Kindle Edition Amazon andewrwilliamsauthor Andrew R Williams Author Category:  Action/Thriller Publisher: The Hutt Word ISBN-10:  1916312497 Type: Fiction Pages: 250 Copyright: February 7, 2022 ISBN-13: 9781916312494 Price: $5.40 (eBook) Sci-fi thriller Sci-fi action thriller Make sure you wear a flack jacket before opening Samantha is under threat, and like most sentient beings, that is when she’s at her most dangerous. After another failed deactivation attempt by her mysterious creator Walter Verex, she sets out for revenge by hiring a group of Spitzer mercenaries to take him out. At the same time, she attempts to neutralise anyone else that stands against her. Mick Tarmy, Claire Hyndman and Nonie Tomio are again in danger and, with financial backing from Alan Hyndman, join forces with Alton Mygael and Allus Wren to end the threat once and for all Samantha wants to kill Walter Verex because of attempting to retire her. She employs the services of Forley and Valdon, who are to serve alongside the Spitzer warriors in that mission. The Spitzer mercenaries had initially been hired to execute Verex but found themselves in a situation where they believe she led them into a death trap for the second time. Will Samantha succeed in her attempts to avenge Verex’s attempts to retire her? What will Verex do, especially now that his upgraded security systems have been compromised? One of the intelligence officers working for the Spitzer population, Goshawk, finds an opportunity to strike a deal with Alton Mygael and Mick Tarmy. Findon provided him with necessary information regarding Samantha’s mission, and Goshawk is determined to strike a deal from the information. “Arcadia’s Children 5: Samantha’s War” by Andrew R. Williams is a lovely read, like a more literary version of the Bourne series. It is set in a distant future, where humanity has spread to the stars, and a host of new technology has emerged and been used for war purposes. Review Comment This book is an excellent example of science fiction that we see little anymore. The author does an excellent job of drawing the reader into the story and presents all the characters engagingly. It is told from the third-person point of view, so the reader sees everything through the omniscient narrator’s eyes. The primary benefit of this approach is that it helps build empathy with the characters, as we see them struggle to understand and overcome their challenges. At times funny, at other times serious, it is an adventurous novel that will have you turning pages to see what happens next. The author does an excellent job of creating this world, and it feels like you’re right there with the human and humanoid characters as they explore this new world. The characters are well developed, as the reader ends up knowing them personally by the end of the book. The writing style was descriptive yet straightforward, making it easy for the reader to visualize what’s going on in the story as it unfolds. Andrew must have professionally edited the book because I did not find errors in its pages. I would recommend this book to anyone who likes mystery books in a SCI-FI world. It’s appropriate for all ages because there is nothing inappropriate in the book, and it doesn’t have any graphic violence or obscene language. There is nothing I liked least in this text, and overall, I found it to be well written, easy, and fun to read. I didn’t know what to expect going into it, but I was pleasantly surprised. There was a lot of action, adventure, and drama spread throughout the story that kept me engaged the entire time. It was also an enjoyable read, and I look forward to reading more from this author in the future, whose work merits the maximum rating of five out of five stars. https://www.amazon.com/Arcadias-Children-5-Samanthas-War-ebook/dp/B09S16D4QX">www.amazon.com/Arcadias-Children-5-Samanthas-War-ebook/dp/B09S16D4QX Excerpt Samantha wants to kill Walter Verex because of attempting to retire her. She employs the services of Forley and Valdon, who are to serve alongside the Spitzer warriors in that mission. The Spitzer mercenaries had initially been hired to execute Verex but found themselves in a situation where they believe she led them into a death trap for the second time. Will Samantha succeed in her attempts to avenge Verex’s attempts to retire her?

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Brian Kanda Review Arcadia’s Children 5: Samantha’s War FIVE STARS

Samantha wants to kill Walter Verex because of attempting to retire her. She employs the services of Forley and Valdon, who are to serve alongside the Spitzer warriors in that mission. The Spitzer mercenaries had initially been hired to execute Verex but found themselves in a situation where they believe she led them into a death trap for the second time. Will Samantha succeed in her attempts to avenge Verex’s attempts to retire her? What will Verex do, especially now that his upgraded security systems have been compromised?



One of the intelligence officers working for the Spitzer population, Goshawk, finds an opportunity to strike a deal with Alton Mygael and Mick Tarmy. Findon provided him with necessary information regarding Samantha’s mission, and Goshawk is determined to strike a deal from the information. “Arcadia’s Children 5: Samantha’s War” by Andrew R. Williams is a lovely read, like a more literary version of the Bourne series. It is set in a distant future, where humanity has spread to the stars, and a host of new technology has emerged and been used for war purposes.



This book is an excellent example of science fiction that we see little anymore. The author does an excellent job of drawing the reader into the story and presents all the characters engagingly. It is told from the third-person point of view, so the reader sees everything through the omniscient narrator’s eyes. The primary benefit of this approach is that it helps build empathy with the characters, as we see them struggle to understand and overcome their challenges.



At times funny, at other times serious, it is an adventurous novel that will have you turning pages to see what happens next. The author does an excellent job of creating this world, and it feels like you’re right there with the human and humanoid characters as they explore this new world. The characters are well developed, as the reader ends up knowing them personally by the end of the book. The writing style was descriptive yet straightforward, making it easy for the reader to visualize what’s going on in the story as it unfolds.



Andrew must have professionally edited the book because I did not find errors in its pages. I would recommend this book to anyone who likes mystery books in a SCI-FI world. It’s appropriate for all ages because there is nothing inappropriate in the book, and it doesn’t have any graphic violence or obscene language. There is nothing I liked least in this text, and overall, I found it to be well written, easy, and fun to read. I didn’t know what to expect going into it, but I was pleasantly surprised. There was a lot of action, adventure, and drama spread throughout the story that kept me engaged the entire time. It was also an enjoyable read, and I look forward to reading more from this author in the future, whose work merits the maximum rating of five out of five stars.


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Synopsis
Samantha is under threat, and like most sentient beings, that is when she’s at her most dangerous. After another failed deactivation attempt by her mysterious creator Walter Verex, she sets out for revenge by hiring a group of Spitzer mercenaries to take him out. At the same time, she attempts to neutralise anyone else that stands against her. Mick Tarmy, Claire Hyndman and Nonie Tomio are again in danger and, with financial backing from Alan Hyndman, join forces with Alton Mygael and Allus Wren to end the threat once and for all.
About the Author
By day mild mannered Andrew R. Williams is a chartered surveyor.... but after twilight falls, he snatches up his pen and the writing takes control. The Fyfield Plantation is Andrew's second creation, and the third Arcadia's Children instalment pores out of Andrew on only the coldest and darkest of nights. When he isn't writing, or chartering surveying, Andrew spends time with his wife Geraldine, staring up at the stars, and plotting eventual world domination. Don't let that calm demeanour and easy smile fool you, oh no.
Review
And the action continues to grow in this, the 5th book of the series. Ending with a hint of another book. Action follows this budding series across the universe while universe keep on intriguing me.
I have found this book more enjoyable than the previous book. Maybe it is because everything is beginning to make sense or because of the character development but I enjoyed this book more.
Samantha started of as an insecure ‘person’ with no place, always on the run but in book 5 she is stepping into her own. And owns it.
The author describes an adventurous story of alien invasion in a very vivid and convincing way that helps to turn the pages. Each character is drawn with great credibility and integrity which makes this a great read.
A series I can recommend for any science fiction reader.
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I would recommend reading the first book in the Arcadia's Children series, Arcadia's Children: Samantha's Revenge to gain an understanding and a stronger bond with the characters...The previous installment is Arcadia's Children 4: Exodus.

Arcadia's Children 5: Samantha's War is a detailed fast paced tale that engages the reader from the first page. Set in the 3rd person Samantha's war gives the viewpoints of more than one character!

Williams has provided the reader with extracts and pleany of informantion about the characters and links to the previous installment. The writhing style has a good mixture of dialogue and description with an interesting plot and easy navigation from the titled chapter headings.

The character development of Arcadia's Children 5: Samantha's War is good. The characters are interesting and have a mixture of personalities....The reader is able to reunite with well liked characters and form bonds with new ones...

I would strongly recommend Arcadia's Children 5: Samantha's War to lovers of Sci-Fi, as it is a character driven tale of betrayal and has plenty of action as the reader follows the adventure they see how Samantha plans revenge on those who have wronged her in the most deadly of ways!