Forester's character Horatio Hornblower and her last name from a fleet doctor in Patrick O'Brian's Master and Commander. One of his most popular and enduring characters is Honor Harrington whose alliterated name is an homage to C.S. He frequently places female leading characters in what have been traditionally male roles. Many of his stories have military, particularly naval, themes, and fit into the military science fiction genre. "Coauthors Weber and Ringo excel in depicting the lives and times of soldiers both on and off the battlefield."- Library Journalĭavid Mark Weber is an American science fiction and fantasy author.
grip straightforward action lovers."- Publishers Weekly "Will fascinate sophisticated readers (the manual of arms for a four-armed, 10-foot soldier is a thing of beauty). If anyone can get him off Marduk alive, it's the Bronze Barbarians. Fortunately, Roger has an ace in the Bravo Company of Bronze Battalion of The Empress' Own Regiment. Now all Roger has to do is hike halfway around the entire planet, then capture a spaceport from the Bad Guys, somehow commandeer a starship, and then go home to Mother for explanations.
After all, what else did he have to do with his life? Then warships of the Empire of Man's worst rivals force his crippled vessel out of space and Roger is shipwrecked on the planet Marduk, whose jungles are full of deadly predators and barbarian hordes with really bad dispositions. It probably wasn't too surprising that someone in his position should react by becoming spoiled, self-centered, and petulant. Roger Ramius MacClintock was young, handsome, athletic, an excellent dresser, and third in line for the Throne of Man. New York Times best-selling series - Omnibus - March Upcountry and March to the Sea, Books 1 and 2 in the Empire of Man Series.
0 kommentar(er)
