guy. Sparks? She was very "meh" to me. The time slowing down scenes, or fighting? You knew that Seb would always win, so what was the point?

There just seemed to be a whole bunch of random encounters that had no meaning, no bearing on each other, no relation to each other, and then suddenly you are back where you started and oh, this particular person isn't who you thought they were. Wow.

It is unfortunate because the world building is promising. Everyone hates humans because they tried to create an empire? Great stuff. Exotic aliens and crazy planets that aren't single biome? Awesome. Space flight? Woot! Scum and villainy? You bet. But the story just did not interest me because it would be generous to say there even is one.

I will not be reading any others in this series unless I run out of other books.

Buyingstuff

The Shadow Order a review.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 6, 2017

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Robertson does it again with his great style of writing. This is the first space opera piece I have read from him, and overall it is a good read.

The main character in this book is called Seb. He starts off as a trouble maker under the rule of his fathers thumb.
Without giving too much away that situation changes, and Seb ends up breaking his fathers promise not to fight.
Along the readers journey we meet another main character, a thief named Sparks. You end up liking her as the story develops.
Strange aliens galore are in this book, along with new worlds.

Overall 10/10 I look forward to reading book 2 of this space opera.

Craftycat

Best sci-fi I've read in ages

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 1, 2017

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This is proper sci-fi at It's best! It's been a long time since I've read a modern author's take on sci-fi that takes me back to my childhood. It reminded me of films & books that I had read and I now want to see/read them again.
Really looking forward to the next book

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🍊orange🍊

Not for me

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 27, 2018

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Like others have said, this isn't for me. At the start I laughed thinking that I'd strayed into Austen fan fiction as much was made of Seb being not yet 25, four and twenty, and not yet married, no, sorry, employed. Then I realised that I'd got nearly half way through and nothing had happened apart from Seb keeping his temper and Seb losing his temper in various environments.
I wish that amazon had a "not for me" rating rather than forcing us to star things, so three stars as that's half way and, as I know that I couldn't write a book, it seems unfair to give fewer.

Ann Marie

Well-drawn characters and world

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 22, 2017

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Well-drawn characters and world, lots of different aliens, but why do they all smell so awful? Seb's gift is a good one and I enjoyed his nemesis the thief. I was a little disappointed in the reveal at the end, so I won't be reading the next book, but I enjoyed this one. Others may feel differently and look forward to what follows.

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