Metal Fury

A War's Edge Standalone

By: Ryan W. Aslesen

Narrated by: Chad Michael Collins

Length: 7 hrs and 49 mins

Publisher's summary

Floating death. The evolution of a thousand years of armored combat, grav-tanks are fusion-powered fortresses weighing more than 120 tons and equipped with the latest in high-tech sensors, plasteel armor, and deadly weaponry. They are humanity’s ultimate war machines.

Samuel Rutger was out of options and out of luck. Broke and jobless, he turned to the only option that could provide for his wife and sick daughter. He became a mercenary. When he joined Breacher’s Berserkers, the galaxy’s most elite private military force, he was initially designated as a logistics specialist. Far from the front lines, Rutger never thought war would reach him, but when he is reassigned as a gunner on a grav-tank he finds himself at the tip of the spear in a bloody planetary civil war.

Rutger must learn to kill and do it well to survive the high stakes of mechanized warfare. Fighting on the frozen fields and congested urban streets of Scandova-4, staying alive becomes a daily battle. But the grind of intense combat is only one of his worries. He’s also waging a war on the home front, trying desperately to keep his family intact, and the only ticket home is to fight through a gauntlet of enemy forces. Haunted by the horrors of war, hoping to save his family against all odds, Rutger discovers that the toughest fight is not on the battlefield - but within.

Metal Fury is a thrilling stand-alone novel set in the gritty War's Edge universe. It contains graphic violence, profanity, and sexual content. It is intended for a mature audience.

©2021 Ryan W. Aslesen (P)2021 Podium Audio

outstanding

great time with the book. he was very real and down to earth. loved it.

5 Stars

excellent story
amazing performance that keeps you on the edge of your seat and wanting to know what happens next

stands on its own

this was awesome well done goes right in with the other Wars Edge books but stands on its own I really loved hearing form the Tankers view of things I got to say iv loves each installment of this series all around kick ass

Brings the battle to life

Fantastic audio performance, Chad Michael Collins did a phenomenal job with Metal Fury. brought the struggle of the characters to life with his depth and range. A must listen and read.

Performance

The performance of this book was fairly average and I lost interest quick but good story overall

Dark and Gritty Mil SF

Very dark slice-of- life novel about military in a combat zone. The two main characters are both seriously damaged by their experiences. The details of combat are quite believable, the characters ring true, and the consequences of their choices are appropriate.

The two stories are interlaced and have effects on each other, but the characters only intersect directly in a single, inconsequential and very short scene. This feels more reading alternate chapters from two novellas than like reading a coherent novel.

If you're looking for victorious heroes and happy endings, this is not the book for you. But if you're looking for something gritty, I'd recommend it.

couldn't even get through it

I wish I could get my credit back. I feel like this was a story written by a guy who just didn't know how to tell thia story. I love military fiction. I love science fiction. but they just didn't combine well here. it's not exciting. It's combat told almost as a procedural drama...if that makes sense.