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Dust World (2000)

by B.V. Larson(Favorite Author)

4.07 of 5 Votes: 3

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English

genre

Science Fiction

series

Undying Mercenaries

review 1: So this was my favorite of the three so far. It read like a book should read. The character made logical decisions based off the context of his situation. It had a well developed flow when reading. Continues to develop the drive and personality of the man character. the part of the book I liked most was the introduction of the new alien antagonist. While single minded, they are made out to be interesting and description well formed. the clones of the humans they generate are an interesting tangent. They make humans but not human-like. The clones are tall, strong, giant like but lack any of the psychological characteristics of being human.I feel if this antagonist is developed carefully, it would make the book series interesting.
review 2: From My Newsletter Num... moreber 80:This review is on Dust World by B.V. Larson. This is the second book in The Undying Mercenaries Series I have read by this writer. I am currently reading Book 3, Tech World, which will be reviewed next. I did not know until recently that the author had a series going. The first story, Steel World, was one of the best science fiction stories I have read recently (see My Newsletter #54 for my Five Star review).This book includes a Timeline of Events for the reader to catch up on when the Imperial Galactic aliens first became aware of Earthlings in 1943 until the time in 2122 when they learned of the illegal Earth colony called Hydra. The main character, James McGill is born in 2099.This story starts out with James McGill back home on Earth on shore leave. He is having some trouble fitting in after all the violence he has experienced from his tour of duty on Steel World. He really cannot talk about it with his parents. It could be because he is on his fourth body after dying on Steel World and was reborn with a fresh body each time. His dad says he understands he may feel different, but he thinks James has finally grown up.James’ Legion Varus was the last to serve on Steel World and they lost a big client contract that is costing the loss of jobs for the people on Earth. Many people are blaming the loss on Legion Varus. Of course, the whole story of what happened on Steel World cannot be told because it is a classified secret. What Earth needs now is a new client.Finally, James learns that Legion Varus has been chosen for a new contract, but it is not with the Galactic Empire. Instead the contract is with the Hegemony Government. It involves the lost colony of Hydra. No one really knows at this point what the legion must do other than to travel to the new planet and aid the colonists. Something does not make sense about this contract, but James will figure it out once they reach the planet. The whole situation is complicated.The events that follow quickly escalate to fighting a new alien species that does not want any more humans settling on their hot, dry, dusty planet. Of course, James McGill is caught in the middle of everything and causes numerous issues with his superiors and the Galactic Empire. He is also killed several more times. I give this book four stars because the story is very entertaining, well written and the characters are well developed and memorable. I find this series to be well worth reading. less

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