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Fascism, how I have missed thee! I went through a mil-SF phase in the 90's, voraciously reading anything from Warworld over the Drakaverse to Hammer's Slammers, and of course the Falkenberg series. I found the latter thoroughly distopian, even on the side of the 'good guys', which I ascribed to SF's "myriads of viewpoints" until finding out about JP's political side. Still, I did like the books back then, so I decided to go on a Falkenberg rereading binge, so this review is about the whole seri
Yet another great Military SF Co-Dominion book - last of the Falkenberg series - series best read in order
Good, but I recommend readingThe Prince to get all of these in order.
Begining of Empire.Strong end to the series. But then you can start the Motie books to see the Empire in action. The helots lose much, and are not good people. Civilization will do better under the Spartans.
Hopefully this, and not ‘1984’This was written years ago, and we don’t yet have FTL space drive. Hopefully though, we can come to a coherent and beneficial government before civilization falters or fail. Your call…..
This is the best of the 4 books in the series. Best character development, best action, best battles. This universe is really set up for many more books, so I can't figure why there hasn't been a book 5 in the past 25 years. Sad.
Reread. First-rate MilSF, dragged down a bit by the clunky CoDominium stuff that Stirling inherited from Pournelle. The action is fast and furious, and there's enough ambiguity to keep this from becoming WarPorn. Though it is definitely a book of its time. Good clean fun if you like this sort of thing. Kept me up way too late last night.
This is the last in the series of the Falkenberg's Legions - and really acts as a continuation of the story from "Go tell the Spartans" the conflict is now taking on a new level of ferocity and as desperation starts to set in you see more and more extreme actions being take - with the ultimate decision being made inevitably. The book like the predecessor carries on the conflict on a more close quarter scale as compared to the earlier books. However I personally think the book benefits from it. I...
4 1/2 but rounding up when comparing it a lot of the stuff I've picked up recently that had higher ratings and paled in my comparison.I like Pournelle's work n this series a lot more than Hammer's Slammers which is a similar concept. Nicely rounding out the overall story arc.
Oddly paced but still entertaining enough. I love the CoDominium universe. My biggest gripe is it had some of Pournelle's oddness in endings that just sort of fizzle with a weirdly overly dramatic act or quote that doesn't fit the tone of the rest of the book.Oh well, still liked it!
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About halfway through this novel, I thought "Well, if I read 'wolfish grin' again, I won't be responsible for what I do!" Exactly two pages later I was reading the book like a maniac! I have never seen a book so suddenly get its act together and get really good. The last half of the book had some of the best scenes of the entire series. Solid protagonists, engaging antagonists, and well done action sequences combined to make this an excellent conclusion to Falkenberg's Legions. Is it the best sc...
You should read this book AFTER you read "Go Tell The Spartans" by the same author. Together, they tell the story of free society under attack both from within and without, by powerhungry barbarbians. A parble for our times, and perhaps a warning to keep a close watch on those who play with peoples lives while insisting they do it all for "The People".
Second reading, same as the first. Still good but not great and nowhere near the best of the Falkenberg's Legion stories out there. Read The Mercenary (a Pournelle solo effort) instead.
