Book One of the Cobra Rebellion Saga, and a new entry in New York Times #1 best seller Timothy Zahn's legendary Cobra series.
Cobras: technologically‑enhanced warriors bred to fight an alien menace no ordinary human can withstand. At the center of action on Cobra world Aventine: the legendary Moreau clan. In times of war, the Cobras are necessary, yet in times of peace they are often reviled by those they have saved. Now the Cobras have resisted a second invasion of the alien Troft forces, and forced the Troft to a stalemate ‑‑ and even converted some thoughtful Troft into uneasy allies against their kin.
Yet all is not well in the human sector of the galaxy. A supposed sister empire, the Dominion of Man, threatens the Cobra worlds with what is, in effect, enslavement, as it moves to consolidate power over all the Cobra worlds. The plan on Aventine: to extort from the Moreau family the location of the home planet of a mysterious human ally that may be more powerful than the Dominion: the Qasaman empire.
Meanwhile, Cobra Merrick Moreau is on a secret mission of his own to a world of humans enslaved by Troft masters. It is a world of barbaric cruelty where human are slave chattel to Troft gamblers. There the Troft force whole villages, even children, into life and death struggles served up for Troft entertainment.
But the totalitarian Dominion of Man and the Troft game‑masters are in for a rude surprise: Cobras are not merely technological marvels. They are far more. For within each Cobra, bred by close family ties and hard testing in battle, there beats the heart of a warrior and the burning conviction that a Cobra will be slave to no one. Rebellion is at hand, and once again, Cobras lead the fight for freedom.
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Product ReviewThis book has real flaws. First it is just part of a book and does not leave you feeling than many issues have been resolved. Characters are limited and really not very deep. The good guys are good, and foolish and try not to kill anyone and the bad guys really are bad, and stupid and really don't seem to care about killing people. I would advise against reading this book unless you are determined to buy the whole set. Good luck finding good literature.
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Product ReviewWhere is the rest of the book? Overpriced for just half a book. Very disappointed, despite enjoying what was there.
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Product ReviewTo start with, good story. good read. but it says complet book. so then i read and, i come to a end, and everybody are in the woods. and the story are just cut off. to start with i thought the file i did download thas corupted. so i did go back and then i did se on the book cover, book one. so the autor just stoped to wright said thats enough the rest i put in the next book. if it thas in a free ebook i could understand. but not in a paid book. saing complet book. normaly you have a better ending even if you are saing book one. still you need a conclusion at the end. not stop writing in the middel off the page. should say it should be a good buy then the two books ore the two chapters are ready. also in the end it should tell you the name off the secound book coming after. becouse to buy a half off a book dont feels nice.
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Product ReviewGreat read. Great characters, gripping story, and well worth the time.
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