The Waking Late Trilogy

By: Laura Montgomery

Narrated by: Marc Vietor

Contains all three books in the Waking Late trilogy.

Sleeping Duty (book one)

Gilead Tan and Andrea Fielding survived their stint in the military, got married, signed up to emigrate to a terraformed colony world, and went into cold sleep for the journey from Earth. While they slept, the starship went through the wrong fold in space and settled for a different world, a wild world.

Three centuries after the founding of a colony on the uncharted planet, Gilead awakens to find humanity slipped back to medieval tech and a feudal structure.

Worse, the king who wants Gilead awake won’t let Gilead awaken his wife.

Out of the Dell (book two)

On the planet Nwwwlf, in the lost colony of First Landing, the original settlers carved out one sylvan valley, a lone outpost where humans flourish. But their bright hopes and best intentions devolved over centuries into a rude replica of medieval feudalism.

Gilead Tan, who had been held captive for centuries in his sleeping cell, survived treachery and pain to free a small group of sleepers. But he and his friends now face the perils of life outside First Landing’s sanctuary - without their powered armor, their tools and technology, or anything else they need save for a few chickens.

Gilead must establish a safehold for his crew, but the alien environment does not welcome them, and petty bickering threatens their meager resources. He hopes that a trace of smoke - spotted above a distant ridge - beckons them to a better place.

It doesn't.

Like a Continental Soldier (book three)

The starship Valerie Hall failed to reach the terraformed world of its original destination. Instead, it found a habitable substitute where the settlers split into two factions. First Landing devolved into a rude replica of medieval despotism. Seccon might promise more.

Or so hope Gilead Tan and his companions.

Gilead spent three centuries in cold sleep, held there by a First Landing custom that decreed only one sleeper could be awakened every 50 years. Once awake, Gilead freed two dozen of his fellows - all soldiers like himself - and led them into the wilderness.

Close to 200 civilians still lie trapped in the decaying cryo-cells of First Landing. Their captive slumber haunts him.

But despite its vaunted freedom, Seccon has one rule. No one goes back to First Landing.

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leaves you waiting for a following book

very good story and narrator, it leaves you waiting for more. Only one problem in a lot of chapters at the beginning several seconds were missing in the recording

Really, I have to answer this question?

I liked the story, it let me escape to a new world. For me, the graffic descriptions of the fighting was too long, but the character development was great.

A good read

A remarkably coherent setting makes for a believable sword and planet scifi tale. Worth a listen.

Very engaging

This story was a very interesting premise and kept me guessing all along. I was connected to the characters and found the setting very interesting. The narrator did a fantastic job with the performance and overall I enjoyed the entire experience. It was a great distraction.

Very well done.

Great story that never gets boring. Interesting plot and the narrator did an awesome job.

12 hours in...

So I'm about 12 hours in and I'm enjoying it. There are a couple things that I wish they would start getting into as far as the story. But one thing that is puzzling me is that these are supposedly soldiers that are superior from their time and yet they keep getting captured every 5 minutes. They have not successfully planned one escape that they didn't get injured, captured and shackled. At 12 hours I would have liked to have started their journey on rebuilding and that has yet to happen because at 12 hours and 41 minutes they are again captured. It's just interesting that this world is so primitive and yet these supposed heroes from Earth can't seem to stay free for more than 5 minutes. I hope that things are going to change in the last half; I have 12 hours to go and I'm getting a little tired of two steps forward four steps back.

science fiction meets fantasy

It was a great novel and I really enjoyed it. The main protagonist was believable and you as the reader was really able to emphasize with him and his loss.

A Great Story Worth Your Time

I really enjoyed all three books of this series. It had elements of history and politics, individual triumphs and righteousness battles fought over the cause of freedom.

Mixed Feelings on this Omnibus

The outstanding premise and world-building of Laura Montgomery's Nwwwlf carried me through the ups and downs of this omnibus to the amazing finale that is Like A Continental Soldier, well worth the price all by itself. Sleeping Duty was quite enjoyable: 3 stars. Out of the Dell was quite painful to get through: 1 star, one could skip it entirely without losing much. Like a Continental Soldier: 5 stars.

Needs a sequel

Enthralling and needs a sequel. I highly recommend it to any space colonization or lost earth scifi fans.