Intrepid so undaunted then, this is really the first book in the series that starts opening up the universe to a long term story arc mike shepherd has been paving towards for a while now. Many readers have been inquiring about the order of the kris longknife books. Even when kris reminds them theyre losing, many have a hard time changing. Kris longknifes replacement audiobook mike shepherd. Stalwart is the longest kris longknife book yet, with approximately 155,000 words. Kris longknife blog, the ray longknife books are coming next year, 2012 february 10 18h34. This wiki is about the kris longknife books, a science. Her father is the prime minister of her home planet, her mother the consummate politicians wife. Born into wealth and royalty, kris longknife joined the marines to defend humanity. The iteeche empire has a tenthousandyear long history.
Born into wealth and royalty, kris longknife joined the marines to help fight for humanity against aliens and pirates in a system that has been colonized. Series order of kris longknife books kris longknifes blog. Kris longknife s bad day companion short novel apr 2, 2017 asin b06x3ym79w, this story was the original opening chapters for emissary, but was cut and replaced. Mike shepherd is the pen name of american novelist mike moscoe, who writes science fiction novels. Order of kris longknife books kris longknife is the protagonist in a series of military science fiction novels by american author mike shepherd. Kris longknifes successor audiobook by mike shepherd. It was not until high school that he finished a year in the school he started. Mike shepherds military scifi series about protagonist kris longknife.
Rear admiral kris longknife relaxed, enjoying the warmth of the sun on her ohsovibrantlyalive skin. The combined fleet jumps to the santa maria system and from there to a point fifteen thousand light years. All in all, it was fascinating to go back to a book i shelved over ten years ago and let the characters come out and play. A short story by mike shepherd not in english common knowledge. Eighth into mike shepherds very successful kris longknife series and the pace is not letting up, even if she is hobbling a bit from the last book s attempt that time inadvertently on her life. But when slavers kidnap a twelveyearold girl, kriss mission becomes personal. Kris longknife has been assigned to the wasp, the best warship beyond the rim of human space. The concept does read like its stargates replicators early years, especially when. Kris longknife series in order mike shepherd fictiondb. But the heritage of the military longknifes courses through kriss. Tenacious kris longknife series book 12 kindle edition by shepherd, mike.
Tenacious kris longknife series book 12 and over one million other books are available for amazon kindle. After the long eighty year peace among humanity, they feel there is no need for heroes. Honor harrington saga from david weber great book series, maybe a little bit too much on the political side. Dec 25, 2016 bold a very good installment in the kris longknife series.
This book was ok but can you really call it an admiral santigo book when they keep saying kris longknife did this or kris longknife did that every 5 minutes he replaced longkife, kept most of the other characters who only seemed to badgered her constantly about what kris would have done, what did kris due in the past or how she should. As usual kris longknife is introduced to new challenges and mysteries that must be solved with the reader. Two weeks ago, she could have easily ended her days dead and frozen in the dark emptiness of space. Kris longknife series by mike shepherd below the salt. Ace said no they always went with girl with a big gun. I understand that its not easy to start a series in the beginning, so here is the list. Shes been raised only to be beautiful and to marry well.
Mike was born in the philadelphia navy yard hospital and left the city at three days old. Tenacious kris longknife series book 12 and millions of. Kris longknife books in order the author has requested that we remove his book listings from our site, stating that we are violating and threatened a cease and desist. It was also a challenge to write about kris longknifes great grandparents world and fill in the holes that were left from kriss stories while making sure all the pieces of the puzzle fit together. Admiral kris longknife should have known the job offer was too good. Sandy santiago is a woman with a whole lot of problems. A novel in the safehold series ebook written by david weber. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading kris longknife. Kris gets some answers about the origins of the bug eye monsters home world and little bits of background as to why they are, the way they are. But kris isnt on the job long when she captures pirates hiding the location of an uncharted and unpopulated planet of miraculous technology. This is the 14th book in the kris longknife series by mike shepherd.
I love reading military scifi that focuses on space battles. Buy a cheap copy of resolute book by mike shepherd. As in my book the main character is female which is different than most of the standard fiction novels. Kris longknifes replacement audiobook by mike shepherd.
Audacious, is well written with a well thought out plot line that holds you interest the entire book. In kris longknife, book 12, we get to meet not only new characters of the alwa bird people, but a new species, the sasquan feline people. So she goes off on a spot of alienhomeworld hunting. Wanted for crimes against humanity on 162 planets, kris longknife has been shipped off to east siberia. The first in the series, mutineer, opens with ensign longknife midrescue mission. And kris longknife in the middle of it all, wandering her way from that junior officer in over her head in the first book all those years ago, through the ranks to galactic adventurer, princess, ambassador and the winningest admiral humanity has ever seen. Over 20 years ago, i started with ace science fiction through penguin press. This is the 12th book in the kris longknife series by mike shepherd. But while hunting for pirates, kris stumbles upon something. Vice admiral kris longknifes honeymoon gets cancelled when she hears that the. Unfortunately for them, their plans cant really hold back grand admiral, the stalwart kris longknife. Kris longknifes assassin mostly retells the events of audacious and intrepid from vickys perspective with interstitial scenes added, with scenes including kris more or less copypasted from the corresponding book to the point where at one point vicky is said to seem to be doing something as if the scene was still being told from kriss.
Borrow ebooks, audiobooks, and videos from thousands of public libraries worldwide. Like another lifetime in another world, days of rage, the legend of lovea duval, from ban xon to wardak and the forgiven, in addition to a collection of short stories and poems called collage. Kris has been stuck in alwa territory for a few books, now, and its becoming more than. The kris longknife series is gearing up for a showdown with the enlightened b. She and her command were alive, and countless billions of illadvised alien invaders were dead. Dec 10, 2019 on december 5th, we opened kris longknife. Kris longknife is a daughter of privilege, born to money and power. Then, as part of a plot to overthrow her prime minister father, she was drummed out of corps, only to return as a gutsy outlaw fighting to defend her planet. Kris longknife is a daughter of privilege, born shelve mutineer. So began my love affair with the kris longknife series by mike shepherd. But worse than that, a longknife may be going rogue and nobody can go after a longknife but a longknife especially, kris longknife. Ms in the next up and coming book after this beauty.
The information is in the public domain and im not sure why he wouldnt want us to provide this valuable resource to his readers. Mike shepherd, born mike moscoe, is an american science fiction writer who lives in vancouver, wa. The lost fleet and beyond the frontier from jack campbell great series, lots of space action. Grand admiral santiago on alwa station volume 19 by mike shepherd 14. Many years ago when i wrote furious, i really wanted kris in a kimono because she was on musashi meeting the emperor. Kris longknife has been ordered back to human space. Kris longknife had no choice about growing up shelve deserter. Weve always done it that way, pointing to a track record lasting for thousands of years. Mike shepherd managed to do this and at the same time remind his longer followers of some of the beginnings of the story. The book is billed and plays out as an ending for kriss story but it seems to be an end to just the early years of her adventures i fully expect another run of.
Years ago, kris longknife turned her back on high society and fashion to become a marine. As always the plot follows wardhaven princess and navy officer kris longknife. Bold a very good installment in the kris longknife. Its a plan to kill one of the members of the aristocratic peterwald familyand the wouldbe killers are setting her up as the assassin. Daring is the ninth book in the kris longknife series. Three hundred and eighty years from now, humanity has spread to 600 planets and a young girl, kris longknife graduates from college. Like many concepts in the book world, series is a somewhat fluid and contested notion. Kris longknifes blog from the mind of mike shepherd.
Praise for the kris longknife novels fabulously written and. It has been a long time since a new kris longnife book came out. Mike shepherd debuted this pen name in 2004 with the novel mutineer. Bold a very good installment in the kris longknife series. The trouble with all books that exist as a series is that they have to reintroduce characters for the first time reader. Emissary may 1, 2017 asin b01n2b8pc3 there is a 5 year gap between bold and emissary. He writes the jump universe, kris longknife, and other series. Audible emailed me to say that all three of this years books are being worked on and they. Kris longknife has been given her first independent command in the very remote system of chance, an assignment thats as much exile as promotion. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read like a mighty army. Oct 28, 2014 kris longknife is rather overworked as the local boss of everything. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read kris longknife. Kris longknife leads a reconnaissance mission of the vast uncharted.
This is halfagain longer than the books i wrote for ace 20 years ago. Shes ordered to replace kris longknife, but can any mere mortal fill the shoes of a longknife. Kris longknife among the kicking birds by mike shepherd. He was born in august 2, 1947 in philadelphia to a navy family and travelled a lot as a child. And then tries to help a famine stricken planet in peterwald territory which is also plagued by a. Really, she knew by now that what was too good to b. They put her in fatigues, with a big gun and a pagoda in the background. This book series was one of the first i picked up when i restarted my book reading some years ago. Admiral by mike shepherd available from rakuten kobo.
The complete series list for kris longknife mike shepherd. And her developing friendship with a girl from a rival family that began two books ago develops a fair amount here. This wikis admins are inactive and have been for at least 1 year, check this list to. Below is a list of mike shepherds books in order of when they were originally released. A good rule of thumb is that series have a conventional name and are intentional creations, on the part of the author or publisher. Tagged jump universe, kidnapping, kris longknife, military science fiction, space opera. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. See all 6 formats and editions hide other formats and editions. Follow sandy as shes introduced to the mess on canopus station. The first chapter is an actionpacked one, interwoven with glimpses of kriss family history.