To Valor's Bid

Monster Girls in Space, Book 1

Desmond McLaughlin was just getting through his life and trying to survive. A 9-5 job and a hobby that cost more than it earned left him just enough money to afford a crappy apartment and time to dream of something better. He was expecting to spend most of his life like this.

He hadn’t expected to be greeted by a CIA agent waiting inside his house one evening. He wasn’t expecting that CIA agent to tell him that he was being drafted for a special mission. And he really wasn’t expecting to basically get kidnapped.

But most of all, he wasn’t expecting to be told two important things. One, aliens were out there. And two, they wanted to take him as the first of the locals drafted from his planet to go to one of the few super-dreadnought class starships in the Hegemony and learn magic.

Join Desmond as he learns to manipulate mana—a source of power that exists beyond the reach of most people in the universe—meets vastly different alien species, risks life and limb, all while trying to pass classes. If he’s lucky, he will find someone he can trust out here amongst the weird. If he's very lucky, maybe someone he can love.

©2024 M.Tress (P)2024 Royal Guard Publishing LLC

good book

if you like Daniel Schinhofen, William D. Arand and Randi Darren
you will love M. Tress

i love book 1 i read book 2 and 3 it is good and need more

the Performance was good it repeated a word or but that were good would love to hear more from them with this series

M. Tress keep doing a good job

It was ok but definitely hyped way more than it was worth.

The overall story was good but I'd definitely put it overall mid. The action was OK but nothing epic or heart pounding. The characters are ok if not a little one dimensional and bland. I also hate the pet names he uses. I'll continue the series but its not a priority. Hopefully book 2 will get more into it.

good listen

attention capturing, good dialog and good references to other popular novels/popculture. excelent start to a good series.

tall and beautiful

I like the story so far there's nothing wrong with it good character development if you're a fan of Futurama you'll get the reference on snu snu which does happen to some degree LOL

Story

Like a combination of Harry Potter, and Expeditionary Force by Craig Alanson. Peek entertainment, with a good balance of compelling story and romantic encounters.