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Blood of the Innocent: Onset Paperback – July 26, 2017

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A war older than the nation

An enemy with agents at every turn

An ancient foe with an offer of peace

The alliance with the Elfin Warriors has allowed the United States Government's supernatural forces, the Omicron Branch, to hold the line against the demons and take the war to the Vampire Familias, defeating them in battle and reclaiming their resources.

Victory against the vampires, however, leaves David White with a moral dilemma as he captures an entire convoy of freshly turned vampires: beyond saving, but innocent of their species' crimes. Duty only allows one fate for them--but then an ancient vampire arrives to negotiate for their freedom.

Letting them go drags David into the middle of a political nightmare as the Omicron branch must decide which is more important: Omicron's authority and revenge for their dead, or the very Constitution and people they are sworn to defend...

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    ONSET
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  7. ISBN-10
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Glynn Stewart is the Canadian science fiction and fantasy author of the Starship’s Mage, Duchy of Terra and Exile series. Writing managed to liberate him from a bleak future as an accountant. With his personality and hope for a high-tech future intact, he lives in Kitchener, Ontario with his wife, their cats, and an unstoppable writing habit.

Faolan’s Pen Publishing is an action-oriented science fiction publisher with an emphasis on unique high concepts and optimistic views of the future. Lead characters grapple with and are driven by a sense of duty—both to their cause and the people around them.

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Glynn Stewart is the author of Starship's Mage, a bestselling science fiction and fantasy series where faster-than-light travel is possible-but only because of magic. His other works include science fiction series Duchy of Terra, Castle Federation and Vigilante, as well as the urban fantasy series ONSET and Changeling Blood. Writing managed to liberate Glynn from a bleak future as an accountant. With his personality and hope for a high-tech future intact, he lives in Kitchener, Ontario with his wife, their cats, and an unstoppable writing habit.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Faolan's Pen Publishing Inc.
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ July 26, 2017
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 312 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1988035430
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1988035437
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.01 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 0.7 x 9 inches
  • Book 3 of 4 ‏ : ‎ ONSET
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Glynn Stewart is the author of Starship’s Mage, a bestselling science fiction and fantasy series where faster-than-light travel is possible–but only because of magic. His other works include science fiction series Peacekeepers of Sol, Scattered Stars, and Castle Federation, as well as the urban fantasy series ONSET and Changeling Blood.

Writing managed to liberate Glynn from a bleak future as an accountant. With his personality and hope for a high-tech future intact, he lives in Alberta with his partner, their cats, and an unstoppable writing habit.

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Customers find this book to be a riveting tale with a well-crafted plot that keeps the story moving. Moreover, the book receives positive feedback for its readability, character development, and writing quality. Additionally, customers appreciate the portrayal of vampires in the story.

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24 customers mention "Story quality"24 positive0 negative

Customers enjoy the story quality of the book, describing it as a riveting and action-filled thriller that keeps the plot moving.

"This was well-written and entertaining. Advanced various plot points with good dialogue. Highly recommend this series." Read more

"Well written tense action novel that sheds some more light on the world of Onset. No more repetitive texts...." Read more

"...or Justice League.movie with cackling villians, I tribute and explosive battles. Love.every page." Read more

"...The character development continues to expand, making it more interesting...." Read more

16 customers mention "Pacing"14 positive2 negative

Customers enjoy the pacing of the book, with one mentioning it's an excellent entry into the ONSET series.

"I love this series and hope this is only the beginning of a new chapter. The character development continues to expand, making it more interesting...." Read more

"The series seems to get better and better with each story and the continued development of the characters...." Read more

"This is an excellent entry into the ONSET series...." Read more

"Incredible third ONSET book! I really like where it is going and once again I can't wait for the next one to get published...." Read more

13 customers mention "Readability"13 positive0 negative

Customers find the book to be a very good read, with one customer describing it as an excellent page turner.

"Fine read. Spoiler alert. This one starts in Reno, Nevada...." Read more

"It is ok. A good Yarn and I enjoyed reading it. Stewart write good action reads and I was not disapointed with this one...." Read more

"...I really like this author & find all his work enjoyable to read mainly because he involves the reader in the situation but this book stretched my..." Read more

"...describe this.action filled.thriller!So, I will summarise: Read it and enjoy!" Read more

9 customers mention "Character development"9 positive0 negative

Customers appreciate the character development in the book.

"...is better defined in this novel, and some of his secondary characters are given more depth...." Read more

"...The character development continues to expand, making it more interesting...." Read more

"...I know it is a good story and the characters are good when they make sad when one perishes, and laugh when they crack a joke...." Read more

"...Whereas previous books in this series expanded the word, shaped the characters, created a context, this book basically is one huge fight...." Read more

6 customers mention "Writer"6 positive0 negative

Customers find the book well-written, with one review specifically praising the author's skillful weaving of the story and good dialogue.

"This was well-written and entertaining. Advanced various plot points with good dialogue. Highly recommend this series." Read more

"Glynn Stewart is a great writer...." Read more

"...campaigns this series will run out of enemies to do battle with.... well told, fun to red, and even some romance between the swordplay and lighting..." Read more

"Again the author has woven a story that is both interesting and exciting. It makes this world seem very possible." Read more

3 customers mention "Vampires"3 positive0 negative

Customers enjoy the portrayal of vampires in the book, with one customer appreciating its very real take on vampire vs human conflict.

"No Twilight here. Here it's evil vampires and demons battling America's secret supernatural police...." Read more

"The enemy may be vampires, but not all vampires are monsters. Adventure, battle and more for David...." Read more

"...Here is vampires, supernatural cops, demons, magic, and M1 main battle tanks (oops a bit of a slip). Highly recommended." Read more

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  • Smith
    5.0 out of 5 stars Great entry in the series
    Reviewed in the United States on January 3, 2024
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    This was well-written and entertaining. Advanced various plot points with good dialogue. Highly recommend this series.
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  • P. Sleijpen
    4.0 out of 5 stars Good action novel
    Reviewed in the United States on August 15, 2017
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    Well written tense action novel that sheds some more light on the world of Onset. No more repetitive texts. You need to have read the previous books to understand what is going on, but that is a good thing for me. The biggest downside remains the scale of the violence. The human mind can ignore a lot, but as others have pointed out, if tanks start riding in cities and whole bases get exterminated it goes beyond mere terrorism... Doesn't impact the story much, but might be a tad too much for the suspension of disbelieve for some.
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  • claudette valliere
    5.0 out of 5 stars A home run for Stewart
    Reviewed in the United States on March 29, 2018
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    Fine read. Spoiler alert.

    This one starts in Reno, Nevada. Commander White and his strike team thirteen are headed for the Golden Twilight Casino which had shut down at 2AM. Since they won't open for another two hours White and his team know the only folks in the Casino will be vamps.

    The Romaov Familia owns the casino and Dresden, another Familia has told White that the Romanov and Dresdens are at war. Dresden wants peace so has been helping Onset. The way White sees it, war between the vamps is a good thing for Onset. Of course Onset has a shoot on site order against all vamps but White knows Dresden's help is needed.

    Once they clear out the inside they find a room full of state of the art medical equipment, gurneys and chains. What these are for White has no idea but the state of the art medial equipment means whatever it is, its important. They killed all the vamps in the building and found no civilian blood donor prisoners.

    They found out that four TT units left the casino together and White has them found on the road. He and his team head out to find out just what was in those trucks.

    So begins another damned fine read.

    This one has David, Kate, Micheal, the Arbiter who is a two thousand year old vampire who fought with Alexander the Great, an Arbiter who wants peace, an Arbiter who says his people don't drink human blood, only the blood of animals, a White who lets the Arbiter take the forty new vamps that were in the trucks, a White who ends up before a tribunal for doing what he thought was right, a White who is questioning the shoot to kill order on all vampires, a mountain that used to be a SAC missile base, a mountain that the Arbiter bought, had hollowed out and is the home for he and his people and a crèche for new vampire, a battle royal at the mountain and David White doing his best to save who he can, protect and serve, survive and stay alive.

    Five Stars
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  • Kindle Customer
    5.0 out of 5 stars Forget sparkly vampires or sexy werewolves. Meet David White who kills them.
    Reviewed in the United States on November 1, 2022
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    No Twilight here. Here it's evil vampires and demons battling America's secret supernatural police. D's I'd White a small towm.cop barely survives a camp attack which awakens his own supernatural power. He joins ONCET which battles supernatural evil.
    This would be as much fun as an Avengers or Justice League.movie with cackling villians, I tribute and explosive battles. Love.every page.
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  • Beaumont
    4.0 out of 5 stars Successful third installment
    Reviewed in the United States on March 21, 2018
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    Stewart's protagonist is better defined in this novel, and some of his secondary characters are given more depth. Above all else, though, his exploration of the social, political, and moral ramifications of dealing with supernatural entities drives this book.
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  • Book Person
    5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent story
    Reviewed in the United States on August 10, 2017
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    I love this series and hope this is only the beginning of a new chapter. The character development continues to expand, making it more interesting. My one gripe is that the editing could be juiced up a bit, with an emphasis on ensuring correctness - there were several instances, for example, where the Romanov name was used when it clearly should have been Reginald. Otherwise, totally fantastic.
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  • Randal K.
    5.0 out of 5 stars Onset does it again.
    Reviewed in the United States on July 28, 2017
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    The series seems to get better and better with each story and the continued development of the characters. Only bad thing is that I do not get enough sleep when I read these stories. I know it is a good story and the characters are good when they make sad when one perishes, and laugh when they crack a joke. I can't wait for another story.
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  • Tom M
    3.0 out of 5 stars Excellent page turner
    Reviewed in the United States on September 16, 2024
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    Please start at the beginning of this series. Well crafted plot. Interesting World building.

    This is Urban Fantasy. Good.
    It is not 4 stars because the excellent copy editing slipped a little.

    Enjoy!
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  • Alex
    5.0 out of 5 stars A good series, read it :-)
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 27, 2017
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    I'm a big fan of the Starship's Mage series by Glynn Stewart and having read all the ONSET series so far I can now say I'm a big fan of the ONSET series too! This is the third book in the series and the story continues where the second book ended. The book has enough detail to describe the characters and situations but the story flows at a good pace to keep me reading. I enjoyed the story and think this is a worthy addition to the series and I'm looking forward to the next one. I would definitely recommend giving this book (and the series) a go.

    Note: I received a free electronic copy in exchange for an unbiased review (but liked it enough to buy a copy anyway)
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  • Amazon Customer
    5.0 out of 5 stars Another great Glynn Stewart book
    Reviewed in Canada on October 3, 2017
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    Really enjoying Glynn Stewart's work. I started with his "Starship Mage" series and have actively tracked down everything he's written. I like his writing style, it's very reminiscent of David Webber. He's got some wonderful, original ideas in his work and I really like the way he explores them. The premise of this series is the underground supernatural ecosystem in the world and how governments operate clandestinely to control the threats posed by them. Getting into some moral exploration in this particular installment, but still with lots of good action and interesting twists.
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  • WONTOLLA
    5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent
    Reviewed in Australia on February 8, 2018
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    A very good read.
    Very interesting story line, with very interesting turns in the plot.
    Very entertaining.
    I highly recommend this book to anyone who likes action, and something different in a sci fi fantasy genre.
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  • melvin
    5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent movie material
    Reviewed in Canada on August 28, 2017
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    Excellent story telling
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  • Kindle Customer
    4.0 out of 5 stars Great Author good book
    Reviewed in Australia on July 29, 2017
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    The first book was good. This one also. There is an element of conscience here and the usual Federals can do anything idea is challenged. This idea is fictional from the start in any case in the USA but I like the idea that it is not just a usual trope here. A good book.
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