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Techno Ranger: A Sam Harper Military Thriller Paperback – April 8, 2020

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North and South Korea are on a collision course with the prospect of reigniting war in this action-packed military thriller!

1LT Sam Harper, surfing engineer, tries to fit in on his new job. He’ll risk everything to prevent mass destruction.

Sam’s intelligence analysts identify security vulnerabilities in a government lab in Seoul, causing the locals to lose face and their patience with him.

Meanwhile, his CIA ex-girlfriend complicates his life with her spy priorities.

A desperate North Korean general sends a naive Special Forces lieutenant and his team across the DMZ to steal nuclear materials technology.

Sends them disguised to infiltrate the top-secret lab Sam protects.

Sam will need all his combat and technical skills to safeguard those he cares about, but his involvement with a traitor and a CIA temptress may teach him the wrong lessons about who to trust.

Dedicated to Tom Clancy, David Drake, and Robert Ludlum.

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Series Covers for Sam Harper Techno-Thrillers, Action-Packed in the tradition of Clancy and Ludlum.

"Starts with a Bang Must-read for anyone who enjoys action-packed stories" Bolton - Manybooks Review

Action. Espionage. Technology. "Easy to get caught up in the non-stop action" - Manybooks Editorial

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"Techno Ranger starts with a bang and only becomes even more hectic from there on out.

The novel opens with 1LT Sam Harper jumping out of a Seahawk helicopter into the ocean and trying to escort a "High-Value Target" past the Ranger Reconnaissance Company laying in wait. His goal is to prove the worth of the eSurfboard that he has designed after promising WARCOM it would destroy their existing equipment's capabilities. After this nail-biting escapade, Sam ends up in Korea, courtesy of his CIA ex-girlfriend who has an agenda of her own. Sam is tasked with analyzing any security vulnerabilities in a government lab in Seoul but struggles with fitting in. A childhood spent in and out of foster homes has left him with a lot of guts and determination, but also means that he's not exactly a team player. This struggle to prove himself while not being able to completely trust in others is something that Sam deals with throughout the fast-paced story. It also lands him in a lot of hot water, but thankfully Sam is resourceful enough to deal with all the curveballs thrown at him.

Although Sam Harper is the protagonist of Techno Ranger, the story is also told from the perspective of other characters. These not only include Sam's allies, but also the "bad" guys, which include a North Korean general and the Special Forces lieutenant he sends into South Korea to steal nuclear technology. These diverse viewpoints not only serve as a great counterpoint to Sam's adventures but also makes it very clear how high the stakes are.

Techno Ranger is well written and moves along at a breakneck pace, which makes it easy to get caught up in the non-stop action. It also helps that Sam is a very likable protagonist and, despite his brilliance, he has plenty of flaws that make him more relatable. The author, Thomas Sewell, dedicated this novel to Tom Clancy, David Drake, and Robert Ludlum, and their influence definitely shines through in his work. However, Sam Harper is a great protagonist in his own right, and fans of Jack Ryan or Jason Bourne will enjoy his adventures as well. Techno Ranger features the usual amount of military jargon, but Sewell has an easy to read writing style that keeps the action flowing. He managed to come up with plenty of unique plot twists to keep readers invested and it is entertaining to see how Harper uses his brains instead of pure brawn to tackle the obstacles in his way.

Most of Techno Ranger is set in North and South Korea, but the tension is kept up throughout and there is never a dull moment for Sam. While the book is completely self-contained, it also sets things up perfectly for the future adventures of Sam Harper.

Overall, Techno Ranger is a must-read for fans of military thrillers or anyone who simply enjoys action-packed, yet realistic stories. The author clearly knows his stuff when it comes to the genre and this riveting tale will leave you looking forward to the further adventures of Sam Harper." - Heinrich Bolton, ManyBooks Editorial Review

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The 75th Ranger Regiment is under-appreciated by the public compared to many of the other Spec Ops forces in the U.S. military. One of my goals going into Techno Ranger (and Ranger Selection) was to give them a little more well-deserved credit and publicity for what they are, the premier direct-action military unit in the world.

On the other hand, I didn't want to write a straight military fiction book, complete with all the true horrors of war and hyper-realistic unit combat. Those are great, I've read many of them, but I enjoy even more reading the individual efforts of heroes with deeply personal and nation-changing stakes.

So I hoped to capture the flavor of the military, the bureaucracy, the life and death decision-making, but without wallowing in death and destruction and organizational fine points. Living in technology over the last few decades, I prefer accurate current & near-future technical details as well.

It's the same in the spy thriller genre. Ludlum's Jason Bourne isn't like a real counter-espionage agent. That's more George Smiley from John le Carré. Bourne or Bond are a lot more fun to read about than real spies are, though.

Part of the magic of fiction is to have more fun while reading. Accuracy is important, but so is excitement, exotic locations, insane plots, even crazier solutions, and getting inside the points of view of people with a sense of humor when looking around at the fictional world they live in.

We can mostly leave out the horrifying parts, just like we mostly leave out the tedious parts. Imagine suffering through a book where the main character's every action was described in detail, right down to putting on deodorant in the morning and tying his shoes. (Sam does non-allergenic odorless and double bunny ears, for the record...)

One reader wrote in a review of Hitchhiking Killer For Hire, "When the SHTF, you want Sam Harper on your side." I can live with that.

-Thomas Sewell, May 2020

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Catallaxy Media (April 8, 2020)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 405 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1952242002
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1952242007
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.31 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 1.02 x 9 inches

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Thomas Sewell lives in Charlotte, lured there by his wife, but grew up out West. A late intellectual bloomer, at age 13 he graduated from high school and started computer electronics courses in college. (Assembly for 8-bit processors!) Already 6 ft. tall, so no one noticed he was a little young. Bummed rides to school because he was too young for a driver's license.

Thomas has always been an autodidact with a variety of hobbies and interests, especially economics, military history, and the law. Worked in Reston and McLean, Virginia on 9/11, but only ever officially worked for the government as a contractor. Thomas has performed technology and security work for several fortune 500 companies and in a quarter of his time manages a team responsible for one of the world’s largest financial networks.

Along the way, he's founded a private security company, an Internet Service Provider, and a K-8 Charter School. He's read over ten thousand books and written a few in self-defense, among them the Sam Harper, Sovereign Security Company, and Mike Drake series, some of which you can even purchase.

Visit https://books.bookfunnel.com/militaryheroes for three free short stories, including Ranger Selection, the story of how Sam Harper became a Ranger.

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rlptwo

Twists And Turns In The Life Of An Army Ranger In Korea

Reviewed in the United States on August 14, 2023

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Sam Harper has got to be the Army Ranger with the hardest head! You can enter the military with all kinds of baggage that limits your ability to be an integral member of your unit. But if you've been in long enough to have completed Ranger training, ALL of it, and you still are a loner, you're a blockhead! No matter how good you are, nobody wants a loner in their unit. It takes the death of his unit's Top Sargeant for Sam to finally come to his senses.

Through wandering alone into North Korea looking for lost hard drives or attempting to infiltrate secure facilities to prove lax security protocols when he's been ordered not to do so, Sam proves he can do more damage than good. Of course, Sam does manage to sometimes be where he can be helpful, but that's more often than not the exception than the norm.

The action moves at a good pace, no chance to get bogged down. I really enjoyed the storyline and flow.

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B. Allen Thobois

Set in North South Korea current day, This made a compelling story

Reviewed in the United States on December 22, 2020

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I enjoyed this for the most part. The writing was fast-paced, gritty as you would expect considering the genre. The violence was not over-the-top in gore, as some authors have done. This made the story better in my opinion. I had trouble with the one-man dynamo making his way into and back out of North Korea without a scratch as it were. I did not believe Rambo and can't quite Believe Sam Harper either, but it is an enjoyable fantasy where we obviously root for the hero to win against insurmountable odds. It gave that in a well-written manner, thus easily earning a four-star rating. Good work by Thomas Sewell. Looking forward to more of his work.

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Geo

Not plausible

Reviewed in the United States on October 21, 2020

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I don’t think this book is a three star book, but it’s more than two so I’ll round up.

First I want to say that while a lot of people complain about the sentence fragments used, I have not trouble with it and while I initially found it a bit awkward, I actually think it works. How often do we think in sentence fragments? I know I do a lot.

The story itself, if you can suspend your disbelief, is pretty decent. I have a had time suspending my disbelief. While I have not served, I cannot believe for a second even an operator would not be in military prison in a heartbeat for the things Sam does. Further, I would NOT want an operator making what are effectively strategic and even political decisions. Their job is tactical until they rise sufficiently in the officer ranks that such responsibilities are DELEGATED.

I was going to read the next book as the main character is likable enough and the story decent if you can suspend your disbelief. Since it won’t be out for another month I’ll likely pass. I have other books already in my queue to read so I’ll read those first. Might I swing back and read book two? Only if I have nothing else in my queue.

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Wayne

A wild ride of a tale!

Reviewed in the United States on December 31, 2020

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**** SPOILER ALERT ****
"Techno Ranger: A Sam Harper Military Thriller" definitely lives up to it's name.
Sewall had me surfing on the edge of my seat the entire book! The author's world building and character development is top shelf!
Especially that of Sam Harper. The story of Sam's growth as a person as he attempts to fulfill his duty and learns about family is drawn against a backdrop of betrayal, manipulation, high stakes international affairs and plain old skullduggery. I can hardly wait to dive into the next Sam Harper book, "Covert Commando."
I highly recommend this book.
I am voluntarily sharing this review.
It is my own honest opinion.

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Jackie

Excellent book

Reviewed in the United States on August 3, 2020

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I wouldn’t call it a thriller, more of an action drama type story.
Had a good time reading it, the characters are interesting.

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A Delightful Yet Thrilling Tall Tale

Reviewed in the United States on June 13, 2020

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There great weighting tricks where we, The e reader, is taken over hill and into the dale. Holly geee, we then had to. Swim a half mile to find a buyer up canoe that takes South to a marshland. We then goon C-130J up towards 15,000 feet, to then jump out for a HALO drop to the O--Club for dinner! I enjoyed the writers craft that keeping me intrigued.

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Craig Covey

Great fun, but highly unlikely

Reviewed in the United States on October 12, 2021

If an American service member "invaded" (to use another reviewer's term) an enemy country without explicit orders, he/she would most likely be facing courts-martial. Further if (while on an unauthorized visit to said country) someone were to die, the service member would be left to the legal system of that country ... the USA would just abandon him/her, and the member definitely wouldn't remain free and "honored", regardless of the end result of those actions. There are consequences to disobeying orders and for the military to continue to function, earned punishments must be meted out.

All that said, the book has a lot to offer; if you don't concentrate too much on what the military life is like in reality. There are plenty of action sequences to enjoy, a hint of romance, and a bit of humor.

Reviewed in the United States on June 28, 2020

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Great read. Some of the scenarios were a bit difficult to believe. Good lie on the beach listen to the waves read.

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