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Del Rey, Dec 2003, 19.95, 320 pp.
ISBN 0345460006
It may be the twenty-fifth century but the Marines are still the first soldiers on planet fall. The planet kingdom of Yahweh and His Saints and Their Apostles call upon the confederates for help in crushing a peasant uprising the marines of the 34th Fleet Initial Strike Team answer the call. However, the military is shocked to discover they are fighting sentient aliens rather than human beings. After a difficult war, the marines manage to wipe out the Skinks but they suffered heavy loses including Gunnery Sergeant Charlie Bass.
Back on their homebase, the military theocracy is overthrown and the newly formed government resembles Hitler's Nazi party as the new leader has modeled the government after the SS branch. Six POW taken by the Skinks awaken with no memory of who or where they are. They wait until they come upon a village of religious settlers who take them in never dreaming this act will involve them and the POWs in a coup d'etat whose aim is the complete overthrow of the present regime.
Fans of military science fiction will want to read STARFIST LAZARUS RISING and then will seek out the previous books in this exciting series. David Sherman and Don Cragg are excellent collaborators who create heroes that are brave, resourceful and refreshingly original.
Harriet Klausner
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Harriet Klausner, Resident Scholar
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Composition of Book
Descript. of chases or violence - 20%
planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 30%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 30%
Descript. of society, phenomena (tech), places - 20%
Tone of book
- suspenseful (sophisticated fear)
FANTASY or SCIENCE FICTION?
- science fiction story
Political power play
Yes
Political plotlets
- overthrowing govt/kingdom
War or Invasion
Yes
Is this an adult or child's book?
- Adult or Young Adult Book
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- infantry soldier
Age:
- 20's-30's
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- very athletic
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 40's-50's
Profession/status:
- politician/elected ruler
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- a moderate amount
How sensitive is this character?
- mean, arrogant
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- very athletic
Setting
A substantial portion of this book takes place on a non-Earth planetary body:
- humans in a primitive/fantasy society
Planet outside solar system?
Yes
Style
Person?
- mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death?
- generic/vague references to death/punishment
scientific jargon? (SF only)
- a moderate amount of scientific explanation
How much dialogue?
- significantly more dialog than descript
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