![]() ![]() ![]() This is one of the best by far, a splendid blend of characterization, setting, plot and hand-to-hand combat. ![]() "I've been indulging in an orgy of military sf reading since February, when Patrick at Mysterious Galaxy in San Diego got me hooked on it. And everything seemed to be going perfectly. The key thing was to recruit the Silsviss into the Confederation before the Others either attacked or claimed this lizardlike race of warriors for their own side. At first, it seemed that all she'd have to contend with was bored troops getting into mischief and breaking in the new second lieutenant who had been given command of her men Sure, there had been rumors of the Others-the sworn enemies of the Confederation-being spotted in this sector of space. So when she and those in her platoon who had survived the last deadly encounter with the Others were yanked from a well-deserved leave for what was supposed to be "easy" duty as the honor guard for a diplomatic mission to the non-Confederation world of the Silsviss, she was ready for anything. Staff Sergeant Tobin Kerr was a battle-hardened professional. ![]()
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