Steel World: Undying Mercenaries, Book 1
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| Rating | : | 4.35 (765 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B00GBAE1NU |
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| Number of Pages | : | 348 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-09-06 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
The attack didn't go well, and now Earth has entered a grim struggle for survival. I, James McGill, was born in 2099 on the fringe of the galaxy. Rather than being exterminated under a barrage of hell-burners, Earth joined their vast Empire. When Hegemony Financial denied my loan applications, I was kicked out of the university and I turned to the stars. The Galactics arrived with their battle fleet in 2052. Swearing allegiance to our distant alien overlords wasn't the only requirement for survival. My first campaign involved the invasion of a mineral-rich planet called Cancri-9, better known as Steel World. We also had to have something of value to trade, something that neighboring planets would pay their hard-earned credits to buy. In the 20th century Earth sent probes, transmissions, and welcoming messages to the stars. Unfortunately, someone noticed. As most of the local worlds were too civilized to have a proper army, the only valuable service Earth could provide came in the form of soldierssomeone had to do their dirty work for them, their fighting and dying. V. Humanity's mercenary legions go to war in Steel World, best-selling author B. Larson's latest science fiction novel.
C. Mark Chapoton said Where did that come from?. This is a hard to put down little book. I'm not the first to say that you'll read the second half of it in one sitting. I didn't believe the previous reviewer until I found myself doing exactly that. The characters just make you want to keep reading, once you get used to them, and the bizzare twists and turns Mr. Larson comes up with in this book don't let you put the book down. I mean, where in the world did he come up with the notions he played out in Steel . Reads like well-written Mass Effect fanfiction TL;DR version: Better than average world-building concepts, reads like well-written Mass Effect fanfiction, Dinosaurs In Space! (+1.5 stars just for this), MC is not a convincing soldier, MURIKA!Longer version:Of many, there are three things that, I believe, characterize good science fiction stories:1. The Concept(s): good concepts are about technology, about looking at the Universe a different way, about something new born out of the minds of men (or aliens).. You Died, Now Go Back Into Battle! This would be a great start for a series! The thought of going into battle, getting killed and then revived to do it all over again sends chills up my spine. Good thing this is only a science-fiction book. In this book our unfortunate young man, James McGill, finds himself too old to sit home playing video games and not going to college. Of course, sitting home and playing video games is what most young kids do anyway, but going to college is something you get