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Rath's Gambit

By Piers Platt
Rath's Gambit by Piers Platt digital book - Fable

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Rath just assassinated a senator, and completed his final mission for the Janus Group. Now every Interstellar Police officer on Alberon is searching for him. If they don't find him, one of his fellow contractors certainly will … and the most feared criminal organization in the galaxy has severe punishments for employees who break the rules. Rath's only hope is to find the rogue contractor who helped him escape a company deathtrap after his final mission. United, the two assassins might just get free from the Janus Group and get what they're owed. But first they'll need to survive.

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EJ Fisch

Created over 7 years ago
“I was given a free advance copy of this book in exchange for my honest review. After completing Book 1 - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/27404848.Rath_s_Deception__The_Janus_Group_Book_1_ - I was excited to continue with this series. It has elements from many of my favorite sci fi stories; the tech is like Terminator, the environments are like Blade Runner, and the structure is like the Bourne Series. There were even hints of - I couldn't believe it - Fallout, which, as those of you who follow me regularly know, is my current obsession. Once again, I thought I might end up rating this book 4 stars. I'm not sure if I enjoyed it quite as much as the first one, but when I gasped, grinned, and said "oh no" out loud at a certain part toward the end, I knew it had sucked me in enough to warrant another 5-star rating. That said, it was different than Deception in that there was a little less action and a little more intrigue. The story picked up right where the last one left off and continued following all of the plot threads that were previously left open. There are also some new political elements introduced that seem kind of unrelated at first, but as the story progresses, these new details start shedding light on some of the "whys" and "hows" readers might have been left with after Book 1. I mentioned in my last review that I didn't particularly like Rath as a character, but he has really started to grow on me. I think it has a lot to do with the way his character has matured over the course of the story. Like Jason Bourne, he's no less skilled now that he's on the run, but he's dealing with a lot of pain and regret and is having to find new ways to apply his skills in order to avoid the lifestyle he has come to hate. As another reviewer mentioned at one point, he's "an assassin you can root for." Paisen/Contractor 339 is turning into a great character too. She's focused on the future and (mostly) just wants to do what's right these days. She's resourceful but only uses her more destructive skills in the direst of circumstances (which she does find herself in at several points in the book). I'm glad we got to know her character a little better, though I was honestly a little disappointed that we didn't see more of her. But based on the cliffhanger ending we were left with, I have a hunch she'll play an even bigger role in Book 3. With some new allies AND new enemies thrown into the mix, I'm excited to see what becomes of this pair in https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/27211714.Rath_s_Reckoning__The_Janus_Group___3_ !”

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