Strike Dog

Lieutenant Tachikoma commands an Alpha Mike team, assembled and sent to planet One-Nine-Six. Scientists from the Magnetic Anomaly Project plan to explore the alien planet which will become known as Two Moons.
Her orders. Keep the scientists safe from the indigenous mega-fauna. Retrieve lost experimental robot explorer teams.
But when the mission becomes a first contact scenario, the stakes rise.
Now, she will need to call upon her Marine Corps training to adapt, improvise, and overcome. This new challenge will require all of her can-do spirit to succeed.
Cutting-edge scientific theories underpin the mystery that drive this thrilling military SF roller-coaster ride.
"This story is great, with a very firm grasp of the Marine Corps lifestyle." - Sgt D. Barrow, USMC.
"High concept, high calibre character-driven MilSF. Compulsively readable." - Alex Stewart aka Sandy Mitchell, author of the Ciaphas Cain series.