Cutter's Wars #3

The Vastalimi Gambit seems to be doing okay on Amazon.com. (By okay, I mean, in the top 53,000 in paper and 27,000 in Kindle, so I'm not buying the Rolls just yet.) Only a couple reviews, but at least a couple people liked it ...

The final book in the Cutter's Wars series is turned in and tentatively-scheduled for January, 2015. There will be more work done on it, CE ms, galleys, cover art, etc., but in the back-and-forth with my editor, I did a bit of back-cover blurb work. This isn't what will show up on the book, but it is a general idea. Attend:

The Fog of War. The uncertainty that came with bullets and bombs and enemies charging or retreating, You could never be sure exactly what was happening on the battlefield, no matter how many eyes and ears you had watching and listening. Never ...

After a couple of assignments that involved a lot more intrigue and skullduggery than Cutter Force Initiative ever wanted, the unit is looking forward to being part of a straight-up, short-term industrial war on Earth.

Cutter agrees to a support role offered by an old Army comrade who is now a general in a larger military force, and the pay is good, the unit happy. All they have to do is basic ranger stuff, sneak-and-peak, shoot-and-scoot, with no responsibilities for the overall effort, which is a welcome relief.

Set in a section of SoNorAm called Tejas, Cutter’s forces hit the ground to gather intel in preparation for what is to be a simple and quick engagement.

But, of course, it’s not that simple. What starts out as a corporate fight to occupy a valuable piece of contested territory quickly goes sideways, and once again, Cutter and crew find themselves in the middle of situations in which things aren’t as they seemed on first look, and the unit must determine the truth or lose more than just a battle.

It’s hot, it’s wet, and there are old enemies as well as new. There are duplicitious aliens with religious issues, genetically-engineered forests, boots-on-the-ground battles, bar fights, big game hunting, and some really nasty weather. The solution to the final problem is serious business and if they screw it up, they won’t have to worry about getting in trouble, because they will likely be dead ...

Never a dull moment in CFI.

Plenty of gunsmoke and action for the team, and some surprising events that will change them dramatically in ways no one ever saw coming. 

Who wins? Who loses? Who lives? Who dies? 

The answers lie in The Tejano Conflict ...