Intrepid (Taurian Empire Book 1)
by Nate Johnson
Space OperaAdded on January 13, 2026
Description
***A military space opera from an enlisted man's point of view*** Discovering new worlds. What could be better. What was supposed to be a six month cruise of discovery had turned into a glorified baby sitting adventure for a bunch of civilians. Leave it to the Imperial Navy to ruin a good thing. Petty Officer Tanner just wanted to finish the patrol and get back to normal. That, and as far away from the enticing Miss Nora Johnson as possible. All that changed when the ISS Intrepid was threatened with destruction and he quickly became the only thing between these civilians and instant death. Crash landing on the strange new world. Petty Officer Eric Tanner must keep these civilians alive until they were rescued. Heaven knows. they weren't going to do it on their own.
Reader Reviews
Shades of Heinlen's more juvenile moments (this was reminiscent of his Tunnel in the Sky). Which is to say, entertaining, good story, somewhat caricatured gender roles, slightly flawed editing - I'm not that fussy, but "Niven's Grendalls"? That should have been "Niven's Grendels". The adventure of the whole story was the best thing about it, and the alien planet was very nicely done indeed, as were the rather nasty monsters on it. Pace was excellent, but I felt that the ending fell flat on its n
A good read, The story is original and well thought out. The authors military experience shows through in the details. Can't wait to read the next one from this author.
Survival on an alien worldBy Charles van Buren on April 11, 2018Format: Kindle EditionSet in the same fictional universe as Mr. Johnson's DRAKE'S DRIFT, the events of this novel seem to occur in an earlier time frame. This one is a large part science fiction exploration mixed with Swiss Family Robinson blended with a very small bit of Lord of the Flies - a very small bit. Mix in some romance and some fearsome looking and acting alien predators and you have a fine story which should appeal to adu
