Shakedown: A Military Sci-fi Novel
Scott Sigler
Oct 2023 · RB Media · Narrated by Ray Porter
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The only way out is to die ...
Few know the warship’s actual name. Fewer still know what it really is. And almost no one knows of its unique ability, an ability that could tilt the balance of power if not outright win the war.
But everyone has heard the rumors. Rumors about the worst place the Planetary Union Fleet can send you. Rumors of a ship with an eighty percent crew mortality rate. In these hushed, fearful whispers, the ship does have a name.
People call it “the Crypt,” because those aboard are as good as dead.
The PUV James Keeling can do something no other vessel in existence can do—slip into another dimension, travel undetected, then re-emerge onto our plane and surprise enemy targets. But the thing that makes the Crypt unique also makes it a nightmare for those onboard; interdimensional travel causes hallucinations, violent behavior, and psychotic breakdowns.
Keeling could be the Union’s greatest weapon, a game-changing asset that can defeat the bloodthirsty zealots of the Purist Nation, the Union’s mortal enemy. If, that is, the brass can find the right crew.
But with those dark rumors traveling at lightspeed throughout Fleet, sailors with connections, with favors to call in, or those with careers on the rise pull any string they can to avoid being assigned to the Crypt. The brightest and best shield themselves from this top-secret craft, yet the brass must send it out on critical missions.
As the war drags on and casualties pile up, Fleet crews the ship by assigning the worst of the worst. If you are convicted of assault, fraud, cowardice, theft, rape, murder—or you cross the wrong Admiral—you may find yourself aboard the Crypt. Most are given a choice: serve a two-year stint on the Keelingand have your record expunged, or be executed for your crimes.
Welcome to the PUV James Keeling, where the only way out ... is to die.
#1 New York Times bestseller Scott Sigler returns with this highly anticipated military sci-fi series, The Crypt. It's Battlestar Galactica meets Event Horizon in this tale of service and solitude.
Few know the warship’s actual name. Fewer still know what it really is. And almost no one knows of its unique ability, an ability that could tilt the balance of power if not outright win the war.
But everyone has heard the rumors. Rumors about the worst place the Planetary Union Fleet can send you. Rumors of a ship with an eighty percent crew mortality rate. In these hushed, fearful whispers, the ship does have a name.
People call it “the Crypt,” because those aboard are as good as dead.
The PUV James Keeling can do something no other vessel in existence can do—slip into another dimension, travel undetected, then re-emerge onto our plane and surprise enemy targets. But the thing that makes the Crypt unique also makes it a nightmare for those onboard; interdimensional travel causes hallucinations, violent behavior, and psychotic breakdowns.
Keeling could be the Union’s greatest weapon, a game-changing asset that can defeat the bloodthirsty zealots of the Purist Nation, the Union’s mortal enemy. If, that is, the brass can find the right crew.
But with those dark rumors traveling at lightspeed throughout Fleet, sailors with connections, with favors to call in, or those with careers on the rise pull any string they can to avoid being assigned to the Crypt. The brightest and best shield themselves from this top-secret craft, yet the brass must send it out on critical missions.
As the war drags on and casualties pile up, Fleet crews the ship by assigning the worst of the worst. If you are convicted of assault, fraud, cowardice, theft, rape, murder—or you cross the wrong Admiral—you may find yourself aboard the Crypt. Most are given a choice: serve a two-year stint on the Keelingand have your record expunged, or be executed for your crimes.
Welcome to the PUV James Keeling, where the only way out ... is to die.
#1 New York Times bestseller Scott Sigler returns with this highly anticipated military sci-fi series, The Crypt. It's Battlestar Galactica meets Event Horizon in this tale of service and solitude.
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KiltedBeard
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October 16, 2023
I am a longtime fan of Scott. This book has been a long time in coming. That being said... It was worth the wait! The pace, was fantastic. If you are looking for adventure, suspense and thrills, this book is for you! Now to begin the wait for part two!!!! Thank you Scott, I'm still looking forward to one day being honored to die a bloody and glorious death in one of your stories! Hail the dark overlord! And praise the High one!
Jeremy Casteel
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January 19, 2024
Like all Sigler fare, this book is amazing. But this rewrite is beyond worthy of the wait we've ENDURED. The Junkies are pleased! THANK YOU, FDO!!!
Daniel Anderegg
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October 3, 2023
All hail the FDO!
About the author
New York Times best-selling novelist Scott Sigler is the author of ANCESTOR, INFECTED and CONTAGIOUS, hardcover thrillers from Crown Publishing. Before he was published, Scott built a large online following by giving away his self-recorded audiobooks as free, serialized podcasts. He released EARTHCORE as the world's first "podcast-only" novel. His loyal fans, who named themselves "Junkies," have downloaded over eight million individual episodes of his stories. Scott has been covered in Time Magazine, the Washington Post, the New York Times, the San Francisco Chronicle, Entertainment Weekly, Publisher's Weekly, The Huffington Post, Business Week and Fangoria. Scott still records his own audiobooks and gives away every story - for free - to his Junkies at www.ScottSigler.com. Michigan native, Scott lives in San Francisco with his wife and dog.
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