Earth is in the middle of an apocalyptic time-out. PlanOps Prime veteran, universal hero, and living legend Joe Dobbs has become an icon of heroism to the Congressional citizenry—but his real adventure is only just beginning. Humanity, unwillingly drafted into the alien Congress during its invasion of Earth seventy-four turns before, has done the unthinkable; building devastating genetic weapons … genetic weapons that can kill even the oldest Dhasha with ease, planning to take the fight for its freedom to the very Regency itself. Before it can, however, the alien government discovers Humanity’s plans and retaliates swiftly, killing the experiments, destroying the labs, and reducing Earth’s technologies back to its Stone Age days to serve a Sacred Turn of penance for its sins.
…Or does it? As Joe discovers, one lab gets overlooked in the chaos of Judgment. Its leader, Twelve-A, is determined to keep his fellow experiments alive—even if it means coercing a jaded, iron-faced Congie into helping them…
The Legend of ZERO: Zero’s Return is a sprawling epic science fiction world sure to please fans of Adventure, Alien Invasion Science Fiction, Space Exploration, First Contact Sci-Fi, Galactic Empire, Military Space Fleet, and Space Opera.
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Enjoyable series that’s totally different. Strong main character that faces so many challenges and rises to each one stronger than ever.
Again I love the world of Zero and the universe created by Sara King along with all the characters that live in it.. I want to visit there. I can read books within hours from start to finish, but I always have to put down a book when it is so good it gets too intense for me how much I get immersed in it.. I find I tend to with the Zero series put the book down so I can have something to look forward to at the end of the day when I have my alone time before sleep. Like a vacation from my reality to Zero’s.
Sara King does it again !!!! Dragons, cookies and Jreet.. OH MY!
Just when you think you know how the next book in “The Legend of Zero” series will go, Sara King amazingly weaves her magic to another direction you didn’t anticipate. 🙂 This time we find our hero of this series, instead of battling aliens in space for Congress, Commander Zero, aka Joe Dobbs is now Earth bound. On a planet that has rejected him, by a Congress that has now betrayed him, fighting the Congressional planted hungry kreenit, and still dealing with the prophecy that has yet to be fulfilled. His devastated birthplace is forced back by Congress into the Stone Ages, Joe is now in a dog eat dog environment where only the strongest will survive. With no trained Congie ground crews to assist him, Joe is on his own with only his faithful Jane by his side.
Earth we discover was not, accepting the takeover of their planet nor forced recruitment of their children quietly. Secretly they were developing their own kind of genetic weapons to fight back, until Congress discovers what they have been up too. Earth is quickly condemned in Congressional proportions; its technological centers, universities and bases destroyed, and then their cities are salted with hungry kreenit. A quarter billion human Congies are thrown back on a planet that hates them, where they may be to be the only humans to survive the devastation to serve Earth’s penance for a Sacred Turn.
Miss King once again does not disappoint with her creating a new wonderful mind blowing cast of characters, as well as reuniting those from Joes past. It is so hard not to give out spoilers here, as I do not want to ruin the unveiling of the multiple twists and turns of this book. So let me just say that Zero’s Return is a fresh, unpredictable, exhilarating emotional experience as the story of Joe Dobbs unfolds yet another wonderful layer. The dark side of the creation of Earth’s secret weapon was reveled, and made me gasp. Joe will be introduced to those dragon-slaying innocents mentioned in the earlier books, who love of all things…cookies! He’ll finally meet someone that as they say, gets his motor running. Is she the promised soul mate he has waited his whole life for, the one the fortune teller told him about? Nothing will be simple as Miss King is unafraid to even throw Joe under the bus and gives him a challenge that has the ability to crush him with a single thought.
Leaping Furgs, neither Earth nor it inhabitants is what Joe or I expected at all, BRAVO MISS KING.
Once again like Forging Zero and Zero Recall, “The Legend of Zero: Zero’s Return” had me turning eagerly to the next page as Miss King drew me into her characters heads, all the while giving me a book I will long remember and want to revisit again and again.
Awesome book by an incredible author! I can say a lot but the main thing is, she’s the best I’ve read in 25 years and I’ve been digging through science fiction and being disappointed by so many new authors. This young lady can’t write fast enough to satisfy the demands of her fans and new readers!