{"product_id":"judgment-marcus-english-9798184238395","title":"Judgment: Book One of Universal War","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA haunted veteran. Engineered children. One impossible mission.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen Lt. Colonel Gary McConnell is dragged out of self-destruction and ordered to train a classroom of genetically enhanced children at the secret Oxcart facility, he expects to break them. What he doesn't expect is to be broken open in return.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBlurb\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn 2053, the world is changing fast-and the military is changing faster. McConnell, a decorated officer hollowed out by grief and guilt, is reassigned to a black-ops program that manufactures soldiers from children. Cold, bitter, and ready to die, he arrives to find a ragged, volatile group of Neo-Humans: telepaths, pyrokinetics, time-shifters, and prodigies who are more weapon than child. Ordered to turn them into soldiers, McConnell instead becomes their reluctant guardian. As bonds form, secrets surface, and the line between protector and commander blurs, the base is thrust into a nightmare: an alien assault that will demand a choice no one should have to make.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhy this book\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJudgment\u003c\/i\u003e is a character-driven military science fiction novel that pairs gritty, tactical combat with intimate emotional stakes. It asks hard questions about duty, parenthood, and the ethics of creating life for war-then answers them with sacrifice, betrayal, and a climax that will leave you breathless.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePerfect for readers who like\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMoral complexity in their military SF\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFound-family stories with high stakes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFast, cinematic action balanced by quiet, heartbreaking moments\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat you'll find inside\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA slow-burn opening that builds to a devastating, hand-to-hand climax.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA cast of memorable young Neo-Humans and the broken man who becomes their anchor.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThemes of legacy, redemption, and what it costs to protect the people you love.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eStart the series here\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBegin the \u003ci\u003eUniversal War\u003c\/i\u003e saga with \u003ci\u003eJudgment\u003c\/i\u003e-the origin story that sets a generation on a collision course with an interstellar war and the moral choices that will define humanity's future.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Marcus English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798184238395\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/25\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 294\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.79lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.73d","brand":"Marcus English","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49173905309951,"sku":"9798184238395","price":12.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/judgment-marcus-english-9798184238395","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}