Stranded, Loham Babar has spent the last fifteen months living amongst humans. During the day, he’s a South Chicago high school janitor, slopping a mop around from nine o’clock to three o’clock five days a week. At night, hiding out in an old boarded-up factory, he attends to his damaged interstellar spacecraft—making repairs—counting the days when he can return to his homeworld of Calunoth. All he needs to do is mind his own business—avoid any messy human dramas for just a few more weeks. But it is on one of those quiet nights when he hears them outside—the MP140s. Named for a police radio code for murder, these bangers are among the worst, most ruthless killers in the entire city. Peering down from the 3rd-floor window, Babar recognizes the quiet hermit boy below him, the one with the ugly facial scars, walking into a death trap. Little does Babar realize at the time that this scared, complicated, seventeen-year-old will be the key to saving the distant Realm of Dom Dynasty.Fantastic Military Sci-Fi! ActionHumor, interesting aliens, and multi-dimensional characters - just an awesome military science fiction story from Mark Wayne McGinnis. Same fun style as BV Larson, but more creative." - Barry HechtOUTSTANDING SPACE OPERA! The first scifi book I read was Have Space Suit, Will Travel, by Robert Heinlein. The book hooked me on scifi for life. I have read thousands of scifi books and was pleasantly surprised that Gun Ship compared very well with my first scifi book. Space opera, nonstop action, saving the world, all that good stuff." - DBMWhat an amazing Space Adventure!This was one of the most enjoyable sci-fi books I've read in years. Kudos to the author for writing a truly fun space adventure.- Dan MajorA Great Read!I am a big fan. Read the Scrapyard and Ship Wrecked, Stranded on an Alien World series. There is always non-stop action. - Phil Leininger5.0 out of 5 stars. Robert's Review and CommentsGreat story, on par with Boomer and Ship Wrecked, Stranded on an Alien World. Are we going to see the further adventures of Justin, Markus, Lena, Aila, and Babar? If so, sign me up for some Dow Dynasty action. Thanks for a GoodRead.- KCRollicking-good space opera scifi adventure!I truly enjoyed this story and how it reminded me of the dreams of a larger adventure that I had as a young teen. It fits well with many other great adventure sci-fi stories of someone living a smaller life and then being catapulted into an incredible adventure that spans space, introduces new civilizations, and makes living the old life impossible.The characters are interesting and believable enough that the reader gets invested in almost all of them. The political and relationship intrigues are plausible enough to pique interest and remain reasonable throughout (it is still a sci-fi story). The main male character's story arc is exciting and the female characters are all capable, tough, and intelligent. I'm not sure how it would resonate with female readers, but it does a quality job of incorporating numerous women of strength, passion, and character.It is a very enjoyable adventure that progresses at a brisk pace and leaves just enough open ends to make you yearn to know how those few character threads play out. If his other stories are anything like this one, I will definitely be buying many more Mark Wayne McGinnis novels.- A PatriotSatisfying sci-fi space adventure.I have come to really enjoy Mark's books.
