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When the Axe Falls
- Narrated by: Todd McLaren
- Series: The Omega War, Book 7
- Length: 14 hrs and 10 mins
- Categories: Literature & Fiction, Genre Fiction
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The clouds of war continue to build...and not everyone is blind.
Bjorn Tovesson III, the owner of Bjorn’s Berserkers, is a man tied to the past but who’s not afraid to innovate. Whether it is new tactics or new equipment, Bjorn is willing to try anything once, in an effort to grow his company into the status of the fabled Four Horsemen.
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His father always taught him to prepare, and Bjorn is working to diversify his operations, including moving the company to a planet with a sizable portion of aliens who are already members of the Galactic Union. Nothing bad could happen to them there, right?
But as the storm clouds continue to gather, his past is on a collision course with the present, as another of Earth’s mercenary companies is out to get him...and with the support of the Mercenary Guild, they have the forces to overwhelm him! Will Bjorn’s preparations keep the Berserkers safe, or will they become yet another unfortunate occurrence?
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- Chris guy
- 05-19-19
I whish Jim had given bjorn a gift
I love this group of books. I love space battles and mecha. human augmentation is fun too. but l wouldn't like it in the 4 horseman universe.