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The Hammer (The Raj Whitehall Series: The General, Book 2) (Mass Market Paperback)

by David Drake (Author)
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A monolithic computer is using General Raj Whitehall to reunite the planet and start humanity back on the road to technological achievement, but armies of musket- and saber-wielding barbarians stand in the way. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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  • Mass Market Paperback
  • Publisher: Baen Books (June 1993)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 555587569X
  • ISBN-13: 978-5555875693
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #4,765,454 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent 5 Book Series, September 12, 2000
This is the standard by which I judge all military fiction. I have never found another that was it's equal. Even when the same authors got together again for books 6 and 7 (which I have reviewed separately) they couldn't recreate the magic of this series.

THE GENERAL series is about a fallen interstellar society which has climbed it's way back up to the technological level of the American Civil War. The hero, Raj Whitehall, has to reunite the planet in order to reach the stars again some day. This involves a lot of fighting and empire building. What gives Raj his edge is the pre-fall computer he has linked with that can see through his eyes.

This series has outstanding character development, a solid and well thought out overall plot line, and good story resolution in each book. The two things that really make the series the top of its genre are the interaction between the computer and the hero, and the realism of the situation. The interaction is a delicate balance that the authors perform magically. If the computer (Center) contributes too much, then the hero has too much of an edge, he doesn't have to try, and the story becomes boring. Without the computer, the hero is just this god like superhuman character that can do no wrong. The computer assistance makes Raj identifiable to the reader, even after he overcomes overwhelming odds to defeat the enemy. The realism comes from the fact that Raj is based on the life of a real person. The whole story is very similar to the story of Byzantine General Belisarius who conquered most of the Mediterranean world for his Emperor after the fall of the Western Roman Empire. That makes it very believable. The characters are very real. Their actions really happened a millenium and a half ago.

This is a must read for any fan of military fiction or empire building.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent military science fiction, July 14, 1998
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This book is one of the best military-science fiction works I have read. The description of battlefields, defenses, and the confusion on the battlefield is some of best sci-fi literature I have read. I recommend this book (and its predecessor: The Forge) to anyone who enjoys warfare in a science fiction setting.
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