Stark's War
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Stark's War
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John G. Hemry
To seize the moon from foreign powers--and keep his men alive--Sergeant Ethan Stark must choose which orders to obey--and which to ignore. Science fiction is usually an extrapolation into the future and some authors "futures" can get pretty far-fetched, and that can be fun. But this novel is dead on. The author must be ex-military to have captured so accurately military life and the end game of where the military seems to be heading. The novel is set in the not too distant future where promotion in the US officer core is determined by political correctness rather than effectiveness. Military weapons acquisition is ruled by political pay-backs and the enlisted men and women have become virtually military slaves. The battle is for the resources of the moon, trench warfare in "Starship Trooper" like battle armor. It reminds me of the first time I read "The Forever War." |
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Stark's Command
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John G. Hemry
A mutiny on the moon places Sgt. Ethan Stark in command of the U.S. military forces there-and turns a dream for independence into a reality. Wow, in this book Stark not only deals in combat but in diplomacy, and government building. These future Americans begin to question the state of their homeland and what they must do to fix it or seperate from it. As the action expanded we learned of the "civs" on the moon, the US Navy, the enemy, the free enterprise of rogue merchants and the drastic state of the US after the events of the first book. I toyed with the idea after the first book, but I am sure the world Hemry creates in his writings, would make a great role-playing campaign. Whether you rpg or not, if you like fast passed reading about regular people doing extraordinary things, in military or scifi settings, then this book is for you. |
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Stark's Crusade
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John G. Hemry
He was sent into space to protect the U.S. Lunar Colony. Instead, when faced with orders that would do nothing but get his soldiers killed, Sergeant Stark lead a rebellion. Now he and his soldiers must fend off deadly aggression from their own country without igniting a full-scale civil war. |
