The Starwolves [Paperback]

Thorarinn Gunnarsson (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback
• Publisher: Popular Library (January 1988)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0445210400
• ISBN-13: 978-0445210400
• Product Dimensions: 6.7 x 4 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #807,129 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Space opera like no other., September 9, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: The Starwolves (Paperback)

This book, along with the series to follow, was written in such a distinctive style that my friends and I sometimes refer to clever science fiction as "starwolfish." It begins fifty thousand years into a hopelessly stalemated conflict. The hero is a Starwolf, a nearly-human genetically engineered warrior. These fighters were designed millennia ago to defend Earth and nearby worlds from the oppressive Union, a corrupt collection of trade monopolies. Armed with their wits and a terribly outnumbered fleet of intelligent warships, the Starwolves must keep the outer worlds of human civilization free from the Union's grip. They are so bound by this cause that they cannot create their own culture, art, and civilization. The hero wants to change that, and give his people a future worth all the bloodshed. Remarkably, his counterparts in the Union are not your classic 'pure evil' cliched space opera villains. They are trying to save the beleaguered human race by giving it a common enemy, uniting to destroy the Starwolves. It is a titanic struggle, and the story is told with wit and humanity. A nice break from all the 'good guy versus bad guy' space opera stories.

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars starwolves, November 29, 1999

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"navagator1" (portland) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Starwolves (Paperback)

I have read all of the series and found them to have a tempo that kept me wondering what next. Sure there were parts that were farfetched but the willing suspenssion of disblief helped. The consept of Honor to the pac and the clan is one that maney at the time of writing of the series and even today find hard to understand or follow. If you get the chance read these books and enjoy them I did.

2 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Starwolves where are you?, June 1, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: The Starwolves (Paperback)

What to say about this book. It makes you laugh it makes you cry. It is the touching story of one starwolf. A genetically engineered race designed to help the republic survive. They have been fighting for over 50000 years and have never acheived anything but a stalemate. But the time has come. The union (The starwolves long time enemies) Have realized that humanity is on the decline and that they must make their last stand. They are fighting for the survival of their species. Which race will have what it takes to survive?