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Midwinter at Bhisho (Seasons of War on Abira Book 1) Kindle Edition

by Earl Roske (Author) Format: Kindle Edition

4.2 238 ratings

Book 1 of 4: Seasons of War on Abira

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Providing aid becomes a fight for survival.

When Imara lands on Abira with the rest of her company, things don’t feel right. And it’s not just the constant, falling snow. Bhisho’s townsfolk are nervous. This makes the Hospitallers wary.

Then, thieves come in the night.

But the thieves aren’t just thieves, they’re citizens of Grabouw, the other town in the valley. The Hospitallers learn that the people of Grabouw are starving, too. Imara and her team are charged with escorting supplies, through the snow, to the other town.

The welcome here is even more chilling.

Imara is certain more is going on than just a shortage of food supplies. A passed note confirms her suspicions. Now, Imara not only has to get her team safely back to Bhisho, but she also needs to report the truth, even if it costs her teams’ lives.

Midwinter on Bhisho is the first story in the Seasons of War on Abira series. Follow Sgt Imara Fermo as she not only deals with her own demons but also struggles to understand the layers of deceptions that drive the civil war on Abira.

Get the book. Get reading. The adventure awaits!

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B09H3C9BBB
Publisher ‏ : ‎ (September 23, 2021)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ September 23, 2021
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 2707 KB
Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
Print length ‏ : ‎ 170 pages

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- #67 in Military Science Fiction (Kindle Store)
- #205 in Science Fiction Adventure

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Earl T. Roske is an author. And a forgetful one at that. He writes when he can and as often as he must.

He is the author/creator of the Hospitaller Orphan Corps universe, the Last Wave series, and a small pile of other novels and stories.

He lives in the San Francisco Bay area with his wife, daughter, poodle, and two neurotic cats.

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Clete

Well constructed

Reviewed in the United States on August 31, 2023

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Using a cameo of the overall mission the author imparted a good tale. Waiting for the next step in the adventure.

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Chip Durst

A good and quick read!

Reviewed in the United States on June 30, 2022

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A good story, quickly paced with lots of action. The characters are interesting. No lost time due to excessive technical details.

Reviewed in the United States on November 7, 2021

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This is a great story. Full of action and suspense throughout the story. I wondered several times if they would survive. They were faced with a difficult weather situation and out numbered by the enemy. A must read!

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Angel Lady Suellen

Review of Kissinger at Bhisho

Reviewed in the United States on February 10, 2022

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Very strong characters, action pack a good book. The story is a sci-fi in the future how as a team make their way to rescue of children and a town. You will enjoy the book.

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Dame de Drama

Wounded but successful

Reviewed in the United States on October 28, 2021

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Crawling through snow chest high and dodging bullets and mortars the hospitalers pick up more orphans they need to protect. They need to find and disable a signal jammer to call for needed help. They lose some and those left are wounded. Read story to learn the end and how they react to rude treatment.

Reviewed in the United States on May 4, 2022

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This book did not disappoint me one darned bit. Action packed and well paced, with excellent characterization, it should pull most foks in. Can't wait to start the next book.

Reviewed in the United States on November 25, 2021

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I love that the relief group not only brought relief but also enforced the ceasefire in the war. Also loved the unique makeup of the Hospitalers and how they were all orphans.

Reviewed in the United States on October 20, 2021

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Fun adventure. I could feel the cold. Earl T. Roske is a great storyteller. I love this is in a series. Highly recommended.

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Randy

Superb

Reviewed in Canada on July 24, 2022

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Great entertainment! Fast read and kept a great pace
Would recommend anyone who enjoys a great told story to read this author

Norn

Unique, intriguing, sometimes above average writing, but very uneven with mixed pricing

Reviewed in Canada on March 13, 2022

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Short version: The Orphan Corps series is a bit hard to review. I really want to fully endorse and continue to support it just for it's uniqueness and the glimpsed passion of the author, but the quality and caveats are just too significant to. The books are worth reading through KU or at $1, but otherwise not.

The long: On one hand I enjoy a number of things and have (over about a year, sporadically) read all of what is available through KU. The concept is really interesting and refreshing, along with the worldbuilding and general approach to the stories implying a broader depth and complexity to the universe.

On the other hand, these books are desperately in need of an editor, or someone to help the author get through "new author" issues which are constantly hit in all six of the books I read, which appear to have been published over almost four years with only the smallest of improvements. Those issues meant each book left me wanting, which is why I only read them with long gaps between.

There is a significant amount of repetition and a focus on details which aren't important (e.g. saluting is constantly described, as is reloading when it holds no tension, the eyes/hands functions when not relevant, etc); But then significant or interesting elements of the worlds, character interactions, etc, are glossed over in a sentence or two or appear forgotten about entirely at times. Descriptions also often end up confusing by trying to step by step through an event instead of translating the visual into text, especially as the books are often stuck in a "and then this happened..." type of writing. And that's further worsened by characters often being wooden or lacking emotions or responses to events.

When I read this book I was initially excited at the inclusion of a keepsake of a past love for the MC because I thought it meant that there would finally be a fully developed character, but unfortunately it ended up feeling more like a cheap prop sporadically pulled out to try and elicit emotion that didn't really mean anything. The same occurred with the children being rescued where I was initially excited to see real interaction between them and the Hospitalers, but that again faded into them being silent props as convenient to plot progression.

The books are still endearing enough that I'd probably buy the rest if they were priced as normal digital novellas, but they're instead at four times that and double many full and better written novels.

I'm actually hoping the author fixes the issues or changes their pricing strategies in time (and will be following to see), because I'd pay the current listing for steak if I was being presented steak, or pay fairly for the popcorn on offer, but until those match I can't justify it.

Until then, I'll at least remember the corps.

ian w

Good story

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 31, 2021

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Enjoyed the story and the characters had a fair amount of action and plenty of story without tons of gore. Good job worth reading

Dan

A unique concept

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 9, 2022

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I love the idea behind these books. A universal orphanage network across the world that takes lost children and finds the purpose and gives goals that have been taken from them.
Under no obligation other than to return what was given many join the hospitalers as soldiersand these books follow them as they fight the good fight giving security and aid wherever needed.
Excellent characters and story lines covering a range of worlds and situations. You'll not be disappointed with these military sci fi titles

Grognard

Strong story, good read

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 22, 2022

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Excellent story framework around the inspired idea of the Hospitaller Corps, it really sucked me in. Good characterization with both humanity and action in a fast paced novella format. I read it in one sitting and I shall be looking out for more as this is one to follow.