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War World #7
Blood Vengeance
Three hundred years ago, the last survivors of the genetically engineered Sauron super warriors arrived on the planet Haven. Since then, the history of Haven has been a horror story, but now old enemies have been united by their hatred of the Sauron overlords, and it just may be possible for the humans to take back their world.
This book is a collection of short stores by various authors on this theme.
This book is a collection of short stores by various authors on this theme.
400 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1994
About the author
Jerry Pournelle
269 books559 followersDr Jerry Eugene Pournelle was an American science fiction writer, engineer, essayist, and journalist, who contributed for many years to the computer magazine Byte, and from 1998 until his death maintained his own website and blog.
From the beginning, Pournelle's work centered around strong military themes. Several books describe the fictional mercenary infantry force known as Falkenberg's Legion. There are strong parallels between these stories and the Childe Cycle mercenary stories by Gordon R. Dickson, as well as Heinlein's Starship Troopers, although Pournelle's work takes far fewer technological leaps than either of these.
Pournelle spent years working in the aerospace industry, including at Boeing, on projects including studying heat tolerance for astronauts and their spacesuits. This side of his career also found him working on projections related to military tactics and probabilities. One report in which he had a hand became a basis for the Strategic Defense Initiative, the missile defense system proposed by President Ronald Reagan. A study he edited in 1964 involved projecting Air Force missile technology needs for 1975.
Dr. Pournelle would always tell would-be writers seeking advice that the key to becoming an author was to write — a lot.
“And finish what you write,” he added in a 2003 interview. “Don’t join a writers’ club and sit around having coffee reading pieces of your manuscript to people. Write it. Finish it.”
Pournelle served as President of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America in 1973.
From the beginning, Pournelle's work centered around strong military themes. Several books describe the fictional mercenary infantry force known as Falkenberg's Legion. There are strong parallels between these stories and the Childe Cycle mercenary stories by Gordon R. Dickson, as well as Heinlein's Starship Troopers, although Pournelle's work takes far fewer technological leaps than either of these.
Pournelle spent years working in the aerospace industry, including at Boeing, on projects including studying heat tolerance for astronauts and their spacesuits. This side of his career also found him working on projections related to military tactics and probabilities. One report in which he had a hand became a basis for the Strategic Defense Initiative, the missile defense system proposed by President Ronald Reagan. A study he edited in 1964 involved projecting Air Force missile technology needs for 1975.
Dr. Pournelle would always tell would-be writers seeking advice that the key to becoming an author was to write — a lot.
“And finish what you write,” he added in a 2003 interview. “Don’t join a writers’ club and sit around having coffee reading pieces of your manuscript to people. Write it. Finish it.”
Pournelle served as President of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America in 1973.
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March 15, 2026
Very fitting end to the War World saga! Blood Vengeance is basically the second half of one novel (the first half being Blood Feuds) and picks up right were the previous one left off. Not sure why Baen did not simply put out one long volume, but so it goes.
The Bandari's war with the Saurons continues here. The haBandari are one of the few 'tribes' that never paid tribute to the Saurons, existing largely in a sheltered valley half the world away from the Sauron Citadel. The 'exiled seven' head toward the Citadel preaching war and retribution and gather a massive army from the Steppes. Meanwhile, the Bandari opened a back door to the Sangrila valley on the opposite side of the Citadel where they foment a rebellion of the locals there-- primarily the Russian nationalists and American libertarians. The Saurons sent most of their military to squash the valley rebellion and then the horde army attacks the Citadel...
Super action sequences and I loved the set up. The Saurons have been rather complacent after bombing Haven back to the stone age during their arrival; they subdued the world and then basically got fat and lazy, relying upon the high tech relics they landed with. The Bandari, however, reinvented tech from scratch. Their flintlock rifles have the same range as Sauron assault rifles, but they have a whole host of surprises for the Saurons. If you dig military science fiction, I highly recommend this series! 4 solid stars!!
The Bandari's war with the Saurons continues here. The haBandari are one of the few 'tribes' that never paid tribute to the Saurons, existing largely in a sheltered valley half the world away from the Sauron Citadel. The 'exiled seven' head toward the Citadel preaching war and retribution and gather a massive army from the Steppes. Meanwhile, the Bandari opened a back door to the Sangrila valley on the opposite side of the Citadel where they foment a rebellion of the locals there-- primarily the Russian nationalists and American libertarians. The Saurons sent most of their military to squash the valley rebellion and then the horde army attacks the Citadel...
Super action sequences and I loved the set up. The Saurons have been rather complacent after bombing Haven back to the stone age during their arrival; they subdued the world and then basically got fat and lazy, relying upon the high tech relics they landed with. The Bandari, however, reinvented tech from scratch. Their flintlock rifles have the same range as Sauron assault rifles, but they have a whole host of surprises for the Saurons. If you dig military science fiction, I highly recommend this series! 4 solid stars!!
November 25, 2012
Unlike most of the other War World books, this one was a single story. I usually am not interested in short story books, but this series has kept me reading for six of those, before getting to this, the seventh book in the series. I'm very much wanting to know what happens next in this story thread, but it looks like book eight goes back 300 years... I think all of these books deserve more recognition than they've gotten. If you like stories with an epic scope, I recommend starting with the Falkenberg's Legion series (The Prince), and then starting with book one here.
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