Fields of Fire

Rise of the Peacemakers, Book 2

By: Kevin Ikenberry

Narrated by: James Anderson Foster

Peacemakers. The Galactic Union’s most capable enforcers and resolute negotiators, their name alone elicits fear and awe among the Union’s citizenry.

After the vicious attacks on Victoria Bravo, Commander Tara Mason and the newly formed Force 25 have no time to refit and reconstitute their depleted forces. Deputized by the Peacemaker Guild and charged with a time-sensitive mission—finding James “Snowman” Francis—Tara and her mercenaries deploy to the wintry world of Snowmass to follow a 50-year-old lead on Snowman’s disappearance.

Snowmass, though, is far from peaceful. A project of the controversial Dream World Consortium, the planetary government’s promises of pleasant weather and long growing seasons have fallen far short of expectations. Tempers are rising, and unknown attackers are damaging the Dream World Consortium’s equipment. They are also drawing the ire of Mayor Citsym and the Trenta Knights; Zuul mercenaries with more than 40 years of less-than-stellar experience providing the planet’s security.

Force 25 arrives on the planet and clandestinely deploys their attached Peacemakers, Vannix and Jackson Rains. But their hopes for a peaceful investigation of Snowman’s past are doomed from the start. Not only do they run into an assassination staged by the rogue Enforcer Kr’et’Socae and his minions, but the Trenta Knights also believe the newly arrived mercenaries to be a threat. They stage an attack to drive them from the planet.

But neither Kr’et’Socae, the local government, nor the Trenta Knights have ever seen anything like Force 25, and when the battle is joined, all of them—including Force 25—will be forever changed.

©2020 Kevin Ikenberry (P)2020 Podium Audio

great plot/characters

the story keeps you waiting for the fight but is a little predictable. but overall very interesting.

Maybe I’m not Smart Enough

I kind of enjoyed this.
But, I really didn’t know what was going on most of the time.
Next book (have to pay for), probably not.

A Slllllooooooww Story

For me, the action took way too long and it was very difficult to not skip ahead.
I cannot see getting the next book.

What as ending!!

It starts kinda slow but hang in there The story develops and is great

Back story

This book should have been titled back story! I couldn't wait for it to be over. It is very loosely connected with the first book. All 15 or So new main characters all you here about is there back story with a little bit of action in the book's present time. There are too many species going on at once and it becomes confusing And hard to keep track of who's who. Also you can tell the Author doesn't believe in gender equality because all the human males are dumb or stupid and almost worthless. All the human females are super soldiers and all the aliens are led by females who are also supersoldiers. Guy must be a woke libtard.