About this ebook
The planet Venus, after the terraformers finished work and life on Earth ended, was a hell of aggressive mutations, the land and seas turgid with ragingly lethal lifeforms. Humankind lives in domed undersea Keeps--and only the mercenary naval troops called Free Companies venture to the surface to wage the Keeps' proxy wars.
Ensign Brainard and his men, their flitterboat wrecked by a dreadnought's main-gun salvo, are about to face the worst enemy on the planet--The Jungle.
Written in the universe created by Henry Kuttner in Clash By Night.
"Drake's tribute to one of sf's seminal writers demonstrates the author's own mastery of sf military adventure."--Library Journal
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Ratings and reviews
4.6
7 reviews
Dr Kanukie
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November 20, 2016
Good Drake fare, in the same setting as Surface Action.
Carla Mueller
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January 23, 2014
Interesting characters and lots of action. David Drake never disappoints.
Edward Adams
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November 18, 2015
Great book read years a go
About the author
DAVID DRAKE, best known for his military SF, is the author or coauthor of more than sixty books, including Out of the Waters and Monsters of the Earth. He lives in Pittsboro, North Carolina.
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