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Thomas’s "Soldier of the Legion" science fiction series (genre military SF) is a six-book action-adventure set in the far future with a wide cast of characters facing suicidal missions against merciless, all-powerful enemies as humanity is poised on the brink of extinction. The characters are not superheroes or one-dimensional cardboard caricatures, but normal people facing extraordinary challenges, and they each grow and change throughout the series as they experience traumatic, life-changing events. Soldier of the Legion was published in 2002, The Black March in 2007, Slave of the Legion in 2008 and Secret of the Legion in 2009, Cross of the Legion in October 2009 and Curse of the Legion in 2010. Click the Titles for more information, including chapter excerpts, purchase options and reviews. The first book of the series went through the traditional path to publication with its plethora of rejections before being accepted by Timberwolf Press of Allen, Texas. When Timberwolf went out of business in 2007, Marshall self-published the next three books with BookLocker, which he recommends without qualification. Book 5 is published by Ridan Press, a new small press which has impressed Marshall with both high quality and low pricing. "The only problem is generating publicity for the series and that task never ends." Marshall now sells the Soldier series on line through both BookLocker and Ridan. Cross of the Legion, the fifth book of the series, continues the adventures of Squad Beta, Second of the Ship, 12th of the 22nd , ConFree Legion, serving the people of the Confederation of Free Worlds. Book six, the last book in the series, Curse of the Legion, was released in 2010. Buy the first book of the series, Soldier of the Legion, as an audiobook. Listen to Marshall interviewed by Neale Steele on 99.1FM talk radio |
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR |
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Marshall S. Thomas is a retired Foreign Service officer who lives in Williamsburg, Virginia with his wife Kim Lien. Marshall served in East Asia for most of his career. He attended the Georgetown University School of Foreign Service, the University of New Mexico and the University of Miami where he graduated in 1965 with a major in Government & International Affairs and a minor in History. His 35-year Foreign Service career included postings in Saigon, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Bangkok, Manila, Canberra and Kuala Lumpur. Marshall is also active in the St. Andrew’s Society of Williamsburg, a Scottish heritage group where he is a Board member. He set up the current Society website, www.scotsofwmbg.org and is editor of the Spectator, the Society's on-line quarterly newsletter, http://www.msthomas.com/The_Spectator.html . In addition he takes photos at Society events and posts them in the on-line Gallery at http://www.msthomas.com/Saint_Andrews_Gallery.html . Read the Interview with Marshall on BookThink.com . |
