Download or read book The First Marauder written by Luke Ryan and published by . This book was released on 2018-08-03 with total page 319 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Written by Luke Ryan, a former Army Ranger with four deployments to Afghanistan, "The First Marauder" follows Tyler Ballard. He is a young survivor of "the Red," a deadly virus that has wreaked havoc across the United States. The world should be on its way to recovery, but Tyler finds that it is only delving further into darkness. Upon the murder of his brother, Tyler lies about his age to join the East Tampa Militia in their fight against a neighboring town over resources. He hopes that joining the war will bring him vengeance for his lost brother, but he finds that war takes you anywhere but where you want to go.Ryan siphons his combat experiences into this novel, and he paints a unique picture of a broken world -- this book is about the discovery of war and politics as seen through the eyes of a young boy as he is tossed into the meat grinder of life and turned into a man.