At least not in the beginning of this book. She's curious, a little gullible, and sweet.Īnd then she puts on an armor suit, heaves a broadsword, and rains down death and destruction from the mother fucking sky. Off the battlefield, she's just a regular, small town girl from the midwest. She doesn't run around pounding on her chest, aping masculine displays of dominance while declaring her badassery. I think my favorite thing about her is how understated she is. Rita is one of the most badass characters I've ever encountered. Maybe anyone who could see that much fighting and live to tell about it really was the Angel of Death.'
Army had chalked up half of all confirmed Mimic kills ever. Word had it she and her Special Forces squad from the U.S. A war junkie always chasing the action, no matter where it led her. The crazy chick with the broadsword, her armor painted red to draw the enemy straight to her. The members of his unit are dropping like flies. We meet Keiji, a green Japanese recruit, on the day of his first battle. This is the story of two ordinary people forced to do the extraordinary save the human race from an alien invasion. Keiji Kiriya is about to join their ranks. They call her a lot of names.Īngel of Death. 'She could walk into any hell and come back unscathed.'
