They were the toughest fighters in the galaxy-
until they got used up.
The mission: redemption-or death,
The troops were walking dead already,
so there wasn't much of a downside.
Major Arthur Farrell and the troops of Strike Force Company C41 had seen too much war with the alien Kalendru. They had too many screaming memories to be fit for combat again, but they were far too dangerous to themselves and others to be returned to civilian life.
The bureaucracy that administered human affairs arranged a final mission with the same ruthless efficiency as it conducted the war against the Kalendru. C41 would guard a colony being sent to a hell planet. If the troops succeeded, they might be ready to return to human society.
When the mission went horribly wrong, Art Farrell and his troops found their lives on the line as never before, protecting civilians to whom bureaucratic injustice was a new experience. And there was one more thing...
A story of soldiers and civilians,
of hope and, possibly, redemption.
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Fun book!I liked this book. Lots of action just like Dave Drake delivers. A group of mercs end up being a police force on a planet but the planet tries to eat them at every chance. New creative monsters is a good read, but the ending is a twist. Great book!
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Product ReviewI find many of Drake's books to be therapeutic, none more than this one. It helps me deal with my rage. And reminds me that I am not the only one to feel the things I feel. His description towards the beginning about how combat soldiers are not criminals in the normal sense is the best description I have ever heard of the difficulties of transitioning back to civilian life.
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Product ReviewWithout a question, one of the best David Drake titles I've read and a very unusual, thought-provoking tale.
I liked not only the top level story of C41 and the civilians surviving (or not) the mission but also the over arching story of the Administrator who sent them there, and why...
Really good.
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Product ReviewExcellent, just excellent. I don't often give five stars, but this was a great tale, with interesting characters, unexpected twists, and was thought provoking.
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