Kingdom's Fury (Starfist, Book 8) (Mass Market Paperback)

by David Sherman (Author), Dan Cragg (Author) "Almost loud enough to drown out the crash of thunder in the middle distance, the raindrops spattered on the leaves..." (more)
Key Phrases: senior stormleader, acid shooters, second assault squad, Grandar Bay, Great Master, Brigadier Sturgeon (more...)

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A few good Marines beat the fierce, fanatical aliens once before. But that was a skirmish–not a full-scale invasion.

The truth is out. No longer are the Skinks just a horrible secret haunting the Marines of Company L. Now the aliens are all-too-real invaders whose savage attacks have devastated planet Kingdom, a world of squabbling religions where the men of the 34th FIST confront a desperate situation. Cities that haven’t already been reduced to rubble are under siege, while starving refugees roam the land. And still the Skinks come, rising from stinking primordial swamps to slake their thirst for slaughter, armed with an uncanny ability to locate the enemy and with weapons so deadly that a single blast can drop a warplane or a decimate a squad.

It’s painfully evident that 34th FIST is no match for these near-invincible killers, which is why third platoon’s been ordered to whip the citizens of Kingdom into fighting shape. With their backs to the wall and time running out, there’s only one way the Marines can turn these timid, quarrelsome men into warriors: Take the battle to the enemy. It’s a brilliant strategy, sure to succeed–if it doesn’t get them killed first. . . .

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A few good Marines beat the fierce, fanatical aliens once before. But that was a skirmish?not a full-scale invasion.

The truth is out. No longer are the Skinks just a horrible secret haunting the Marines of Company L. Now the aliens are all-too-real invaders whose savage attacks have devastated planet Kingdom, a world of squabbling religions where the men of the 34th FIST confront a desperate situation. Cities that haven?t already been reduced to rubble are under siege, while starving refugees roam the land. And still the Skinks come, rising from stinking primordial swamps to slake their thirst for slaughter, armed with an uncanny ability to locate the enemy and with weapons so deadly that a single blast can drop a warplane or a decimate a squad.

It?s painfully evident that 34th FIST is no match for these near-invincible killers, which is why third platoon?s been ordered to whip the citizens of Kingdom into fighting shape. With their backs to the wall and time running out, there?s only one way the Marines can turn these timid, quarrelsome men into warriors: Take the battle to the enemy. It?s a brilliant strategy, sure to succeed?if it doesn?t get them killed first. . . .

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Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 352 pages
• Publisher: Del Rey (January 1, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0345443721
• ISBN-13: 978-0345443724
• Product Dimensions: 7 x 4.2 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #437,953 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Eat plasma, Lizard-Boy!, February 12, 2003

By	Edward C. Stalker (The Piney Barrens of Central NJ) - See all my reviews

It's the 25th Century, Humanity has settled dozens of worlds. The most dangerous species in explored space is other humans. The Confederation Marines are the descendents of the US and Royal Marines of our time. They keep order among the worlds humans have colonized. Life is good. The Religious Wars of the 21st Century resulted in Kingdom. Essentially, it is a reservation, where all the Religious Fundamentalists of all Religions have been "persuaded" to move.
It's a pesthole of constant religious war, but at least all the nutcases are in one asylum. The Confederation watches to make sure they can't escape from the planet.
And then come the Skinks - a bunch of xenocidal humaniform lizards who think that killing humans is great fun - and the survivors make good slaves.
The Marines show up, and the Skink Commander decides that he not only wants to defeat the Marines, he wants to humiliate and intimidate them. Trouble is, somebody forgot to tell him something - you can defeat Marines. It's difficult, but possible.
You can humiliate Marines. Difficult but possible.
But INTIMIDATE them? - that is a leetle bit closer to impossible...
This is a book of sweeping realistic vistas, from the Infantry "Line Animal" Grunt slogging in the mud, to Space Battle between 10 KM Starcruisers, to the internecine political wrangling on Capitol Hill.
The characters are three dimensional and highly believable.
Enjoy...and go back and get the rest of the series. It's worth it.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best one yet, January 3, 2003

By	S. Taylor - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Wow! I've read all the books so far in this series, and this one is the best one yet. I can't wait for the next books. That was a wonderful twist at the end (which I'm not going to say anything more about or it will be ruined)! Totally unexpected. The whole book was well written and the different parts were very well integrated.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Another Masterpiece, January 2, 2003

By A Customer

This is another masterpiece from David Sherman and Dan Cragg.
I woln't give anything away but the day it came I read the whole thing. If youv'e read the others you know you have to buy this one.