CHILDREN NO MORE - the story

NO CHILD SHOULD EVER BE A SOLDIER

Jon Moore knew that better than most, having learned to fight to survive before he’d hit puberty. So when a former comrade, Alissa Lim, asks for his help in rescuing a group of children pressed into service by rebels on a planet no one cares to save, he agrees. Only later does he realize he’s signed up to do far more than he’d ever imagined.

Jon’s commitment hurtles him and Lobo, the hyper-intelligent assault vehicle who is his only real friend, into confrontations with the horrors the children have experienced and with a dark chapter from his own past. The complications mount as Jon and Lobo rush straight into the darkness at the heart of humanity to save a group of child soldiers—and then face an even tougher challenge:

When we’ve trained our children to kill, what do we do with them when the fighting is over?

PRAISE FOR THE JON AND LOBO SERIES
One Jump Ahead
“Just when I was thinking science fiction might be over, Mark Van Name proves that there are still smart, exciting, emotional sci-fi stories to be told . . . In Jon Moore, Van Name has created a hero who is worth at least a dozen more novels. I want this to be a series. I want to read a new one every year. More often would be nice.” —Orson Scott Card

“. . . a page-turner. . . because Moore’s struggle to be an honorable and human person in a brutal universe is genuinely compelling.” —Charlie Jane Anders, io9.com

“Many twists and turns of plot make One Jump Ahead outstanding action.”—Midwest Book Review

Slanted Jack
“Van Name’s flair for witty dialogue, breakneck pacing and nonstop action . . . . make this high-powered sequel . . . an undeniable page-turner.” —Publishers Weekly

“. . . fast-paced and filled with non-stop action . . .” —Alternative Worlds

Overthrowing Heaven
“pedal-to-the-metal narrative and nonstop action will satisfy most adventure SF fans.” —Publishers Weekly

“Highly, highly recommended; fun, great heroes, great action, but heartbreak and tragedy too . . .” —Fantasy Book Critic

ORDERING INFORMATION
Children No More
by Mark L. Van Name
ON-SALE AUGUST 3 2010
Hardback Original
ISBN 978-1-4391-3365-1.
PRICE: $22.00 US $28.99 CANADA
Distributed by Simon and Schuster
1-800-223-2336
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