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Special Purposes
First Strike Weapon
2021
First Published
3.80
Average Rating
270
Number of Pages

A handsome new re-issue of a high-octane military-SF, as Russian Spetsnaz commandos are turned into zombies in ‘80s New York. “An exceptional talent” - Peter F Hamilton When Vadim Scorlenski and his elite Spetznaz squad are sent to New York at the height of the Cold War, they’re told it’s a ‘training exercise.’ They discover, too late, that the ‘practice’ chemical weapon they’re carrying is all too real. They go to their deaths... ...and awaken to a city overwhelmed by the walking dead, even now spreading across the globe. Somehow holding onto their identities amid the mindless monsters, Scorlenski and his squad of zombie commandos set out to return to Russia. Someone’s going to pay. High octane SF adventure with Smith's trademark twist” - Jamie Sawyer on The Bastard Legion “Pure, unapologetic, full-throttle, action packed awesomeness... Obviously, the author had too much fun.”- The Bookbeard on Spec Ops Z

Avg Rating
3.80
Number of Ratings
134
5 STARS
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4 STARS
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3 STARS
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2 STARS
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Author

Gavin Smith
Gavin Smith
Author · 14 books

Gavin Smith was born in Dundee in the same year that Iron Butterfly recorded Inna-Gadda-da-Vida. He has also lived in Camberley, Hayling Island, Portsmouth, Hull, Leamington Spa and is currently living a near feral existence in Leicester (if you see him in the streets he will write science fiction for sweeties). Anyone who has been to any of these places will understand why his fiction is like it is. He has a degree in writing for film and a Masters in medieval history. Veteran is his first novel but he is patiently waiting for one of the 2.5 scripts that have been optioned to be turned into films. He likes to travel and dive when he can afford it and in his free time he enjoys getting the s**t kicked out of him whilst practicing Silat. He is hoping that his books do well so he can buy a motorbike.

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