Publisher's Synopsis
Join the PMC! Elysium Awaits!Enjoy real food, no soy protein substitutes!Get paid a living wage with no taxes or deductions!Have the adventure of a lifetime with proper military training and the best equipment in the galaxy!Join today, and in just five short years, you'll receive free transport to Elysium, the paradise world for warriors and patriots!When the Proxy entered the solar system, they ushered in a new era of peace, prosperity, and health that altered humanity forever. A century later, with the average human living three times longer than before First Contact, the Earth became crowded, and humanity found itself completely dependent on the technologically advanced aliens known as the Proxy.Three hundred years after First Contact, the Earth is so overpopulated that governments have taken control of everything. The wealthy have all they can dream of, but for most people, life has become a grueling marathon of constant work, for lives that stretch over two centuries in length. When Nick Nichols and his friends, fresh from high school, strike out into the work force, they find the twelve-hour shifts of hard labor six days a week difficult. When their first paychecks reveal a mere pittance for their toil, the friends know something has to change.The Proxy Military Corps is the only way to escape the crowded conditions on Earth. Every Space Marine who agrees to fight for the Proxy and completes their five year enlistment period is given free transport to Elysium, a goldilocks planet perfect for human colonization. But humanity is trapped in the solar system, and the reports of Elysium come from the aliens, who alone hold the key to interstellar travel. The Proxy jealously guard their technology, and the only way out of the solar system is by joining the PMC, but enlistment carries its own hazards. No one who joins the PMC ever returns to Earth. Most people believe the promises of the PMC to be lies used to lure the gullible to their deaths. Elysium, they say, is just a fantasy, and fighting for the Proxy is seen as a betrayal of the human race by most people. But for those brave enough to face the hazards of the galaxy beyond our solar system, the PMC might just be the best chance of having a life worth living.Dragon Team Seven is the first book in a new military space opera by prolific author Toby Neighbors. Join Nick and his friends as they experience the trials and rewards of military life. With realistic characters navigating their way in a large galaxy you're sure to find exciting, this action-packed novel promises to be a new favorite. It's richly imaginative, fast-paced, and surprising. If you're ready to be swept away into a world you'll never want to leave, Dragon Team Seven is for you.
