![]() Roger, something of a dilettante with a taste for dandyism, big game hunting, and other incongruous skills, finds himself being protected by loyal Marines even as he wonders why he should deserve such unquestioning loyalty from troops he has never met. But conspiracy’s afoot, and there’s a traitor on the ship that’s carrying Roger and his contingent of the Empress’ Own Royal Marines. Prince Roger, heir tertiary to the Throne of Man (his mother, Alexandra, is Empress) is sent off to play diplomat on a world that hasn’t seen a member of the royal family in twenty years. They’ve taken SF, mixed it with high adventure on an alien world, and thrown in some great characters. In this latest offering by Weber and Ringo, who each have individual books to their credit, all these essential elements are present in perfect proportion. One: “Join the Marines, travel to fascinating planets, meet exotic natives, and kill them.” But this book’s delivery of the line, by assorted troopers in the heat of battle, is a real team effort-as is the book itself. Fans of military science fiction have undoubtedly heard variations on this ![]()
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