Throne Of Stars
David Weber and John Ringo
Baen, Aug 12 2014, $14.00
ISBN: 9781476736662
“March To The Sea.” The bogus
diplomatic mission assigned to Prince Roger was to get rid of him temporarily as
the royals are tired of his boorish spoiled behavior. One thousand rugged Marines accompany Roger with
every one of these tough soldiers detesting this royal pain in the butt. The assignment goes wrong and Roger and his
troops become stuck on hostile Marduk.
Over the next few months, as many die Roger leads his Marines and loyal
Mardukans in a deadly march to reach the only spaceport held by the enemy.
“We Few.” While marooned
for eight months (and three books) with marines on Marduk, Roger survives while
watching most of his comrades die. Death
turns Roger from hedonistic "Playboy Prince" to Bravo Company leader. Freed from Marduk, he learns his biological
father and Prince Adoula overthrew his mother Empress Alexandra; killed his
siblings, nieces and nephews; blamed Roger for the mass regicide murders; and
use the former ruler as a puppet. Roger
and his few marines supplemented by a few hundred Mardukans, a ghost and a few
others need allies from those who will kill him at first sight.
March to the Sea is a powerful coming of age military science
fiction as Roger turns from a hedonistic rotter into a competent leader. We Few moves off Marduk but continues Roger’s
development into a strong leader as he and the other survivors begin a counter
revolt against those who assassinated and usurped his family as rulers. Though it behooves newcomers to read the
first Prince Roger Omnibus collection (contains March Upcountry and March to
the Sea), series fans will enjoy this outer space saga.
Harriet Klausner
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