Star Commandos: Death Planet

Star Commandos #4

by P.M. Griffin

The immortal space saga of the STAR COMMANDOS continues. In the fourth volume of this compelling and endearing adventure series, the STAR COMMANDOS journey to Mirelle of Eri, the dreaded Death Planet to foil the conspiracy of a rogue pirate fleet. Yet the greatest danger isn't the pirates and their weaponry, but rather the plague of deadly fungus lying dormant in the caves of the watery planet, waiting for prey to consume with its flesh-eating spores. "The most suspenseful and nail-biting episode of the STAR COMMANDOS to date. Once you start it, you can't put it down! Absolutely electrifying!" Robert E. Gelinas Author, The Mustard Seed For the War Prince Varn Tarl Sogan, the Death Planet is his greatest test-to return to the place where he witnessed fi rst-hand the savage carnage of the fungus, and where many of the ships he formerly commanded still lie, only to be cannibalized and appropriated by space pirates, who themselves are unaware of the spores of death with which they might infect the ultrasystem if any are allowed to leave Mirelle of Eri alive.

Genres: Science Fiction

201 pages, Paperback

First published June 1, 1989

About the author

Longer name: Pauline M. Griffin

Reviews

[Jane Lebak · Rating 4 out of 5]

Another proofread en route to getting the whole series republished with Speaking Volumes this year.

I didn't remember as much of this story as I had Mission Underground, for some reason. Not sure why. It's still a fun ride with lots of ups and downs. That fungus is horrifying, and I absolutely agree with Varn that he should have burnt off that planet when he had the chance. But the Federation won't do it because they "value the diversity of life in the universe" or whatever--meanwhile this thing devours everything it touches. Yeah, torch it, friends. Torch it.

Anyhow, this volume will be re-released soon, and then -- onto Book 5: Mind Slaver!

[Adena Lee · Rating 5 out of 5]

Varnt Sogan is a deeply wounded and tormented warrior, which makes him the kind of man that many women (not just Islaen Conner) would consider attractive. In this novel, the author bares some of Varnt's traumatic past for the reader's examination and in doing so, renders him more real, more sympathetic, and most unfairly, more attractive to the reader. I am definitely besotted with the man and I can't help but want the next book in the series.

[Tabitha · Rating 5 out of 5]

This whole series is a fun sci-fi romp from an author who is local to me. Worth the read!