A story of humans stranded on an inhospitable, and actually, downright hostile, planet. Not a bad premise as such, but it feels like there is much left undeveloped about the setting that leaves me feeling like there should be more than just this one book. (

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ElementalDragon | Oct 29, 2008 |

A certain degree of Combat Porn, here. Okay, so that's what Drake does, particularly in this mid-range stuff,

The actual plot is a tad on the thin side,as is the premise - rehabilitate combat fatigued soldiers by trowing them onto a 'hell-world' with a mass of civilians to protect?

Oh, and there're at least two hidden agendas, too.

It's okay for what it is, so long as you accept it for what it is. (

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michaelbirks | Feb 25, 2008 |

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khms | Nov 10, 2007 |

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Redliners

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Sergeant Guilio Abbado

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Maxus 377

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When I entered Category 4 of the Unity civil service thirty-seven years ago, I gave up my former name and life to become a servant dedicated to all mankind.

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Major Arthur Farrell's bones vibrated to the howls of the generators braking the captured Kalendru starship to a soft landing in the main military port of the world Unity planners had labeled Maxus 377.

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The psychology of the Kalendru required them to battle the Unity for primacy where another human society would have been willing to coexist with us.

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