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Weapons Free (Battlegroup Z Book 1) Kindle Edition

by Daniel Gibbs (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.3 4.3 out of 5 stars 1,822 ratings
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"Pulse pounding action coupled with a look at the cost of war - Weapons Free grabbed me from the first page." - USA Today Bestselling Author Rhett C. Bruno


Thirty-five years of peace. One vicious attack destroys it all.

Reservist Lieutenant Justin Spencer loves every minute of flying fighters through space during his annual two-week tour with the Coalition Defense Force. The job back home isn’t nearly as thrilling as blowing up asteroids with the squadron under his command, but it keeps him close to his wife and daughter. After all, joining the CDF was only for the free education. Justin never expected a battle, much less a war.

With one shot across his cockpit, peacetime fades into memory.

An unexpected enemy emerges with overwhelming force designed to obliterate the Terran Coalition. The League of Sol has a different name, but it’s the same communist regime that chased away much of Earth’s population hundreds of years ago.

Illusions of returning home are shattered in a single instant. Simulated battles become all too real, and it’s full-on engagement or permanent elimination. Death and destruction erupt across the Terran Coalition and leave Justin in a protracted war with only one truth remaining.

The battlefield will leave no one unscathed.

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Thirty-five years of peace. One vicious attack destroys it all.

Reservist Lieutenant Justin Spencer loves every minute of flying fighters through space during his annual two-week tour with the Coalition Defense Force. The job back home isn’t nearly as thrilling as blowing up asteroids with the squadron under his command, but it keeps him close to his wife and daughter. After all, joining the CDF was only for the free education. Justin never expected a battle, much less a war.

With one shot across his cockpit, peacetime fades into memory.

An unexpected enemy emerges with overwhelming force designed to obliterate the Terran Coalition. The League of Sol has a different name, but it’s the same communist regime that chased away much of Earth’s population hundreds of years ago.

Simulated battles become all too real, and it’s full-on engagement or permanent elimination. Death and destruction erupt across the Terran Coalition and leave Justin in a protracted war with only one truth remaining.

The battlefield will leave no one unscathed.

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Three more action-packed series are set in the Terran Diaspora Universe:

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Echoes of War Series

Colonel David Cohen has sacrificed his dream of becoming a rabbi to help defend his home planet against the oppressive League of Sol. And even as he grapples with the lives lost under his command, David knows failure to defeat this merciless enemy is not an option. If he fails in his mission, billions face enslavement by a ruthless regime. Now it’s an all-out fight for the galaxy’s freedom.

Because a man's greatest foe lies within.

Deception Fleet Series

The treaty is signed. The war is over.

Or is it?

In the wake of the bitter galactic conflict, a cauldron of desperate refugees is rife with rival cartels and flooded with weapons. In this pocket of lawlessness, old enemies are fighting a new war by proxy. Captain Jackson Adams of the Coalition Defense Force is tasked with gathering a ragtag crew for a black ops mission—infiltrate the cartels and discover the enemy’s ultimate scheme. But what they uncover is more horrifying than anyone ever anticipated.

Breach of Faith Series

Everything is on the table when survival's at stake.

After they learn a missing operative is still alive, Captain James Henry and his crew are hired to extract her. But multiple galactic forces are scheming, and Captain Henry will have to move carefully if he wants his team to survive…

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  • "Pulse pounding action coupled with a look at the cost of war - Weapons Free grabbed me from the first page."- USA Today Bestselling Author Rhett C. Bruno
  • "Gibbs quickly sets the tone for a riveting new series. Weapons Free grabs you from the first page until the very last." - Nathan Hystad, Bestselling Author of The Survivors and Baldwin's Legacy
  • "Weapons Free by Daniel Gibbs is a tense, action-packed military science fiction tour-de-force that will keep you on the edge of your seat." -- Rick Partlow, Bestselling Author of Glory Boy, Contact Front and Wholesale Slaughter

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B08R2V2PRG
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Daniel Gibbs (February 15, 2021)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ February 15, 2021
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 4776 KB
  • Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 254 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.3 4.3 out of 5 stars 1,822 ratings

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Daniel Gibbs is a recovering computer engineer who spent fifteen years supporting various US Navy and Marine Corps information technology programs worldwide. His love of sci-fi and military fiction sparked an overactive imagination and fueled a growing ambition to bring his unique vision of the future to readers. Decades after the inception of his ideas, he released his first book ‘Fight The Good Fight’ in 2018. Since then, another 36 have followed, with twelve new novels scheduled for 2024.

Through his many years of experience, Daniel hopes to bring an authentic lens to military science fiction, especially around the trials and hardships of those who serve.

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Joseph Cahill Jr
5.0 out of 5 stars Entertaining
Reviewed in the United States on March 4, 2024
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It was a very entertaining read. Good characters, nice story. Had to put aside disbelief more than once but it’s worth it.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Great Book
Reviewed in the United States on June 4, 2023
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This is a Great Book in the Battles group Z Series it started out slow for me, but picked up about a 1/3 of the way thru. I will be downloading Book # 2 shortly.
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Robert Lewter
5.0 out of 5 stars A series to start the year
Reviewed in the United States on January 21, 2024
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A jam up book to kick off the year. Humans fighting communism in the future. It was seventy percent action, fifteen percent family love, and fifteen percent personality conflict. Riveting and a page turner. I'm all in for this series.
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Andy
3.0 out of 5 stars I enjoyed this book in spite of this book
Reviewed in the United States on October 15, 2021
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This was my first Daniel Gibbs book and I really didn't know what to expect. Mr. Gibbs has a great concept that has wonderful potential to make an effective statement. I missed it.

If you remove the wonderfully exciting battle scenes, I felt there is little left to the book. I felt formally introduced to the main character, and got to know a bit about him, but never really became his friend. There was minimal interaction between him and his squad or his superiors. Granted there was little time in the few days the book covers but still time for the characters to interact more than they did.

I felt the author traded character development of the main and supporting characters in favor of extending the battle action. That's why there is more than one author in this world! My telling of this same story would be justifiably critiqued saying "too much time inside the ward room and galley discussing what was happening inside their heads and not enough fight time."

With all the criticism about his focus being different than mine, I am still looking forward to book two and finding out what happens next. This time I know better what to expect: action and suspension of my reality for a few hours of shoot em up enjoyment.
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Neal Jacobsen
4.0 out of 5 stars Weapons Free
Reviewed in the United States on October 12, 2021
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The book was worthy of 4 stars as it kept me going page by page. I thought the characters were represented well and the plot was easy to follow along with. Once in awhile I could kind of predict what was going to happen, which I think shows that you are following along with the story. It is a good thing but if you predict too much you will get bored. I didn't see that happen here and the battle of starships is good. ;>)
I would recommend to young adults interested in space intrigue
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Mark-Frink
5.0 out of 5 stars High energy and action packed
Reviewed in the United States on December 29, 2023
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Daniel Gibbs writing is well crafted and his character development is very good as well. The action is almost continuous and very good. It will be very interesting seeing how he developes his characters throughout the story arc.
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dochranilovich
5.0 out of 5 stars Great Prequel to "Breach of Faith" Series
Reviewed in the United States on June 21, 2021
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Don't like religion? Hate religion? That doesn't matter — you can still read and enjoy "Weapons Free" and all the rest of Daniel Gibbs' books. I have the six "Echoes of War" series books, the five "Breach of Faith" series books, and the four "Battle Group Z" series books released to date, and have pre-ordered "Iron Hand," book five of "Battle Group Z." I recommend all of these without reservation as mature, thoughtfully written, character-driven military sci-fi. The inclusion of religion and its place in life in general and warfare in particular is daring on Daniel Gibbs' part, but is an integral component of the stories. In the 1970s I enlisted and served in the United States Marine Corps, so I have personal knowledge and experience of the military and warfare. I was raised in the Byzantine Catholic faith, and in fact my paternal grandfather was a Byzantine Catholic priest and my paternal grandmother was the daughter of a Byzantine Catholic priest. (Byzantine Catholics are under the Pope and part of the Catholic Church, but are not of the Roman Catholic rite. Some Catholic rites, unlike the Roman Catholic rite, retained the right of their priests to marry and have families when they agreed to be under the Pope centuries ago.) I attended and graduated from an all-boys private high school run by the Brothers of the Holy Cross, who run Notre Dame University, and all five of my siblings attended and graduated from Roman Catholic primary and/or secondary schools. However, Catholicism never rang true to me. After a long study of comparative religions I decided I'm probably highly spiritual but agnostic, and certainly not interested in any organized religions, which I consider the worst evils ever inflicted on mankind. Philosophical (not religious) Taoism comes closest to my personal belief system. Despite the above, Daniel Gibbs' treatment of religion strikes me as non-evangelical, inclusive, humanitarian, integral to the plot, and something that would make the world a better place if more people adopted it.
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JMN
4.0 out of 5 stars Good action packed adventure. Most highly recommended
Reviewed in the United States on January 16, 2023
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A two week active duty cruise turns into a war - can the Reserves pull it all ouy?
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5.0 out of 5 stars Good Military Thriller
Reviewed in Canada on April 15, 2022
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Great character development. I believe that is what makes a book. On to book 2 to see how the plot develops.
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roguetrooper
5.0 out of 5 stars Great read I have enjoyed this greatly
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 4, 2021
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Top notch book the begins where the first book links to the original book series set many years after the events in this book it is well formed and written I enjoyed its depth with emphasis on emotional trauma as a veteran I understand that
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Ghost Reviewer
5.0 out of 5 stars Interesting
Reviewed in Australia on August 15, 2022
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A different mix of space fighting, religion, and politics. But not overwhelming to make the story confusing.
Also, nice to see a reservist squadron as the pointy end of the stick in a battle
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J. McDonald
4.0 out of 5 stars Rollicking Good Read
Reviewed in Canada on October 3, 2022
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Fast paced full of adventure and some appropriately somber bits. I liked it, particularly the portrayal of the after affects of the battle and how it affected Justin Spencer and his crew mates. Well done! Many authors gloss over this part and it does need to be stated for us to remain human.
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Ron Robson
4.0 out of 5 stars A good read.
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 21, 2021
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I enjoyed this book. The warfare in space was fairly realistic. The small craft fighting was good as was the battles involving carrier action. There is plenty of opportunity for the main characters to flesh out in the next book. As with many other readers I was surprised by the amount of religious references in this book, I must say it did not distract me from the storyline as it was strong enough to overcome this.
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