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I will freely admit that much of my influences in writing came from older books decades past. Because of that, I will also admit that I don’t read many modern books these days. It isn’t because I think older is better, because that is just as often false as it is true, but because I tend to follow what my dad suggests that I read, and he reads a lot of older books. Because of that, I will offer a book and, to an extent, a series written within the last five years to read.

Silent Order: Iron Hand by Jonathan Moeller

In the future (as in hundreds of thousands of years into the future), humanity joined with extraterrestrials in space, and at least five human empires have risen and fallen during the time. In the ashes of the old fifth empire, two interstellar nations are locked in a war, cold or hot: the Kingdom of Calaskar and Final Consciousness. The Final Consciousness, an expansionist and collective hive mind of humanity, has been conquering various human nations, sometimes as a fuel source and others as agents, but always as some kind of slaves. Yet, the Kingdom of Calaskar has proven itself to be the most resistant to its propaganda and warfare.

Even as it locks into a cold war between the two nations, it is still fought in the shadows between their agents. One such agent is the Kingdom of Calaskar’s Jack March, an agent of the Silent Order. March, a former Iron Hand agent and slave of the Final Consciousness, has freed himself more than a decade ago and has since worked for the Silent Order as their alpha operative under the guise of a privateer. And after an attack by a Final Consciousness agent, March was sent on a mission to the very edge of the Kingdom of Calaskar’s territory, an old space station, to rescue the twin siblings of a noble.

And there, the plot deepens.

While I wouldn’t say that Moeller isn’t the most excellent science fiction writer, especially since he is more versed in fantasy writings, it is still a well-done job. The biggest gripe I have with it and all of Moeller’s writings is that they aren’t as polished as they could have been. But, of course, when you pump out a book a month (the dude has written over 250 books within the last decade), some things do end up unpolished.

There are currently ten books in the Silent Order series, and it is still ongoing. Plus, the first book is free on any kind of ebook. So if you like science fiction, I suggest that you read the series or at least the first one.

If you want to read it for yourself, here are some links.

Barnes and Noble: https://tinyurl.com/yckkts9f
Amazon: https://tinyurl.com/55b8pfjs