Fifteen Years Adrift: A Mercenary's Memoir
漂泊十五载：一个佣兵的回忆录
- Status
- Completed
- Length
- 1.1M Words
- Genre
- Urban
- Subgenre
- Urban Everyday
- Updated
- 1y ago
- English
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Synopsis
Other names
- Sand Sea: Flames of Defiance, A Mercenary's Thorny Redemption沙海逆焰：佣兵的荆棘救赎Alternate title on Fanqie
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The author has a keen understanding of human nature and the human condition; the protagonist and those around him are cunning beneath their comedic antics, warm amidst their coldness, and subtly humorous in their comedic timing. The only downside is the slow update speed.
The plot is fast-paced, and the characters are well-developed and vividly portrayed. After reading Zhang Liang and Wang Feng's book, and Wang Tian's book after returning to China, I've been looking for other similar works by the same author. Luckily, I found this book yesterday. After reading this author's work, other authors seem less appealing!
I'm really looking forward to Wang Tian's prequel! The story is still so captivating. I hope the author will update with more chapters; these three chapters are simply not enough.
After reading those two books, I came here to read this one. The writing is delicate, and the characters are vividly portrayed. My emotions rose and fell with the plot, and I shared in their joys and sorrows. Thank you, author! 😄😄😄👍👍👍
I'm a woman, and I stay up late reading. Even though I can never quite distinguish between the various weapons the author describes so clearly, it doesn't stop me from following the updates at all 🤭 Author, keep up the good work! I've given every single one of your books five stars without hesitation 👍
This is a serious military article, and it's quite well written. The first book in the Mercenary trilogy; you can read the last two books first. Trust me, just go for it, it'll look great! Author's Quick Look When you update once, minor flaws will be magnified, and your writing style will be criticized.
This is the best mercenary novel by Tomato, bar none!
Although I haven't read this book yet, I think it will be good because I've already read two of your books: "My Years in the National Security Bureau" (though I didn't finish it until Qiu Niu's sacrifice, which was a bit sad as it was my first time reading something like that), and "After Returning to China, I Really Didn't Want to Cause Trouble."
I really like this kind of novel, especially the first two that the author didn't get to see—it's a real shame they cancelled them. I'm glad I read Liang Ge's novel, though; I still feel uneasy and resentful about the brutally honest parts. I even smoked two extra cigarettes during those chapters (and I'm a girl) 🥺. I hope that in a while… well, you know… I'll still be able to read it.
The writing is delicate, the plot is full of twists and turns, and the logic is clear. It is a very good book.