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Hard Life: Nick Smith book 6 Prequel (Nick Smith Series) Kindle Edition

by Stephen Birch (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.4 out of 5 stars 163 ratings
Go back with Nick to a time before the pandemic. Nick Smith is a young man with a hard destiny. Learn how he is forged. Watch as extreme hardship and betrayal turn him into a man of iron. This is a book rammed full of action.




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  1. Book 6 of 6
    Nick Smith Series
  2. Print length
    161 pages
  3. Language
    English
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  5. Publication date
    23 Oct. 2014
  6. File size
    2.9 MB
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00OWG4TMI
  • Accessibility ‏ : ‎ Learn more
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ 23 Oct. 2014
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 2.9 MB
  • Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 161 pages
  • Page Flip ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Book 6 of 6 ‏ : ‎ Nick Smith Series
  • Customer reviews:
    4.4 out of 5 stars 163 ratings

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  • G. Davies
    5.0 out of 5 stars The end but also a great beginning !
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 1 April 2015
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    So having read all 5 of the Nick Smith books and thoroughly enjoyed them, it was with trepidation that I bought the prequel "Hard Life". For me prequels tend to be a big disappointment (don't even talk to me about Phantom Menace!) I honestly thought this would be a book to far and was convinced I wouldn't enjoy it. How wrong was I, the author obviously has a real affection for Nick and you see it in his writing. Nick is well fleshed out following him from his early Army days right through to when we meet him in "New World". In fact you could easily read this book before New World as they flow seamlessly into each other.
    Again I enjoyed the fact the flu pandemic happened and we read about its after affects instead of the pandemic itself, to many books go to great lengths about how every one dies then run out of ideas 2 weeks later. The Nick Smith books feel very real to me with how "normal" people would cope with loss.
    So buy this and then buy the series you wont be disappointed.
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  • Rona from Bedfordshire
    5.0 out of 5 stars BEST SERIES I HAVE EVER READ - All 6 books are well worth reading
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 22 November 2014
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    I absolutely enjoyed the "Nick Smith" series of books they took me away into a different world from our normal usual "work & TV life".
    I wont give too much away but Nick Smith is Ex-SAS and helps a few survive after a major flu pandemic which is the main story line in Books 1 to 5 which left only 1% of the population alive in the UK and the violence and hardship that happened trying to just stay alive. If you have already read the previous 5 books in the "Nick Smith" series then Book 6 The Prequel: Hard Life is a must to read. Its about Nicks young life training for the SAS and his career and how he met Simon in the SAS taking you to the start of book 1. I have cried and also laughed in places while reading this series of books and learnt so much about survival and how our lives and world would change if a pandemic actually happened. Enjoy them all, I did! Well done Mr Stephen Birch I am looking forward to your next book.
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  • Zoe
    5.0 out of 5 stars A brief history of Nick Smith.
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 25 July 2017
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    Aggressive young male begins a journey into a career of secret missions and survival skills? An insight into the character in book One of this series. Can be read on its own.
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  • wolf
    5.0 out of 5 stars Interesting information
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 7 February 2015
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    It was good to know about events leading up to the series. I enjoyed every aspect of the book and would recommend it plus the rest of the series to anyone who likes a good adventure about one man's fight against the world.
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  • Maureen Allen
    5.0 out of 5 stars Really enjoyed this book
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 23 November 2014
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    A really great series, I have thoroughly enjoyed reading them all. Would love to see this as a television series.
    Would thoroughly reccommend these book. Hope to see more by this author.
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  • Susie Amazon Customer
    5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant book
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 22 November 2014
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    Have read all of the Nick Smith series, this doesn't disappoint absolutely brilliant start to the series. Hope that we don't have to wait too long for more books from Stephen Birch.
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  • Amazon Customer
    1.0 out of 5 stars This is not book 6
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 12 November 2014
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    Purchased hard life book 6. When downloaded cover said book 6 hard life but content said book 5 resolution......Please sort this out
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  • Don Findlay
    5.0 out of 5 stars Read all of them
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 16 June 2018
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    Brilliant series, read them all, real shame there is no more
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  • Kindle Customer
    5.0 out of 5 stars An Almost Life Story of a Young Man Who Joined the SAS
    Reviewed in the United States on 11 April 2017
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    SB has written a novel about a young man who joined the SAS until he was framed for murder of two men from his own squad. He was sent to military prison where the Warden tried to have him killed. He escaped an d spent the next few years moving from wooded areas to other wooded areas. He stayed in hiding when the flu epidemic happened. This is an excellent read for the genre..... ER
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  • Kindle Customer
    4.0 out of 5 stars Decent back story
    Reviewed in the United States on 24 February 2019
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    Covered a lot of years in a short time. Interesting enough to make me want to read the series now.
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