Freehold: Defiance (Volume 11)

Freehold Defiance is a spectacular collection. I thought all the stories were solidly written and entertaining to read. This one is a true anthology, and does not have the fell of a novel, like the last collection did. They do all have a connected theme. They deal in some manner with the residents of Grainne resisting the efforts of the UN. There is enough action, suspense, and intrigue within the anthology that any military science fiction fan should enjoy reading the collection. There are stories about grouchy older men, trained leopards, anti-social adults, Blazers, psychological warfare, biological warfare, and even Ripple Creek Security. The book is also a good place to start the series.

This was a great collection of stories. In this entry we get points of view from the UN troops and discover that not all of them are bad. Some face ethical and moral challenges. Some of them take the high road, some go along to get along. Plenty of dirty tricks from the resistance and showcase just how hard it is to keep control of a people who don't want to be controlled.

I pretty much love everything by this author and this collection didn’t disappoint. I highly recommend this collection and It’s hard to ignore comparisons with what is happening in Ukraine right now….

More great short stories set during the Freehold at with the UN. .A great read for adventure lovers. Keep them coming.!

At first I was going to say that these stories are better than Freehold Resistance but then I remembered how good that set was. So I will go with 'just as good as'. But wow these are good. Jason Cordova wins best short story but not by much. This anthology has some good POV of the UN forces in a higher concentration than the last book. The tension seems to mount as the stories head longer into the time frame of the UN occupation. For that reason and for some insight into local conditions you may want to have read some other Freehold works. But the entire series is page turning from end to end.