"What would I do?"
That's the question I kept asking myself as I flipped through the pages of Assault by Fire. A modern twist on the classic 80s film Red Dawn, Rip Rawlings presents scenarios that should make each reader question their preparedness and willingness to defend their country at the local level. Would you join the resistance or try and appease the invaders?
One thing is for sure, Tyce Asher isn't sitting idly by when there is a fighting chance. Scrapping together a mixed unit of folks from all walks of life to fight back however they can, Tyce is reluctantly forced into a command position and must lead his men and women against a superior force. Their only advantages are their wits, being on home soil, and lessons learned from years of fighting insurgents in Afghanistan and Iraq.
On a personal note, I had been waiting on Rip's first solo book ever since he and Mark Greaney released Red Metal (one of my best books of 2019) together. Few authors do a better job of crafting larger scale military operation scenarios while keeping the reader grounded and concerned about each individual involved. Rip does not disappoint on that front in Assault by Fire.
Asher is a welcome addition to the military thriller world and I look forward to learning more about his past and even more about his future as this series develops. I'm also hoping to see more from the Russian General and his AI who spurred the entire invasion of the US. Will we see them in the next book? I certainly hope so. A man vs. machine wrinkle could add some additional drama in future books.
This is a series you're going to want to read from the beginning. Can't wait for The Kill Box out Sep 2021.
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