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Star Commandos #6
Return to War
Four Space Commandos in a Desperate Fight Against an Army of Alien Raiders…
The Britynons were the only race to receive the Federation's most severe punishment—confinement to their own solar system. Commando-Colonel Islaen Connor well remembers the rape of her homeworld by these off-worlders. They come as locusts, stripping a planet of its resources, returning nothing.
Now the Britynons have come in secret to another world, beautiful and primitive. Islaen Connor vows to stand between the renegades and the fate they plan for the planet and its people—even if it means death for her and her three comrades…
"Excellent SF Adventure!"—Andre Norton
The Britynons were the only race to receive the Federation's most severe punishment—confinement to their own solar system. Commando-Colonel Islaen Connor well remembers the rape of her homeworld by these off-worlders. They come as locusts, stripping a planet of its resources, returning nothing.
Now the Britynons have come in secret to another world, beautiful and primitive. Islaen Connor vows to stand between the renegades and the fate they plan for the planet and its people—even if it means death for her and her three comrades…
"Excellent SF Adventure!"—Andre Norton
- GenresScience Fiction
344 pages, Kindle Edition
First published July 1, 1990
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September 9, 2021
Re-reading this in preparation for the books being re-released this year.
The story is your basic Star Commandos novel: an outsized threat that can't be handled by the local population, so the guerilla team gets sent in to neutralize the threat. Bandit is now taking a more active role, and Bethe and Jake are firmly united as a couple. Islaen and Varn are still uber-capable, and everyone has a specialized skillset that they bring to bear during the course of the mission.
This is not my favorite of the Star Commandos novels. I took issue with the way the team handled the threat, the nature of the threat, and the entire sub-plot with the arrogant king. Several times in the book I also just got tired of Varn's self-recrimination. Overall, though, it's a good series, and others may disagree with me.
The story is your basic Star Commandos novel: an outsized threat that can't be handled by the local population, so the guerilla team gets sent in to neutralize the threat. Bandit is now taking a more active role, and Bethe and Jake are firmly united as a couple. Islaen and Varn are still uber-capable, and everyone has a specialized skillset that they bring to bear during the course of the mission.
This is not my favorite of the Star Commandos novels. I took issue with the way the team handled the threat, the nature of the threat, and the entire sub-plot with the arrogant king. Several times in the book I also just got tired of Varn's self-recrimination. Overall, though, it's a good series, and others may disagree with me.
December 9, 2022
This was just thrilling in the same way as Jack Higgin's WWII action thrillers. For anyone who just wants an adrenaline-rush-inducing mission on par with "Where Eagles Dare" or "The Great Escape" or anything from "Hogan's Heroes", you want to read this.
April 17, 2019
This whole series is a fun sci-fi romp from an author who is local to me. Worth the read!
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