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Run the Gauntlet (Echoes of War Book 6) Kindle Edition

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Every choice has a cost.

The fate of the Terran Coalition stands on a knife’s edge. An anti-war president-elect stands ready to take the helm, with a platform of a peace treaty based on appeasement. The Coalition Defense Force has mere months to inflict maximum damage on the League’s military capabilities in hopes of preserving all the gains paid for in blood. Before they’re wiped away in favor of a tenuous peace.

A peace Colonel David Cohen knows won’t last.

A treaty with the socialist League won’t be worth the paper it’s written on. The Coalition’s best hope is to orchestrate a daring plan to cripple the enemy where it will hurt most – in the heart of their home turf. David is charged with leading a small but powerful force of CDF ships behind enemy lines to destroy key shipyards that will cut League military capabilities by seventy percent.

But a serpent is most dangerous when cornered.

When David is confronted with overwhelming League forces, he embarks on a desperate attack, using untested technology and tactics. Because the price for failure would be too high.

Will the cost of success finally be too high to bear?

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Every choice has a cost.

The fate of the Terran Coalition stands on a knife’s edge. An anti-war president-elect stands ready to take the helm with a platform based on appeasement. The CDF has mere months to inflict maximum damage on the League’s military capabilities in hopes of preserving all the gains paid for in blood. Before they’re wiped away in favor of a tenuous peace.

A peace Colonel David Cohen knows won’t last.

A treaty with the socialist League won’t be worth the paper it’s written on. The Coalition’s best hope is to orchestrate a daring plan to cripple the enemy where it hurts most – in the heart of their home turf. David is charged with leading a small but powerful force behind enemy lines to destroy key shipyards that will cut League military capabilities by seventy percent.

But a serpent is most dangerous when cornered.

When David is confronted with overwhelming League forces, he embarks on a desperate attack, using untested technology and tactics.

Will the cost of success finally be too high?

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In the wake of the bitter galactic conflict, a cauldron of desperate refugees is rife with rival cartels and flooded with weapons. In this pocket of lawlessness, old enemies are fighting a new war by proxy. Captain Jackson Adams of the Coalition Defense Force is tasked with gathering a ragtag crew for a black ops mission—infiltrate the cartels and discover the enemy’s ultimate scheme. But what they uncover is more horrifying than anyone ever anticipated.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B07YZQPZPS
  • Accessibility ‏ : ‎ Learn more
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ February 7, 2020
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 3.4 MB
  • Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 368 pages
  • Page Flip ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Book 6 of 7 ‏ : ‎ Echoes of War
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Daniel Gibbs is a recovering computer engineer who spent fifteen years supporting various US Navy and Marine Corps information technology programs worldwide. His love of sci-fi and military fiction sparked an overactive imagination and fueled a growing ambition to bring his unique vision of the future to readers. Decades after the inception of his ideas, he released his first book ‘Fight The Good Fight’ in 2018. Since then, another 43 have followed, with nine new novels scheduled for 2025.

Through his many years of experience, Daniel hopes to bring an authentic lens to military science fiction, especially around the trials and hardships of those who serve.

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Customers find the book's storyline engaging, with one mentioning how the adventure kept them glued to the pages. The book receives positive feedback for its readability and writing quality, with customers describing it as an excellent book in the series and well written.

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"Good read, stayed up late to Finnish this book 6. Will put it down for the moment, read something else and then read the last book" Read more

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Top reviews from the United States

  • Reviewed in the United States on July 24, 2023
    Another Outstanding Book in the Echoes of War Series. I liked the action ,it was hard to put down and easy to follow. I have already downloaded Book # 7' Finish the Fight.
  • Reviewed in the United States on September 2, 2024
    War isn't just about people and ships killed and victory. Its about the aftermath; the internal recriminations of the men who gave the orders and knew some of their men would be killed. All good officers always face this kind of grief after a battle. It was well told in this episode.
  • Reviewed in the United States on April 7, 2025
    This book was an amazing read it was full of off the wall strategies and unexpected outcomes . This was the book that put everything you thought about inside out . The evil made the good guys look like bad guys when they came home and the new president is a totally different person then the one in office now and that's not for the better.
  • Reviewed in the United States on January 28, 2022
    Now Gen. Cohen and the Lion of Judah have been tasked with a high risk assignment. On that should cripple the League’s ability to fight for a significant period of time. Well written and action packed.
  • Reviewed in the United States on March 22, 2021
    I have enjoyed the entire series of Echoes of War, but this book is my favorite. Picking up where book 5 left off, the opposing political party has won the presidential election and will attempt peace talks with the Terran Coalitions enemies, the League of Sol. In order to secure territorial gains made during the decades long interstellar conflict and reduce the chance of future attacks, a daring raid into the League of Sol is proposed. Reading how the crew seeks to overcome the challenges inherent in the mission was fun. I was on edge to see if the mission would be successful throughout the book. The battles are well written and the costs of the battles are heart wrenching, especially if you’ve read the entire series up to this point and are familiar with many of the main characters. The characters grapple with trusting God to see them through the mission, and reconcile the choices they make on mission with their religious beliefs. I have greatly enjoyed this series of books but this book in particular is my favorite in the series. Don’t miss out on this book and series. I highly recommend you try this book!
  • Reviewed in the United States on June 18, 2021
    Good read, stayed up late to Finnish this book 6. Will put it down for the moment, read something else and then read the last book
  • Reviewed in the United States on February 9, 2020
    I have been reading the series and was excited to see a new one. I have celebrated and cried with the characters. The conversation between Hunter and Cohen was so poignant and sad, I cried my heart out. This author can put you in the story and make you cheer them on and feel their losses. Keep it up. I look forward to your next book.
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  • Reviewed in the United States on October 14, 2023
    On a death-defying mission to destroy the League of Sol's shipyards, David Cohen and his crew face the most difficult battle of all. Will they be able to defeat all enemies, including the ones at home?

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    5.0 out of 5 stars cohen
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 21, 2023
    A brilliant penultimate epic to the echoes of war saga - these books need a Sifi series to do them merit - great stuff - book 7 is back to back reading for me !

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