The Oppressed
by Matt Thomas
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Pub Date Sep 03 2018 | Archive Date Jan 03 2019
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Description
The survivors spitefully call them “Runners.” They escaped when the Hetarek, murdering or enslaving any humans they found, first invaded and seized the system. But, after nearly a generation, humanity is returning to Earth.
Bryan Howe leads Free Human Special Forces Detachment 8222. The twelve men and women, weathered by twenty-three homeless years of endless war, know failure but not surrender. They fight because they must, undaunted by the challenges of liberating their homeworld. The Hetarek rule their captives with an iron fist. The violently oppressed slaves hate their masters only slightly more than the Runners who left them behind. Still, Howe must unite and teach them to fight for a common purpose. Only by building an insurrection from nothing can one battle-weary team hope to free the planet.
From light-years away, a dedicated team supports them, fighting a secret war within a war. Xander Gretter masterminded the operation. His relationship with the Ahai, humanity’s precarious allies, drives the joint mission to liberate Earth. Jean Costeaux, one of the few pilots still flying fighters from inside the cockpit, leaves the front line for the first time in his life to push deep into Hetarek space. Together, they share one goal: bring humanity home.
Advance Praise
"...Thomas has thought through the mindsets of victors and vanquished, skillfully shading in the psychologies of the opposing forces before small feints and ambushes bloom into full-scale war... A well-written, fiery sci-fi tale about human warriors battling an alien regime."
- Kirkus Reviews
Available Editions
| ISBN | 9780990882411 |
| PRICE | $9.95 (USD) |
Featured Reviews
Anthony P, Reviewer
The book is fast paced. Plot was non stop action. I enjoyed the story Thomas told. It is an original tale.
Reviewer 483838
I thought this was a well written 'first contact' after the fact - 20 years after the Hetarek had 'culled' 90 percent of the human population. The humans who escaped into space (the Runners) return to try to free the Eart and those left behind. As usual, the best laid plans go astray...
Excellent book, ready for the next in the series!
John P, Reviewer
"The Oppressed" eBook was published in 2018 and was written by Matt Thomas. This is Mr. Thomas' second publication. This is the first in his "Wroth Worlds" series.
I categorize this novel as ‘R’ because it contains scenes of Violence and Mature Language. The story is set in the far future. The primary character is Bryan Howe leader of Free Human Special Forces Detachment 8222.
Earth had been invaded and conquered by the Hetarek. Much of the human population on Earth has been exterminated. The remainder has become Hetarek slaves. A few from Earth escaped the Hetarek and, with the help of the Ahai, have fled to the stars. The Free Human forces have begun to fight back against the Hetarek. They have already taken a few systems, now they have set their sights on Earth.
Howe and his team are inserted on Earth to start building a guerrilla army to rise up and assist in an invasion of Earth. But Howe and his team have a difficult job. Not only do the Hetarek keep a close and ruthless watch on the remaining humans, but the humans consider Howe and his colleagues "Runners'. They are looked down upon because the humans that have survived on Earth feel that they were abandoned. With a generation having passed, it is difficult to recruit survivors to risk everything to support the 'Runners'.
I thoroughly enjoyed the 11+ hours I spent reading this 375-page science fiction novel. I liked the plot of a conquered Earth being retaken. There is a lot of action and not all of the characters you start out with survive. This is just the beginning of the story of a much longer struggle. The cover art is OK, but I would have preferred something closer to the storyline. I give this novel a 5 out of 5.
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