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THEY'RE SWARMING FOR THEKILL...AND WE ARE THE PREY! Everybody knows how despicable the alien Fibians are. Allies of the fanatic Mollie rebels against the human Commonwealth, they show no mercy, they have no remorse, and they find human flesh delectable -- at least when served live. Fielding a gigantic starfleet against Earth and its colonies, they march like the giant spiders they resemble through humanity's nightmares, and soon they will march across its devastated worlds.When the captain show more of the starshipInvincibleis incapacitated after a Fibian attack, only Peter Raeder -- former fighter pilot, starship flight engineer, and unorthodox hero of the war against the Mollies -- can be entrusted with command of the ship. His mission: to track down the alien raiders who took out his captain, and then to start hitting the enemy behind the lines.It's a suicide mission, and Raeder knows it...until the fortunes of battle drive him deeper into alien space than he'd ever intended to go, theInvincibletoo damaged ever to return home. There he discovers that the monstrous Fibians may not be monsters after all... show lessTags
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This was the best out of the trilogy - mostly because I enjoyed the description of the alien society. Again, not hugely original.
Some interesting but mostly stereotypical characters in a not very believable universe. The drill team ending was weird.
While I found this an entertaining read, I felt the writing wasn't that good and the ending pretty lame, I liked the variety of characters and the interplay caused by the first contact between disparate species well done. The details were't overdone and the plot exceptional. There was enough action to keep me turning the pages. But sadly, the ending left a me disappointed.
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Stephen Michael Stirling is a French-born Canadian-American science fiction and fantasy author. His Birthday is September 30, 1953. He has lived in several countries and currently resides in the United States in New Mexico with his wife. He is probably best known for his Draka series of novels and his more recent time travel/alternate history show more Nantucket series and Emberverse series. In 2014 his title The Golden Princess made The New York Times Best Seller List. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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- Canonical title
- The Independent Command
- Original publication date
- 2000
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- Members
- 154
- Popularity
- 211,988
- Reviews
- 5
- Rating
- (3.43)
- Languages
- English
- Media
- Paper, Ebook
- ISBNs
- 3
- ASINs
- 2
