title: The IX
author:  Andrew P Weston 
description: Weston deftly weaves the horrors of the Horde stealing human life-essences, with the beauty of his prose and imagery. Action-packed and highly recommended.<br /><strong>Amazing Stories</strong><br />*<br /><strong></strong>The IX has taken me back to the books I enjoyed in my youth (Jerry Pournelle's King David's Spaceship or Gordon Dickson's Hour of the Horde) It flows wonderfully. There's constant motion, &amp; Weston takes the story in unexpected directions that are intriguing &amp; fun.<br /><strong>Black Gate<br />*<br /></strong><span>Weston knows how to keep the reader on the edge of the seat without feeling as though the mission will never end. This is a complex combination of history, imagination &amp; science fiction magic as is available today.<strong><br />Grady Harp: Hall of Fame/Top 100 /VineReviewer<br />*<br /></strong></span>When it comes to science fiction, I want a book that captures me from page one and never gives me a reason to want to escape. I want a book that forces me to stay up until 3 a.m., because there is no point at which it is ideal to put it down. I want a book whose characters and plots are complex and intelligent, but elegantly crafted with theminimum of distraction. The IX delivers.<br /><strong>Fanboy Comics<br />*<br /></strong>A brilliant &amp; amazing synthesis of military, horror and far-future science fiction.<br /><strong>Nebula&nbsp;Award Winner Michael A. Armstrong</strong> <br />*<br />The author's knowledge of military history &amp; his speculations about what might have happened to the legendary Ninth Roman Legion have led to an amazing trip through time &amp; space to a world where things are not ever as straight-forward as they seem. Blending in believable science &amp; classic elements of old Westerns, Weston has created a truly delightful story.<br /><strong>This Dark Matter<br />*<br /></strong>If you come back from watching Star Wars: The Force Awakens and find yourself pining for a galaxy far, far away with a few similar elements, I highly recommend The IX.<br /><strong>Epicstream<br />*<br /></strong><span>The IX is the most inventive science fiction novel I haveread since "Stranger in a Strange Land". That's saying a lot. The plot ishighly complicated, and yet so clearly and gracefully written that it is easyto follow.The ending is wildly inventive and too brilliant to give away. Suffice it to say I ended the book with tears in my eyes.<br /><strong>Jim Morris</strong></span>
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  # Under The Covers
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  ## Weston Parker
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  #### BrixBaxter Publishing
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  ### Contents
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  [Find Weston Parker](part0002.html#1T140-2ae09f4e2e49490fb1b01ca318c07fca)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  [Description](part0003.html#2RHM0-2ae09f4e2e49490fb1b01ca318c07fca)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  [Introduction](part0004.html#3Q280-2ae09f4e2e49490fb1b01ca318c07fca)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  [Chapter 1](part0005.html#4OIQ0-2ae09f4e2e49490fb1b01ca318c07fca)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  [Chapter 2](part0006.html#5N3C0-2ae09f4e2e49490fb1b01ca318c07fca)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  [Chapter 3](part0007.html#6LJU0-2ae09f4e2e49490fb1b01ca318c07fca)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  [Chapter 4](part0008.html#7K4G0-2ae09f4e2e49490fb1b01ca318c07fca)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  [Chapter 5](part0009.html#8IL20-2ae09f4e2e49490fb1b01ca318c07fca)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  [Chapter 6](part0010.html#9H5K0-2ae09f4e2e49490fb1b01ca318c07fca)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  [Chapter 7](part0011.html#AFM60-2ae09f4e2e49490fb1b01ca318c07fca)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  [Chapter 8](part0012.html#BE6O0-2ae09f4e2e49490fb1b01ca318c07fca)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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