The Buzzer War · #1
Steel on Target
An elite soldier. A new armored weapon. The invading aliens have finally met their match.
First Lieutenant Mike Sandhurst led an elite infantry platoon on a rescue mission to Tycho-3. Wearing state-of-the-art ATLAS powered armor, Sandhurst’s unit faced down a relentless, wasp-like enemy who tore through them and left Sandhurst for dead.
Rescued by ground forces, Sandhurst gets reassigned as humanity races to war against aliens they call Buzzers.
To fight the Buzzers, humanity turns to the modernized Centurion main battle-tank. Sandhurst must quickly learn the lexicon of “shoot, move, communicate” and lead his fast, self-sustained, and very lethal armored forces.
When the Buzzers appear again to threaten colonized worlds, Sandhurst’s regiment moves forward to hold the planet Heske by force. But they aren’t alone. The orbital carrier Yorktown and its space-capable wing dominate the skies while tanks take the fight and put Steel on Target.
Join the fight against the Buzzers in this new rollicking Science Fiction thrill ride from Kevin Ikenberry. With realistic military action, space and ground battles, and a vicious bug alien invasion, it's perfect for fans of Starship Troopers, Hell Divers 2, and Rick Partlow's Drop Trooper!
The series
When the silence of space is shattered by a signal no one can trace—and everyone fears—the question isn't just where it's coming from, but who survives hearing it.
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Set in a near-future shaped by cold alliances and fragile truces, The Buzzer War unfolds in a universe where sound is weaponized, information is scarce, and trust is a liability. What begins as a subtle interference in deep-space communications soon reveals itself as a threat capable of unraveling entire military hierarchies. The buzzers—unseen, unknowable, and devastating—aren’t just attacking ships; they’re dismantling the very idea of control.
At the heart of the series are the commanders and cadets caught between orders and instinct, forced to question everything they’ve been trained to believe. The narrative doesn’t just follow the firefights and tactical plays—it dives into the emotional aftermath of war, the quiet moments between skirmishes, and the haunting uncertainty of enemies that never show their face.
With an atmosphere steeped in paranoia and high-stakes decisions, this military sci-fi series balances tight, strategic action with philosophical undertones. It’s less about winning a war and more about surviving the evolution of one.
For readers who appreciate science fiction with psychological depth, layered world-building, and characters shaped by conflict rather than defined by it, this series resonates long after the last transmission fades. In a war where every signal could be a trap, every moment counts—and every silence is loaded.
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