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Southern Discontent (Free Trader Series Book 7) Kindle Edition

4.6 out of 5 stars 146 ratings

A Cat and his human minions fight to bring peace to humanity. High technology weapons are stolen!

Braden and Micah lead the band deep into the southern frontier as they chase the raiders.

• "The characters draw you in, leading to you caring about what happens to them. The whole series is well written." • "This series has you going non-stop."
• "This series continues to be a fun & hard to put down... I love how the author uses his main characters to reach new places, new situations & new creatures. It all works perfectly."

The Free Trader takes you to a world across the galaxy, where humans are not the only sentient species. After a devastating war, humanity and its creations rise again.

The Free Trader finds himself at a crossroads - can he and his Cat help humanity rise again? And the follow-on series... Cygnus Space Opera (set in the Free Trader Universe) Book 1 - Cygnus Rising Book 2 - Cygnus Expanding Book 3 - Cygnus Arrives
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The Bad Company (co-written with Michael Anderle) - a military science fiction space opera
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The Free Trader - a Young Adult Science Fiction Action Adventure
Cygnus Space Opera - A Young Adult Space Opera (set in the Free Trader universe)
Darklanding (co-written with Scott Moon) - a Space Western
Judge, Jury, & Executioner - a space opera adventure legal thriller
Rick Banik - Spy & Terrorism Action Adventure
Become a Successful Indie Author - a non-fiction work
Metamorphosis Alpha - stories from the world's first science fiction RPG
The Expanding Universe - science fiction anthologies
Shadow Vanguard - a Tom Dublin series
Metal Legion (co-written with Caleb Wachter) - a military space operaBattleship Leviathian (co-written with Caleb Wachter) - a military space operaEnd Days (co-written with E.E. Isherwood) - a time-warp post-apocalyptic adventureMystically Engineered (co-written with Valerie Emerson) - Mystics, Dragons, & SpaceshipsMonster Case Files (co-written with Kathryn Hearst) - a young adult cozy mystery series

Product details

  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B07B777B8N
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Craig Martelle, Inc (March 3, 2018)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ March 3, 2018
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 4.1 MB
  • Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 166 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.6 out of 5 stars 146 ratings

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Craig is a million-selling author of science fiction (post-apocalyptic, military sci-fi, and space opera), thrillers, and non-fiction.

Craig retired from the Marine Corps after a long career in the military intelligence community, having worked with most of the U.S. Government's three-letter agencies. After a short stint with physical security, Craig went to law school, graduated summa cum laude, and went into business consulting. From intelligence, to the inner workings of company board rooms, to on-the-ground leadership, Craig has seen it firsthand.

His books are an extension of his experience, putting the trials and tribulations of a fast-paced world into your hands. Whether in Science Fiction, Thrillers, Fantasy, or even his Non-Fiction, you'll find consistent themes of justice and doing right by those who are counting on their leaders. Leadership is a service, not a crown to lord over others.

No matter where Craig went, he always had a book with him. Thanks to 21st Century technology, He now has thousands of books at his fingertips and with him wherever he goes. How many books would he have read on deployments had he not had to carry a physical book?

No one is encumbered like that now. Craig loves the works of Robert Heinlein, Anne McCaffrey, Andre Norton, JRR Tolkien, Robert E. Howard, and so many more. He has been compared to Andre Norton and that is humbling - she was an incredible author with a huge list of novels to her credit. With every new book, Craig aspires to live up to those that you, the readers, have compared him to.

Through a bizarre series of events, Craig ended up in Fairbanks, Alaska. He never expected to retire to a place where golf courses are only open for four months out of the year. But that's the way it is. It is off the beaten path. He and his wife get to watch the northern lights from their driveway. Their dog has lots of room to run, just until temperatures reach fifty below zero. They have from three and a half hours of daylight in the winter to twenty-four hours in the summer.

It’s all part of the give and take of life. If they didn’t have those extremes, then everyone would live in the sub-arctic.

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Customers enjoy this sci-fi adventure, with one review highlighting its novel concepts. They appreciate the character dynamics, with one customer specifically mentioning their love for the interactions between the Free Trader characters.

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Customers find the book enjoyable as a great sci-fi adventure, with one customer particularly appreciating the novel concepts in the story.

"I enjoyed the book. Nice to catch up with the Free Trader characters. I’m looking forward to the next one." Read more

"...It plays to Martelle's strengths as an author. It is fast paced and action packed but that's about it...." Read more

"Great continuation of the adventure. Looking forward to seeing where the toothy hint leads us. Bronwyn is on her own now. How does she do?" Read more

"I’m really enjoying these books. I’ve been a fan of stories featuring intelligent animals ever since I read “Watership Downs” and this series hits..." Read more

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Customers appreciate the character dynamics in the book, with one mentioning enjoying catching up with the Free Trader characters.

"I enjoyed the book. Nice to catch up with the Free Trader characters. I’m looking forward to the next one." Read more

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Top reviews from the United States

  • Reviewed in the United States on November 20, 2024
    I enjoyed the book. Nice to catch up with the Free Trader characters. I’m looking forward to the next one.
  • Reviewed in the United States on August 5, 2018
    This is the seventh book in Craig Martelle's Free Trader series. In this book Braden and company have to retrieve new tech weapons which have been stolen by a group of human raiders from a wolfoid village. This is a simple chase and combat book. It plays to Martelle's strengths as an author. It is fast paced and action packed but that's about it. Not the greatest Free Trader book but an easy and fun read.
  • Reviewed in the United States on December 11, 2023
    Great continuation of the adventure. Looking forward to seeing where the toothy hint leads us. Bronwyn is on her own now. How does she do?
  • Reviewed in the United States on March 12, 2018
    I’m really enjoying these books. I’ve been a fan of stories featuring intelligent animals ever since I read “Watership Downs” and this series hits the sweet spot by combining that theme with science fiction. Anyone with similar interests should give the series a try; I think you’ll enjoy it.
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  • Reviewed in the United States on March 8, 2018
    I love this book and the whole Free Trader series. It is a great adventure with wonderful characters. I’m anxious for Braden and Micah’s next thrilling adventure to start and look forward to where it will take them.
  • Reviewed in the United States on August 31, 2020
    Very clever and inventive writing. Keeps me interested. Have read all seven books to this point and I’m looking forward to reading the next.
  • Reviewed in the United States on September 24, 2019
    Looking forward to the next book. Please, don't do a "and they lived happily ever after" it don't happen in real life, so it shouldn't happen in fiction. I read that the difference between fiction and non-fiction is that fiction has to be believable.
  • Reviewed in the United States on June 10, 2021
    I am really enjoying this series of books. Great adventure and worthy plots. I highly recommend your books to any age groups.

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  • Rita Whinfield
    5.0 out of 5 stars Exciting times for Braden
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 12, 2018
    Loved this, characters are believable and likeable, fast paced and exciting. Read it you won’t be disappointed

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