So this one starts out with a patrol of US Army soldiers trekking through Afghanistan doing their rounds when they lose radio contact with their Forward Operating Base. Not knowing what is going on they send a scouting party ahead of the convoy to check-in with the base and send reinforcements to escort them back in. Unfortunately the scouting party finds the base is overrun with what appears to be civilians. They hear no fighting, see no soldiers, nothing. Eventually the scouting party is spotted and the civilians start to run toward them. The scouting party is forced to retreat back to their convoy and hopefully figure out what to do next.



The writing in this novella was quite good in my opinion. I didn't notice any misspelled words, grammar issues, or confusing sentences like I usually do. So kudos to the author for that.



The character development was minimal as to be expected in such a short novella, but you still get a general sense of who they are. So far I really like the main protagonist and how he is shaping up as a leader. I hope to be able to follow him through many more adventures.



The story kept me riveted to my seat and before I knew it, the book was over. That’s the sad thing about novella’s, they end soon as they get going. But I know this is one series I am going to be buying and continue to read.