Title: Scout’s Honour
Series: The Covert
Academy, #1.5
Author: Peter Laurent
Publisher: Self-published
Publication Date: July
10, 2013
Genres: Sci-fi, Action, Adventure
Reviewed by: Ellen
Fritz
Source: Received from
author for review
Ellen’s smiley rating: 5/5
SUMMARY
A novella continuing the story of The Covert Academy.
Jayson Georgiou is a playboy pilot with little ambition beyond his own pleasure, safe within the shelter of the Academy and its students.
After Sarah and Joshua’s daring adventure into the heart of the Colonnade, Jayson and his assigned crew are ordered on a suspicious supply-run mission, deep into a Confederate drone production city. There Jayson uncovers a new threat to the Academy, challenging his allegiance.
Yet Jayson has a mysterious past driving him to chase after his illusion of security, desperate to hold on to it, until it is too late to turn back...
Jayson Georgiou is a playboy pilot with little ambition beyond his own pleasure, safe within the shelter of the Academy and its students.
After Sarah and Joshua’s daring adventure into the heart of the Colonnade, Jayson and his assigned crew are ordered on a suspicious supply-run mission, deep into a Confederate drone production city. There Jayson uncovers a new threat to the Academy, challenging his allegiance.
Yet Jayson has a mysterious past driving him to chase after his illusion of security, desperate to hold on to it, until it is too late to turn back...
REVIEW
Imagine
earth ruined by industry; thriving cities now dedicated to the development of
arms and military equipment and very few places of beauty remaining. In a futuristic world ruled by one power, The
Confederacy, Jayson Georgiou is only interested in women and flying. On a
supply run for The Academy, to a drone infested Hong Kong, he discovers a vital
secret. A secret that links him to his homeland, Greece, and puts his loyalties
in question.
I read
this thrilling, fast-moving novella in one go and spent most of the time on the
edge of my chair. I suggest that anybody who wants to read Scout's Honour, should read The
Covert Academy first. The story ties in brilliantly with The Covert Academy and continues the
story a touch further. The death, destruction, and betrayals in this novella
emphasize the ruthlessness of war and despotic power. The use of highly
advanced weapons, special combat and antigravity suits, force fields, and
drones that can do amazing things on their own, will appeal to any reader who
likes futuristic technology.
The
author has a fantastic gift for creating a sense of crisis at the appropriate
moment. A few humorous conversations and incidents make the story so much more
realistic and the characters more human. The main character, Jayson, is
remarkably well-crafted. At first he appears to be a shallow playboy but, when
his co-workers are killed, he shows an extraordinary depth. When a meeting with
an old acquaintance and a yearning for his homeland makes him ambivalent about
his loyalties, it endangers himself and many others. It doesn't pay to be
indecisive in times of war.
For a
read that will give even an adrenaline junky a few heart-stopping moments, I
highly recommend Scouts Honour, and
happily give it five stars. Let's hope to see the next book in the series soon!
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ABOUT the AUTHOR
Author Peter Laurent was born and raised in
Auckland, New Zealand. He studied 3D animation in Auckland, then worked
full-time in Mount Maunganui. Peter then formed his own company, Indiana Games
Limited, and has been freelancing art and animation back in Auckland ever
since. “The Covert Academy” is his first novel, borne of a passion for creative
storytelling.
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