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  • "Going Ballistic (Combined Operations #1)" by Dorothy Grant

    From Lynn McGuire@3:633/10 to All on Thursday, July 09, 2026 15:54:08
    "Going Ballistic (Combined Operations #1)" by Dorothy Grant

    https://www.amazon.com/Going-Ballistic-Combined-Operations-Dorothy/dp/B09G9GD4QG

    Book number one of a four book science fiction series. I read the well printed and well bound POD (print on demand) trade paperback self
    published by the author that I bought on Amazon in 2026. I have
    purchased the following three books in the series.

    Captain Michelle Lauden is a ballistic pax (passenger) airplane pilot on
    a colony world far in the future. While she is landing her ballistic
    airplane transporting her passengers from one state of the colony to
    another state, unbeknownst to her, the arriving state secedes from the Federation and joins the Imperium. At the new state, Captain Lauden
    hurries to get to her next ballistic airplane and uses an shortcut,
    bypassing the terminal and the new security protocols. And she picks up
    some special passengers going to the new airplane with her.

    The story is very fast paced and the characters are extremely likable.
    The history of the colony world and the various political entities is
    not explained very well but that was not necessary for the story to be good.

    The author's husband has a very active website where he promotes his
    books and her books at:
    https://bayourenaissanceman.blogspot.com/

    My rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    Amazon rating: 4.7 stars out of 5 stars (644 reviews)

    Lynn


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  • From Lynn McGuire@3:633/10 to All on Thursday, July 09, 2026 15:58:08
    On 7/9/2026 3:54 PM, Lynn McGuire wrote:
    "Going Ballistic (Combined Operations #1)" by Dorothy Grant

    https://www.amazon.com/Going-Ballistic-Combined-Operations-Dorothy/dp/ B09G9GD4QG

    Book number one of a four book science fiction series.ÿ I read the well printed and well bound POD (print on demand) trade paperback self
    published by the author that I bought on Amazon in 2026.ÿ I have
    purchased the following three books in the series.

    Captain Michelle Lauden is a ballistic pax (passenger) airplane pilot on
    a colony world far in the future.ÿ While she is landing her ballistic airplane transporting her passengers from one state of the colony to
    another state, unbeknownst to her, the arriving state secedes from the Federation and joins the Imperium.ÿ At the new state, Captain Lauden
    hurries to get to her next ballistic airplane and uses an shortcut, bypassing the terminal and the new security protocols.ÿ And she picks up some special passengers going to the new airplane with her.

    The story is very fast paced and the characters are extremely likable.
    The history of the colony world and the various political entities is
    not explained very well but that was not necessary for the story to be
    good.

    The author's husband has a very active website where he promotes his
    books and her books at:
    ÿÿ https://bayourenaissanceman.blogspot.com/

    My rating:ÿ 5 out of 5 stars
    Amazon rating:ÿ 4.7 stars out of 5 stars (644 reviews)

    Lynn

    Sigh. The book was published in 2021.

    Lynn


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