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Andre Norton-Grand Mistress of science fiction-presents a grand tapestry of the far-flung interstellar future, in which the first starships from Earth have burst out into the universe . . . only to run straight into the restraining grasp of the stagnant alien federation known as Central Control.

Only as interstellar mercenaries can humans go to the stars; the aliens who already dominate the galaxy allow no other recourse. But when Swordsman Third Class Kana Karr and his comrades-in-arms are betrayed and abandoned on a hostile world by their alien masters, the warriors from Earth begin a desperate but glorious march across a planet whose every sword is against them. Their actions may doom humanity's future . . . or lead the way to an empire of their own!

Four thousand years later, galactic civilization is collapsing, and the underfunded crew of an exploration starship is forced to set down on an uncharted planet: a mysterious, abandoned world that is achingly beautiful-and hauntingly familiar. Ranger Sergeant Kartr, telepath and stellar Patrolman, searches with his crewmates for the source of a beacon which may mean escape for them all. What he finds is far stranger: the first clue to what may become the greatest revelation in galactic history!

The defining events of future historyas only Andre Norton could tell them!

Publisher's Note: Star Soldiers has been previously published in parts as Star Guard and Star Rangers. This is the first unitary edition.

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    Andre Norton wrote for young readers. If you are looking for adult [sic] sophistication, you are in the wrong place. If you are looking for books you can give to or share with nieces, nephews, daughters and sons withiut embarassment, you have come to exactly the right place -- and, yes, you get Baen's usual sloppy editing.

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    I have read both of these books multiple times and have practically memorized Star Rangers -- one of the first SF novels I ever read. However, there is -- to a person who knows the books -- a GLARING error in Star Rangers. The villain is an ARCTURIAN -- a native of the star system of Arcturus. I don't know if it was deliberate or not, but every time I hit "Ageratan," it threw me right out of the story. What an annoying glitch. Still, this is classic SF, and well worth the read. Very happy to have them in my ebook collection!

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    Brings back some nostalgia, BUT there are inconsistencies and the stories are rather simplistic.

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    This is a good sci-fi book. I like books about man going to the stars and over-coming the odds. In the theme of Gordon R Dickson

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    An interesting denoument!

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    unfortunately there are some inconsistency's between the two stories; but apart from that - perfect :-)

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