If a combat-vet US Marine were to write a short novel about far-future Marines mounting an assault to recapture their home world from the bad guys, and wanted to give homage to Robert Heinlein at the same time, what would it be like?
It would be like Winter Three, now on Kindle, a novella by my eldest, former US Marine Lance Corporal S.M. Saintsing (pen name for the book).
“Spearhead” was the honorable nickname of the Sassaelar Marines. For 300 years they had fought and waited and fought for the chance to retake their home world from their ancient rivals.
Lieutenant Colonel Voss will find she is the very point of the spearhead in a hastily planned assault. She will have no assurance that the plan or she would survive contact with the enemy. As the vicious campaign progresses, Voss and her Marines will a fight fierce, bloody battle to secure Feinler City.
Casualties will mount. In the carnage, Voss will find for the first time the truly bitter meaning of sacrifice.It went live on Kindle today. It does rely quite a bit on the author's experience as a US Marine in the Iraq War (Fallujah and environs, 2005-2006) and pays homage to Heinlein. It's only $1.99, so give a vet a break and buy it!
Lieutenant Colonel Voss will come home, but not to a warm welcome. And she’ll be haunted by the orders she gave for the rest of her life, for behind the Spearhead is the shaft.
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