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The Sleeping Legion
The Sleeping Legion
Series · 6 books · 2016-2017
By
J.R. Handley
Books in series
#0.5
The Demons of Kor-Lir
2016
A lethal orbital defense platform. - A squad of green Marines. - A silent alien killer. WHO DIES NEXT? 2441AD. A quarantine platform in the Rakasa system goes quiet and a squad of freshly minted Marines are sent to investigate. The blood soon flows, but there is one Marine who has the bravery and cunning to take on even the most lethal hidden foe. Set 125 years before the events on Tranquility that sparked the creation of the Human Legion, 'The Demons of Kor-Lir' is a standalone novella that is also an introduction to the Sleeping Legion novels. The Sleeping Legion is a breakneck new sequence of military science fiction novels set in the universe of the international bestselling series: ‘The Human Legion’.
#1
The Legion Awakes
2016
They were called the Human Marine Corps, but their cause was never humanity’s. Until the Sleeper awoke… A century ago, all but two members of Lance Scipio’s unit were executed for bringing dishonor to his regiment.Now he is woken into a strange new time, and tasked with whipping into shape the worst squad of misfits in the entire Human Marine Corps.THE PRICE OF DEATH! 2565AD. Tranquility-4 near the frontier of the White Knight Empire. Guided by mysterious orders, the authorities at the Human Marine Corps base of Beta City thaw Lance Scipio. In 2441, an entire Marine company was executed with the exception of Captain Grimgerde and Sergeant Lance Scipio, the usual punishment for running in the face of the enemy. But these two were preserved… as if the future required them.Scipio is not expected to escape execution for long, but he has been given a slim chance. For a Marine, a chance can be all that’s needed to change the fate of worlds… Second EditionNow includes the bonus standalone novelette, No Marine Left Behind... 2568AD. Marines down behind enemy lines. Only the hardiest and most cunning stand any chance of survival.Has Sashala Kraevoi got what it takes?Take a deep breath, strap in, and prepare to find out...No Marine Left Behind is set between the events of the first two Sleeping Legion novels, and during the events of the Human Legion novel, Renegade Legion. You don't need to have read any of those novels to enjoy the novelette. The audiobook edition of The Legion Awakes includes the bonus novelette. The Sleeping Legion is an action-filled sequence of military science fiction novels set in the worlds of the hit Human Legion series by Tim C. Taylor, which has sold 200,000 copies across 18 novels. The completed series consists of four novels and one prequel novella. All are available in audio, paperback and eBook editions.
#2
Fortress Beta City
2016
Thirty-five years ago, Lance Scipio pulled most of Beta City into an emergency cryo-freeze. He is woken to a catastrophically changed world. THE TIME FOR FREEDOM IS NOW! 2601AD. Tranquility-4 near the frontier of the White Knight Empire. Lance awakes to a world where unidentified Marines have raided his city, the enemy is occupying the unflooded portions, and oh by the way, the city is slowly dying. Lance must find a way for his Marines to survive. The tasks ahead seem all but impossible – but Lance doesn’t give up, he is a Marine! The end result will either be freedom or death. The Sleeping Legion is an action-filled sequence of military science fiction novels set in the worlds of the hit Human Legion series by Tim C. Taylor, which has sold 200,000 copies across 18 novels. The completed series consists of four novels and one prequel novella. All are available in audio, paperback and eBook editions.
#2.5
No Marine Left Behind
2017
2568AD. Marines down behind enemy lines. Only the hardiest and most cunning stand any chance of survival. Has Sashala Kraevoi got what it takes? Take a deep breath, strap in, and prepare to find out... Fans of adventure science fiction will relish discovering the answer in this standalone novelette – a short book longer than a short story and briefer than a novella. Although this is a standalone book, readers of The Sleeping Legion and The Human Legion will recognize the setting. Author JR Handley has taken events out of Tim C. Taylor's third Human Legion novel, Renegade Legion and transformed them into this new story. The events also take place between the first two Sleeping Legion novels, The Legion Awakes and Fortress Beta City, but you don't need to have read any of those other books to enjoy the wild ride of No Marine Left Behind.
#3
Operation Breakout
2017
Bloodied yet defiant. Legion survivors emerge from the alien onslaught. THE FIGHT BACK STARTS HERE… Lance Scipio and the defenders of Fortress Beta City are cut-off and betrayed. They’ve proven they can survive, but to liberate an entire continent is a far greater challenge. Costly mistakes will be made, and to survive Lance must rely upon the most dangerous soldiers in the Sleeping Legion—impossible warriors who should not exist. But whose side are they really on…? Fans of modern military science fiction will relish this fast-paced and realistic series, set in the worlds of the Human Legion.
#4
Insurgency
2017
Your worst nightmare has been awaiting her chance. The Sleeping Legion has won victories against the Hardits, but the war to liberate Tranquility is far from over. In the action-packed climax to the Sleeping Legion series, revelations, sacrifices, and mysteries await Lance Scipio and the Legion forces as they face a lethal insurgency led by the most cunning foe they have yet faced: Spartika!
Author
J.R. Handley
Author · 8 books