Tran [Paperback]

Jerry Pournelle (Author), Roland Green (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 1, 1996

Finding himself on the distant world of Tran, which is populated by humans from all Earth times, former mercenary Rick Galloway, now known as Lord Rick, must unite the warring nations of the planet to survive the time of the Demon Star.

Product Details

• Paperback: 688 pages
• Publisher: Baen; First Thus edition (August 1, 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0671877410
• ISBN-13: 978-0671877415
• Product Dimensions: 6.7 x 4.2 x 1.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #340,738 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

I write science fact and fiction. Themes range from trivial amusements to how to save the world. In 1980 I predicted that by the year 2000 anyone in Western Civilization would be able to get the answer to any question that can be answered; that happened a bit faster than I thought it would. My column in BYTE is the longest running column in the computer industry.

Customer Reviews

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26 of 26 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars A rehash of two previously published books under a new title, September 17, 1996

By A Customer

This review is from: Tran (Paperback)

Beware Tran. Having bought it here believing it to be a new book, I discovered that it is merely two earlier Pournelle and Green novels (Storms of Victory and one other) republished under a new name. (An annoying practice, to which the Baen Book company is especially prone.) I had liked both of those books when I first read them, but not enough to buy them twice. (It should be noted that the book does warn you of its contents on the back cover -- caveat lector or net buyer.

15 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Compliation, October 13, 2003

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Michael R. Stork (Woodbridge, NJ USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Tran (Paperback)

Tran is a continuation of Janissaries, and combines the 2nd and 3rd books; "Clan & Crown", and "Storms of Victory".

If you enjoy this type of story, I'd also suggest David Drake's "Ranks of Bronze", Roman legionaries captured and sold to aliens to fight their battles. It continues with "Foreign Legions" a shared world anthology where Drake allows other authors to write their own stories in this universe. There is a follow up book, "The Excalibur Alternative", in which David Weber expands on his short story from the anthology and turns it into a novel in it's own right.

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Excellent, save the ending, December 17, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Tran (Paperback)

It was a very good book all the way up until the ending. When I got to the ending I couldn't believe it was really over. I had many unanswered questions and the plot never really got any closure. The book starts off good, then it has a few good climaxes, and then it just stops. There was never a resolution to many plots and subplots. It leaves you wanting to know what will happen next, but you never get to find out because the book is over and there are no sequels that I know of on the market. For a book almost 700 pages long you may want to consider this before you begin to read.