The Recruitment (Rise of the Free Fleet, #1)

James Cook is rarely known by his real name. For the past four years he's been playing Mecha Assault One with his team-Mecha Tail-, being known around the world as Salchar, a gaming celebrity and master strategist.

At the second championships of Mecha Assault Two, a group called the Planetary Defense Force (PDF) dropped into Earth’s atmosphere dragging Earth's children and teenagers into the sky. They are to be trained as Mecha Troopers, no better than slaves or cannon fodder. James Cook must truly become Salchar to keep himself, his squad and the enslaved humans alive. ... more>>