The Wolf Worlds (Sten Book 2)

Account Options Sign in. Narrated by Jerry Sciarrio 9 hr 26 min. Raised on the factory planet of Vulcan, Sten soon learns about the survival of the toughest. Now he wants more than survival. The Eternal Emperor rules countless worlds across the galaxy. Vast armies and huge fleets await his command. But when the Emperor needs to pacify the Wolf Worlds, the planets of an insignificant cluster that have raised space piracy to a low art, he turns to Mantis Team and its small band of militant problem—solvers. It syncs automatically with your account and allows you to listen online or offline wherever you are.

Laptops and Computers You can listen to audiobooks purchased on Google Play using your computer's web browser. The first book in an action—packed new SF adventure series. Vulcan is a factory planet, centuries old, Company run, ugly as sin, and unfeeling as death. Vulcan breeds just two types of native — complacent or tough. He could end up just another burnt—out Delinquent. But people like Sten never give up. In the twenty-fifth century, humankind has spread throughout the galaxy, monitored by the watchful eye of the U. While divisions in race, religion, and class still exist, advances in technology have redefined life itself.

Now, assuming one can afford the expensive procedure, a person's consciousness can be stored in a cortical stack at the base of the brain and easily downloaded into a new body or "sleeve" making death nothing more than a minor blip on a screen.

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Dispatched one hundred eighty light-years from home, re-sleeved into a body in Bay City formerly San Francisco, now with a rusted, dilapidated Golden Gate Bridge , Kovacs is thrown into the dark heart of a shady, far-reaching conspiracy that is vicious even by the standards of a society that treats "existence" as something that can be bought and sold. For Kovacs, the shell that blew a hole in his chest was only the beginning. Featuring a hard-nosed antihero with his own sense of personal honor and ethics, this is highly recommended for sf collections.

The Court of a Thousand Suns. But during his first three months on Prime World, the most dangerous weapons Sten had encountered were the well—phrased lies of Court politicians. It seemed no place for an honest fighting man. But when a bomb destroys a local bar, Sten discovers the danger and corruption behind Court intrigue. Only quick work by Sten, Alex Kilgour, and a tough female detective can keep the Empire together and the Emperor alive. In the near future, when America has become a police state, one hundred boys are selected to enter an annual contest where the winner will be awarded whatever he wants for the rest of his life.

Among them is sixteen-year-old Ray Garraty, and he knows the rules—keep a steady walking pace of four miles per hour without stopping. The Eternal Emperor was back and ready to save his Empire from collapse. This one starts off with a bang and keeps on going. The Eternal Emperor is as unpredictable as always and Sten, now a member of Mantis, is thrown into a very difficult situation and, being a Mantis spook, is expected to handle it.

Fortunately, he has some of his old team with him including Bet, his girlfriend from the first book. The entire story is believable, written by a pair of au The second book in the Sten series is better than the first. The entire story is believable, written by a pair of authors, one of who is an ex-Ranger, Airborne Vietnam vet. So the military action has a high flavor of inevitability. Okay, there are more books in the series and I have some, so I can get back into that world again. As much as I loved Sten, the second in the series I found even more enjoyable.

Over the top, action packed and never a dull moment left me blazing through the pages of this very enthralling novel. Even though this book is about the exploits of Sten and his Mantis team, I was glad to learn more about the Emperor and found him to be one of my favorite characters. I'm looking forward to the next in the series. Dec 16, Christopher rated it it was amazing. This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. Action and frenetic pace and sly humour abound in The The Wolf Worlds! D The sequel to STEN continues on from the previous books with returning characters and new ones abounding!

D Sten is assigned to engineer the two sides who at loggerheads over a group of Star Clusters and Stens job is to see a winner and then to provide the Emperor backing to the winner! D The action is thick and fast with a pace that never lets up with the action but even during these scenes the characters are still seen t Action and frenetic pace and sly humour abound in The The Wolf Worlds! D The action is thick and fast with a pace that never lets up with the action but even during these scenes the characters are still seen to be keeping their eyes in the ball and keeping the big picture in mind!

D At times you cannot help but laugh as one opponent after another end up confronting Sten and the rest of his Mantis team as they diffuse one crisis after another with a combination of firepower, guile and cunning!

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D The character are all portrayed in a very three dimensional way with humour often offsetting and adding to that three dimensionality! D Obviously you would expect Sten to come out the other end but the wide breath of supporting characters keep you turning the page hoping that the good guys! D come out the other end fingers and toes intact! D Lol The Wolf Worlds is a straight out guns blazing brilliant book, brilliant and highly recommended!

Jul 30, Douglas Owen rated it really liked it. Like the first in the series, the novel follows Sten, a once lonely child worker of a forgotten back world now turned high level covert operative of the Mantis Corp serving the Eternal Emperor. A few issues in the writing caused the book to lose a star, and that was head hopping in chapters written to be single 3rd person POV. It did not ruin the novel, just something an old reader and editor will see. Most readers will hardly notice it, or just figure something is off a few times in the read and Like the first in the series, the novel follows Sten, a once lonely child worker of a forgotten back world now turned high level covert operative of the Mantis Corp serving the Eternal Emperor.

Most readers will hardly notice it, or just figure something is off a few times in the read and keep going. One of the things I'm noticing is the character of Sten is becoming a little predictable. Not fully yet, but I'm sure by book 4 the pattern will resolve and I could forecast what the other chapters will be like. In this book we get introduced to the Eternal Emperor, and he seems to be a drunk and disorderly type of person.

One issue is, if he lives forever as inferred in the novel, why is the tech not there for everyone? Maybe even just the rich and powerful? Maybe this will be revealed in later books. It is worth the read, and several other characters are introduced. Each has a separate voice so well done goes out to the authors. Another action- and violence-packed Schwarzeneggeresque book in the Sten series. As with the first, the back text lets you know for sure whether this is your kind of thing or not.

For an 80's gritty pulp science fiction series, it actually holds up better than I would think. Especially if you can forgive the Scottish character whose dialogue I can't decipher, and roll with the fact that one of the scenes actually takes place in Oregon. For me at this time, living in Oregon, that's a plus.

Especi Another action- and violence-packed Schwarzeneggeresque book in the Sten series. Especially since I drove past the location of the scene, the Umpqua river, during the time I was reading it. This series also does something I like that the TV series Firefly later did: Not only does that make the reading a bit nicer since the fake profanity just doesn't sound as bad, but it's an easy way to make the setting feel more real; do you really think that people will be using the same swear words thousands of years in the future?

Then again, since part of the story still takes place in Oregon, maybe they will. Here they are immediately enmeshed in messy politics, giving Cole and Bunch a chance to talk about religion, theocracy, corruption, regime change, soldiery, and the like. Sten here is mostly a deadly weapon, along with his Mantis team, pointed at a problem by the Emperor and told to go fix it -- and then, when the problem later falls apart, go fix it again. The intrigue, and the combat, all work pretty well; the Sten and his romance bits, less so, but it's still a ripping tale of and Mission: Impossible style capers, and always worth a re-read.

The action and plotline remain distinctly over the top, but set the stage for the next volume, which begins the real story arc. Jun 21, Kurt rated it liked it. It's a good book. Not a great book. Just a good one.

The Wolf Worlds

If you want some literary junk food to help mindlessly pass a long flight, and you enjoy military science fiction, this one is right up your alley. If you want detailed world-building or richly-developed characters, not so much. The authors take a LOT of artistic license in asking the readers to accept things at face value about the world they present. That said, it's a fun read with lots of action. On the literary scale, it's more like fast food than haute cuisine. And closer to McDonald's than Chipotle. In this book Sten, Alex, and the rest of Mantis Team get sent to the Lupus Cluster to defuse a conflict that is interfering with the exploitation of a new mineral that the Empire needs.

This book is actually one of my least favorite of the series. Oct 01, canoppus rated it really liked it. Action-packed military sci-fi adventure Much more complex plot than the first Sten book, yet somehow less satisfying and involving. Pretty generic light space-opera stuff. Jan 25, Ivan rated it liked it. Unsophisticated but fun to read.

Mar 27, Barry rated it really liked it Shelves: Not quite as good as the first but still great fun. Sep 06, Steven Allen rated it liked it.

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Another decent entry into the Sten series. A good read but not one that I will read again or add to my collection. This is the second book of the Sten series. It is my favorite of the series. John Debnam rated it really liked it Aug 26, David rated it it was amazing May 24, Brian Wish rated it it was amazing May 07, Louis rated it really liked it May 23, Type40 rated it it was amazing Mar 20, Cuprohastes Dvanatrinodantan rated it really liked it Jul 20, Steve rated it really liked it Jun 04, Jack rated it liked it May 30, There are no discussion topics on this book yet.