Red Dragon by Brian H. Roberts - Book Tour - Guest Post - Giveaway - Enter Daily!

Hi, lovelies!!  It gives me great pleasure today to host fellow Oregonian Brian H. Roberts and his new book, “Red Dragon,” which is Book Two of his EPSILON Sci-Fi Thriller Book Series here on FAB!!  For other stops on his Goddess Fish Promotions Book Tour, please click on the banner above or any of the images in this post.

Be sure to make it to the end of this post to enter to win a $75 Amazon Gift Card!!!  Also, come back daily to interact with Brian and to increase your chances of winning!!

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Red Dragon

EPSILON Sci-Fi Thriller

Book Two

by Brian H. Roberts

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GENRE: Science Fiction

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BLURB:

How do you fight a hidden adversary on Mars?

Dallas Gordon’s miners keep disappearing. Back on Earth, general Zhang Aiguo has seized control of the Chinese military and declared himself emperor.  His forces have secretly dispatched to the Red Planet to plunder EPSILON’s hard-won treasure.

Time is running out. Can Dallas Gordon and the Prospector team find Zhang’s hidden bases before they are all killed?

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EXCERPT ONE:

“I’ve lost contact with Dave!”

Allie stood in the shop doorway, her eyes wide as saucers.

Dallas looked up from the shop bench, saw the panic in her eyes, and started toward the door. He briskly accompanied her to the common room.

“Tell me everything you know.”

Allie spoke in a torrent, “I compiled the latest welfare check just five minutes ago. The drill rig was still parked at Site 7. Dave and Number Two were positioned a hundred yards to the northwest of the drill rig. Dave’s heart rate, respiration and core temp were all nominal. Radio check was normal, using MGPS comm band.”

Allie sat down hard at the communication console.

“I no sooner sent the report to you and Doc when I looked up at the MGPS locator map and saw this!”

She stabbed an index finger at the display. Dallas followed her extended finger to the screen. A solid X labeled “Drill Rig” occupied the center of the screen. Three inches higher and to the left, another X was labelled “Site 7.” Other than topographic contour lines, the screen was blank.

Dallas ordered, “Show me where Dave and Number Two were located when you compiled the welfare report.”

Allie’s finger slid a few inches higher and to the left, then hovered over the X at Site 7.

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GUEST POST:

My Favorite Scene in This Book…

…is chapter 60, on Mars. The main character, Dallas Gordon, had been captured while rescuing five other members of his crew by Chinese emperor Zhang Aiguo’s protégé, Pang Xianjing. Genady Antonov, mission commander for the crew scheduled to replace Dallas Gordon’s team on Mars, concocts a rescue plan. In the dead of night, he sneaks up to a cliff overlooking Pang’s base. He has himself lowered on a rope over the cliff above the dome where Dallas is held captive. Genady swings above the dome like a swashbuckling pirate about to board a ship, wielding a massive blade made for the occasion. He slices the fabric dome open like a watermelon, releasing the internal atmosphere amid a huge cloud of condensation. Of course, he locates Dallas beneath the deflated fabric, slaps an oxygen mask on him and raises him to safety before the captors in another dome can suit up and exit their airlock to stop him.

This scene in particular endeared me to Genady. He is a former Russian Air Force pilot who defected to the United States, and nearly died for his trouble. He winds up befriending US Air Force flight surgeon LaDonna Pleasant, while convalescing. After she leaves the Air Force, she recruits him to serve as a test pilot at EPSILON, where she herself is a trainee on Dallas Gordon’s crew.

Dallas is logical, meticulous, brave, a natural leader. But around women he’s shy to a fault. Genady is a bit – correction, he is – a womanizer. He’s distrustful of authority. He’s irreverent. He’s a fly-by-the-seat-of-your-pants risk taker. But everyone (me included) loves a rogue. I hope your readers will, too.

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AUTHOR BIO:

In his first life, Brian worked as a contractor and civil engineer in bustling Seattle. Desiring a change, he and his wife traded big city life for the outdoor adventures of Central Oregon. His writing draws deeply on his lifelong loves of science/technology and adventure sports. His EPSILON Sci-Fi Thriller series now boasts two novels: Red Dragon and Crimson Lucre.

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CONNECT WITH BRIAN:

My wife and I both enjoy outdoor adventures here in our home state of Oregon.  This photo of us together is at the painted hills at John Day Fossil Beds National Monument.

Website:

https://brianhroberts.com

Facebook:

https://www.facebook.com/bhrauthor

LinkedIn:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/brian-h-roberts-792b15212

BookBub Author Page:

https://www.bookbub.com/authors/brian-h-roberts

Goodreads Author Page:

https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/21925428.Brian_H_Roberts

Goodreads Book Page:

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/60431616-red-dragon

Amazon Author Page:

https://amzn.to/3JMYZ8V

This photo is of me atop Broken Hand in the Three Sisters Wilderness, not even thirty miles from our house in Bend.

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BOOK BUY LINKS:

Amazon US Paperback:

https://amzn.to/3Ia2V39

Amazon CA Paperback:

https://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/1736992120

Amazon UK Paperback:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1736992120

Amazon AU Paperback:

https://www.amazon.com.au/gp/product/1736992120

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GIVEAWAY INFO:

Brian will be awarding a $75 Amazon Gift Card to a randomly drawn winner via Rafflecopter during the tour.

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