The Triumphant (Bolos, Book 3) (Paperback)

by Keith Laumer (Author), David Weber (Author), Linda Evans (Author)

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Product Description
A collection of short stories continues the amplified history of the Bolo, a nearly indestructible tank/artificial intelligence that changes the shape of the galaxy, and includes the tale of a knight who is driven to the edge by those he protects.

Product Details

• Paperback: 400 pages
• Publisher: Baen (August 1, 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 067187683X
• ISBN-13: 978-0671876838
• Product Dimensions: 6.6 x 4.1 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #91,076 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars mother, friend, brother, and a hell 'ov alot of firepower, December 8, 1997

By	Cory D. Mcghie (killeen, texas United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This is probably the best bolo book, why? Supose you had a friend or mother who could recite poetry, play wargames, explore the meanings of the univers and kick out megatons of damage!! that is a bolo and in this book you will see that even a "dead" bolo can figure out a way to get the job done. An interesting point in this book is that in all but one of the stories the bolo is either massively damaged or modified to the point of being considered combat ineffective and not all stories are happy. the technical readout in the back is a great bonus. A must for any bolo fan, and anyone who believes in the power of the heart be it a Bolo, a human, or a dog gone pup.

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Bolos: lancelots of the future III, June 30, 1997

By A Customer

This is undoubtedly the best collection of Bolo storied collected to date. Only four stories, half of themm are stories you'd find in the other anthologies. The other two shine like the sun. Little Red Hen is the story of the pioneering attempts of humanity to create a complete AI that feels emotions, and they have succeeded. I will not tell you what the main happenings in the story are because you have to read it to comprehend how masterfully it is constructed. Towards the end I actually found myself CRYING. Impossible, i tried to think to myself. It's got to be onions or mabye i stepped an a tack, but inside i knew exactly what i was crying for: LRH unit 1313 , bolo mk. 21,I(special). Miles to go is another example of the line of distinction blurring. Thee main Bolo in this story is an experimental mk 23, eighty years old. However, she packs a huge suurprise: he former Commander was a psychotronics tech and , for lack of better words, souped up the crud out of her. She is the first Bolo to mount a brain box, an integral part of more modern bolos. Her new Commander, however han one major failing: he is in love with her. Nice problem. Read tese two if you like just about any sci-fi- you wont be dissapointed

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Two for the Ladies., June 9, 1997

By A Customer

This collection offers two extremely potent and touching explorations of the "female" psyche and combat(Little Red Hen and Miles to Go). That these psyches are housed in duralloy and packing infinite repeaters makes it all the better. These two stories in particular represent some of the finest SF I've encountered, ever