Texarkana Steel
(2023)(The first book in the Mech Troopers series)
A novel by Charles Eugene Anderson
Texarkana Steel - a raw, unrelenting vision of a future dystopian Texas wracked by civil war - will immerse sympathetic readers in the razor's edge struggles of a battered but unbroken mech troop.
One mech-pilot fights for survival solo in a war-ravaged Texas wasteland plagued by violence, trauma, and shifting loyalties. Readers with triggers or sensitivities around depictions of graphic wounds, trauma, bodily functions, and war crimes may find some passages intense.
Trapped behind militia lines, ace but attitude-laden pilot Bandit faces more unpredictable threats than enemy lasers – a vengeance-hungry sheriff haunts him, militias and bikers ambush, radiation poisons, a questionable beer run order looms.
Forging uneasy bonds with a ragtag flock of outcast civilians and soldiers, Bandit races to salvage a lost brewery - a spark to reignite Texas's independent spirit.
Can the rugged but psychically damaged Bandit survive his own demons, duty's harsh demands, a circle of enemies, and the long Highway to Hell to find his way back to purpose and connection?
Texarkana Steelembeds sympathetic readers into its jagged world of wreckage, rebellion, and shot at redemption, but this vision won’t resonate with everyone. Readers who thrill to high-octane combat and crave an action thriller unafraid to stare unblinking into a future forever war should brace for an unflinching descent that pulls no punches.
However, those with sensitivities around fractured narratives, graphic violence, dark underworlds, and abrasive diction should steel themselves before approaching – this fever-dream reflection of humanity’s capacity for harm could overwhelm the unprepared. For fans who can withstand its cutting edges and circular fury to uncover its chambered heart, Texarkana Steel’s stained pages offer baptism by fire into a fresh, if fatalistic, mythology.
Genre: Science Fiction
One mech-pilot fights for survival solo in a war-ravaged Texas wasteland plagued by violence, trauma, and shifting loyalties. Readers with triggers or sensitivities around depictions of graphic wounds, trauma, bodily functions, and war crimes may find some passages intense.
Trapped behind militia lines, ace but attitude-laden pilot Bandit faces more unpredictable threats than enemy lasers – a vengeance-hungry sheriff haunts him, militias and bikers ambush, radiation poisons, a questionable beer run order looms.
Forging uneasy bonds with a ragtag flock of outcast civilians and soldiers, Bandit races to salvage a lost brewery - a spark to reignite Texas's independent spirit.
Can the rugged but psychically damaged Bandit survive his own demons, duty's harsh demands, a circle of enemies, and the long Highway to Hell to find his way back to purpose and connection?
Texarkana Steelembeds sympathetic readers into its jagged world of wreckage, rebellion, and shot at redemption, but this vision won’t resonate with everyone. Readers who thrill to high-octane combat and crave an action thriller unafraid to stare unblinking into a future forever war should brace for an unflinching descent that pulls no punches.
However, those with sensitivities around fractured narratives, graphic violence, dark underworlds, and abrasive diction should steel themselves before approaching – this fever-dream reflection of humanity’s capacity for harm could overwhelm the unprepared. For fans who can withstand its cutting edges and circular fury to uncover its chambered heart, Texarkana Steel’s stained pages offer baptism by fire into a fresh, if fatalistic, mythology.
Genre: Science Fiction
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