Star Commandos : Mission Underground (Star Commandos) (Paperback)

by P.M. Griffin (Author)

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Product Description
The immortal space saga of the STAR COMMANDOS continues. In the third volume of this compelling and endearing adventure series, Colonel Islaen Conner, her consort, former Arcturian Admiral and War Prince Varn Tarl Sogan, her old friend and former Commando Captain Jake Karmikel, along with Bandit the Jadite, meet beautiful and resourceful demolitions expert Sergeant Bethe Danlo. Together, the Commandos must travel to the depths of the treacherous caverns of the planet Hades on a mission to recover and disarm a deadly "Planetbuster," a missile left over from the War, capable of wreaking unspeakable damage - and quite possibly about to fall into the hands of dreaded space pirates...unless they get there first. "Excellent SF Adventure!" Andre Norton Journey with the STAR COMMANDOS through vast and ancient caverns, fording underground rivers, crawling through a chillingly tight labyrinth of tunnels, scaling chimney towers, and inching across thin ribbon ledges with danger around every turn. This mission challenges the COMMANDOS unlike anything they've faced before, testing their endurance and resolve to the point of sheer desperation. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

Product Details

• Paperback
• Publisher: Ace (October 1, 1988)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0441779387
• ISBN-13: 978-0441779383
• Product Dimensions: 7 x 5 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #3,158,282 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Third of the Star Commando Series, January 28, 2002

By	Sires (It's a Toss Up Right Now) - See all my reviews (TOP 1000 REVIEWER)

The charm of this series is the exuberant enthusiasm that the author brings to what is essentially a simple story line. The heroes in this case are a crack commando team who are sent into the deadly underground caverns of Hades to retrieve a weapon called a planetbuster.

The commandos led by Islaen Connor, and including her consort Varn, her old companion Jake Karmikel, demolitions expert Bethe Danlo and the irrepessible Bandit, a telepathic birdlike creature, are forced to penetrate deep into Hades, battling nature and bad guys.

It's a fun trip.

5.0 out of 5 stars Great pulp fun with an old fashioned sci-fi feel!, November 7, 2006

By	Joseph Baneth Allen - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Mission Underground (Star Commandos, No. 3) (Hardcover)

Excellent entry in the series! Can't wait for the rest of the books in this series to be re-released! Hopefully P.M. Griffin will write more books once all the Star Commandos books have been re-released!

4.0 out of 5 stars And the grades go up again, May 6, 2006

By	Silmarillion (Romania) - See all my reviews

The space-commando team has to recover and/or destroy a "planet buster" - a planet-scale weapon left behind in the war with the Arcturian Empire. The only problem is that the weapon is hidden deep below the surface, the guide recognizes Sogan as an Arcturian and tries to kill him - and, yeah, there are already a number of bad guys looking for the thing. Besides this, the mission is simple.
I liked this a whole lot better than the previous, the writing improves continously. Recommended for space-action fans (even if in this book the space pretty much is missing - the series has enough space-adventure for all).