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Review of Mercenary (Starship, Book 3)
- The date is 1968 of the Galactic Era, almost three thousand years from now. The Republic, created by the human race but not yet dominated by it, is in the midst of an all-out war with the Teroni Federation. Captain Wilson Cole, a man with a reputation for exceeding orders but getting results, found himself the victim of a media feeding frenzy, a political scapegoat despite years of dedicated military service. Faced with a court martial, he was rescued by the loyal crew of his ship, the Theodore Roosevelt. Branded mutineers, the Teddy R has quit the Republic, never to return. Seeking to find a new life, Wilson Cole first remade the Teddy R as a pirate ship plying the spaceways of the lawless Inner Frontier. But military discipline and honour were a poor match for a life of pillaging and plundering, and Cole's principles naturally limited his targets.Taking on a new role, the Teddy R becomes a mercenary ship, hiring out to the highest bidder. Whether it's evacuating a hospital before war can reach it, freeing a client from an alien prison, or stopping a criminal cartel from extorting money from a terrified planet, the crew of the Teddy R proves equal to the task. Along the way they form a partnership with the once human Platinum Duke, team up with a former enemy, and make the unique Singapore Station their headquarters. But the life of a mercenary is not always predictable, and eventually circumstance pits Cole and the Teddy R against his right-hand woman, the former Pirate Queen known as the Valkyrie. Soon the fragile trust that has grown between these two legends is put to the test as they find themselves on opposite sides of a job.
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Comments for Mercenary (Starship | Book 3)
- Posted on 2008-08-02
Fantastic Conclusion to an Excellent Series!
I can't recommend this series enough, frankly. Resnick has built a fascinating "future history" with his "Birthright" universe, and this book (the third of three) is set smack in the middle of it.
Highly recommended for any space opera or military science fiction fans.
Score: 5
- Posted on 2008-05-10
good addition to the series
I liked this book because it was fast paced action, and easy reading. Awaiting the next installlment
Score: 4
- Posted on 2008-03-05
Military science fiction at its best
It's 1968 of the Galactic Era, some 3,000 years from Earth's future, and a human-created Republic is in the midst of war. A rescued rogue captain finds himself a key player in the conflict, becoming a mercenary ship forming some unusual partnerships which may ultimately be at odds with his goals and self-interest. Military science fiction at its best, STARSHIP: MERCENARY represents Book 3 in a fast-paced series.
Score: 5 - Posted on 2008-01-14
This series just keeps getting better!
The cunning Captain Wilson Cole and the cast of the Starship Teddy R. are back in the third novel in this vastly entertaining series. Easily accessible to non-science fiction readers, its larger-than-life, witty and mythic-sized characters propel the book through snappy dialog and clever plotting. I loved this book and it surely will win a spot on my 2008's best list. (C'mon Hugo award givers, isn't it about time Renick won a best novel award?) Fans of Joss Whedon's Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Firefly really should be reading this. Highly Recommened!
Score: 5 - Posted on 2007-12-23
sneaks up on you
You have to have read the first two books to read this one. This is an on going chess game between Resnick, the author, and you, the reader. The first tdwo set up the story line of a wandering Navy hero without a country with a ship and crew of dedicated followers roaming the edges of space looking for a purpose. You had the story of them getting kicked out of the navy and then the story of them trying to be "good" pirates. Each of the first two books has the the hero and the crew evolving to ... what? Ah now that is the question or hooked that is used by the author. There are just so amny jobs in space for a noble hero and crew without a country and a whole navy after their heads. MERCENARY is the next step for this group. Here they do what they think is thier best, being a mercenary. However ethics and morals keep getting in the way and this line of endeavor soon wears out. An the author has athe reader set up for thenext evolutionary step. The book is like a Gary Grant screw ball comedy in the way the characters talk and like FIREFLY is the excution of the schemes. However I like to think of it as "book candy" for your literary sweet tooth. It is fun and a fast read. The cast of characters is charming and expanding. This time the author tells no one story but several stories leading to the next book. The character of Val is what the author or leading character Wilson seem to want to build around or rarther use to teach the moral of the story. Oh yes their is a moral to this story and it is brought out in the lst ten pages. If you are looking for high concept or mind bending ideas this isn't for you. It is entertainment that makes you laugh and want to read more. Hey that is pretty darn good thing for a book to do.
Score: 5
