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The Sleeping Legion
Series · 5 books · 2016-2017

Books in series

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#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’.
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#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.
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#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.
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#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.
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#4

Insurgency

Spartika

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
J.R. Handley
Author · 7 books

J. R. Handley is a pseudonym for a husband and wife writing team. He is a veteran infantry sergeant with the 101st Airborne Division and the 28th Infantry Division. She is the kind of crazy that interprets his insanity into cogent English. He writes the sci-fi while she proofreads it. The sergeant is a two-time combat veteran of the late unpleasantness in Mesopotamia where he was wounded. He started writing military science fiction as part of a therapy program suggested by his doctor to help with his brain injury. He found out he was actually pretty good at telling stories and hopes to entertain you as he attempts to excise his demons through these creative endeavors. In addition to being just another dysfunctional veteran, he is a stay at home husband, avid reader and all around nerd. Luckily for him, his Queen joins him in his fandom nerdalitry. His website/blog is at www.jrhandley.com.

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