Star Soldiers
by:
Andre Norton (author)
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 master, s the warriors from Earth begin a...
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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 master, s 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!
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780743435543 (0743435540)
Publish date: July 30th 2002
Publisher: Baen
Pages no: 480
Edition language: English
Series: Central Control (#1)
I enjoyed this book and found it to be a relatively fast read. Star Soldiers is actually an omnibus of two books set in the same universe -- Star Guard and Star Rangers. The first book is set some time after Earth has ventured into space and made contact with the rest of the galaxy. It turns out t...