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Terminal Gambit: Mission 12 (Black Ocean: Astral Prime) Kindle Edition

by J.S. Morin (Author), M.A. Larkin (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
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Every mistake carries a price. The worst accrue interest. All come due eventually.

Cedric has discovered the means to fight back, but the price is high. Not all species are capable of carrying out his methods. It's one thing asking ships and crews to fight; it's another to ask them to sacrifice themselves. And yet, the valiant ships of Earth Navy continue to do so.

If only the rest of the galaxy were so brave.

A dark plan unfolds to doom one universe to save another. And an old foe will have to decide where his loyalties lie: to his species, or to himself?

When the war with the cosmic horrors reaches an epic crescendo, everyone is going to have to decide how much they're willing to sacrifice for the sake of their fellow sentient creatures.
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Black Ocean: Galaxy Outlaws

Join a small band of loveable outlaws as they tour the galaxy making ‘easy money’ the hardest way possible. Along the way, they manage to provoke the galaxy’s biggest organizations—on all sides of the law. And no matter how many times they hack the system, their records are only as clean as the last time they got caught.

Already a fan of Galaxy Outlaws? There’s plenty more to explore in the Black Ocean universe!

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Black Ocean: Mercy for Hire

The galaxy’s worst bounty hunter just might be its most relentless hero. She’s a wizard on a mission to make the galaxy a better place, one lost soul at a time.

Black Ocean: Astral Prime

At the very edge of the Milky Way lies a planet that should have stayed forgotten. What begins as one wizard’s quest for redemption unearths secrets that threaten all life in the galaxy.

Black Ocean: Mirth & Mayhem

One is an itinerant comedian and conman. The other is a fugitive wizard. These polar opposites are a magnet for trouble and role models for an aspiring young outlaw.

Black Ocean: Passage of Time

The next generation is here, and trouble is in their DNA. When a magical mishap that wasn’t anyone’s fault (we swear!), strands Jessie and Eric Ramsey 5 years in the future, they find themselves in hostile territory: Mars.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B07ZHLRTW5
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Magical Scrivener Press (November 19, 2019)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ November 19, 2019
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 1691 KB
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  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 172 pages
  • Page numbers source ISBN ‏ : ‎ 1643550802
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  1. J.S. Morin

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    I am a creator of worlds and a destroyer of words. As a fantasy writer, my works range from traditional epics to futuristic fantasy with starships. I have worked as an unpaid Little League pitcher, a cashier, a student library aide, a factory grunt, a cubicle drone, and an engineer--there is some overlap in the last two.

    Through it all, though, I was always a storyteller. Eventually I started writing books based on the stray stories in my head, and people kept telling me to write more of them. Now, that's all I do for a living.

    I enjoy strategy, worldbuilding, and the fantasy author's privilege to make up words. I am a gamer, a joker, and a thinker of sideways thoughts. But I don't dance, can't sing, and my best artistic efforts fall short of your average notebook doodle. When you read my books, you are seeing me at my best.

    My ultimate goal is to be both clever and right at the same time. I have it on good authority that I have yet to achieve it.

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5.0 out of 5 stars For all the marbles
Reviewed in the United States on November 19, 2019
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It has been building to this for seven books now, and it is the ultimate do or die moment. What are you willing to give, what are you willing to do, to save the galaxy?

A satisfying end to a great series, as the consequences of the actions started all the way back at the beginning of the series are finally played out.

I find it difficult to separate this book, as it doesn't really stand on it's own. It is more the entire Astral Prime series, and specifically missions 5-12, that tell a single, huge story. And while this is the end of the story, it does leave you wanting more of the black ocean. So many new things have been opened up to explore - and so much has changed in the galaxy since the Void Krakens first started to appear, I can't help but want to see the after effects (though I would expect these to be in other Black Ocean novels (I believe Mercy for Hire will be starting up again next year!).

It is the hallmark of a good, no great, series that leaves you always wanting just a bit more, but also very satisfying to see a story have a complete beginning, middle and ending. It seems that too many storytellers (whether their medium is print, movies or tv) are not able to actually finish a story and let it go. As much as you come to love these characters, saying a final goodbye is bittersweet, but ultimately welcome.
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Dale
5.0 out of 5 stars ALL GAVE SOME...BUT SOME GAVE ALL - AN ENDING!!!
Reviewed in the United States on January 30, 2020
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A solution has been found. But...not all the species in the Black Ocean have the ability. Those that do may see a great sacrifice. Those that don't... or those who refuse to meet the needs of that sacrifice may tip the balance into the destruction of everything. As all the actors play their parts it comes down to only one final act to save it all.

The final conclusion of the BLACK OCEAN: ASTRAL PRIME series. Authors Morin and Larkin have woven a desperate and seemingly hopeless story. The wonderful thing about this final story is that they give all the main characters throughout the series an ending befitting their parts. As each of the myriad threads that have been interwoven between the players reaches their end, the way to salvation becomes darker and more clearer with each. The authors have been faithful to each of their heroes and villains and close out this story with a sad but satisfying end for all.

For new readers, this isn't the end of the BLACK OCEAN. There are many more stories to be told and between the original 16.5 novels and short stories in the original series and the BLACK OCEAN:MERCY FOR HIRE ongoing series their are many more books forthcoming.
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Faith Hakimian
4.0 out of 5 stars Satisfying Conclusion
Reviewed in the United States on November 19, 2019
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This was a satisfying ending to the madness that was the Astral Prime series. Character arcs completed. Redemption as necessary. Given how much trouble I'd been having liking some of the characters, the fact that I'm actually happy with how it all turned out is a testament to the authors.
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Jas P
5.0 out of 5 stars This is perhaps the best in the series yet – just outstanding!!
Reviewed in the United States on April 3, 2020
Cedric warned them that if they used the Vaieen weapon bad things would happen, and they have. When you slay a MyllThog, between 2-9 come through the tear in the fabric of space-time between the Vaieen galaxy and our galaxy. The Vaieen galaxy which is flooded with these MyllThog, and of which the Vaieen came to our Galaxy and created all sentient life to see if they could determine a way to destroy the MyllThog, as the Vaieen are unable rid themselves of the creatures that now infest their galaxy. The Vaieen have finally found a species that will fulfil their destiny and rid the Vaieen galaxy of the MyllThog.
The Zheen, even knowing that the weapon will create more MyllThog, continue to use it as it is the only thing capable of destroying them. However, they only use it when a MyllThog enters their space, with Klxzark now running their fleet, thanks to a series of ‘events’.
In the meantime, Hiroko, having managed to save the Stuunji Homeworld, is now faced with a greater challenge.
For whilst the threat was only ravishing the border worlds, everyone could write it off as a fairy tale, or a gimmick, maybe some stunt by the government for more funding for the Navy. That is until one of the Core Worlds, Phabian, comes under threat. This isn’t a planet with a few million, or maybe even close to a few hundred million, this is a planet with near10-15 Billion sentient lifeforms. All the planets consumed so far would not equal the life lost on this single planet.
Cedric has been trying to warn everybody about using the cannons, to get them to disable the Krakens, not kill them. He understands the full magnitude of this threat.
So does Fujita, who flies around in Tatsu, with her squadron of 2 sidekicks, Vixen and Juggler, former pilots of Blackjack. Together, they use their cannons to kill MyllThog, or to lead them away from populated areas, saving planet after planet. Zoti is with them, flying a freighter that the fighters can land on.
Kane has been taken over by his crew of Vaieen, as they use him to control the station, they also take over his body to tell everyone, everywhere to use the cannon to kill the Void Kraken, knowing its effect, and hoping it will clear out their own galaxy, with little or no remorse for the end of this one.
This is this penultimate book in the series, and we see all of the various players coming to crisis point as it is not just empty worlds, or even minor worlds being destroyed, but major planets with billions now. The Core is under threat, and the Kraken or MyllThog, having fed, have grown in size, and it seems that there is nothing that can stop them, since killing one, only brings several more.
This series has been a lot darker that the original Black Ocean, and it is becoming utterly fascinating as it leads towards its conclusion. If you have read any of the Black Ocean books, you will absolutely love this series. If you haven’t, then you have a lot of reading to catch up on, because this is a must read!!
This is Morin and Larkin at their exceptional best, we get to see the deep inner workings of the main characters, as well as some extraordinary space combat and destructive scenes as Monsters from the deepest depths of your imagination pull apart planets like you might a Blue Berry Muffin.
Outstanding Read – Don’t Miss it!!
I Can’t Wait for the Ending of this Series, it is going to be AMAZING!!
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