- Paperback: 288 pages
- Publisher: Orbit; New edition edition (2 Nov 2000)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 1841490091
- ISBN-13: 978-1841490090
- Product Dimensions: 18.1 x 11 x 1.9 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 537,156 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Sten had fought his way up from slave labour on a factory world to commander of the Eternal Emperor's bodyguard, the Imperial Gurkhas. But during his first three months on Prime World, the most dangerous weapons Sten had encountered were the well-phrased lies of Court politicians. It seems no place for an honest fighting man. But when a bomb destroys a local bar, Sten discovers the danger and corruption behind Court intrigue. Look out for more information on this book and others on the Orbit website at www.orbitbooks.co.uk
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Chris Bunch is a full time novelist. Allan Cole has been a professional chef, investigative reporter, and national news editor of a major West Coast daily paper.
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Format:Paperback
After his successful campaign in the Wolf worlds in the last novel, Sten has been promoted to being commander of the Emperor's bodyguards, the Imperial Ghurkas. He leaves behind his "honest" warmongering with Mantis Corps for the bloody intrigue and politics of the Emperor's court of a thousand suns. You can see the storm clouds gathering and where the plot is going from the outset but it does not make the book any the less enjoyable. My only critiscm is that it's a little to easy to spot the new good guy character who has clearly only been introduced to be a casualty in the final battle. This novel is more of the same really : if you liked the earlier Sten books you won't be disappointed by this one. A fast paced and entertaining, if not overly taxing, read.
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Sci-fi skullduggery
25 Nov 2001
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After the first two books of the series set the tone for Cole & Bunch's military/spy space opera, this novel sets the broader themes rolling. Sten, now head of the Eternal Emperor's bodyguard, must deal with traitors within the palace and without, trying to find out who's trying to kill the emperor -- and how to avert interstellar war. Cole & Bunch are endlessly entertaining, mixing blood, puns, action, politics and philosophy into a fast-paced mix. The whole series is great fun and entertainment.
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Sten is back again, and better than ever!
15 Jan 1999
Format:Mass Market Paperback
He's come from a hellish man-made planet/factory to become one of the Eternal Emperor's most trusted men. He's crushed rebellions, and is now part of the Emperor's personal bodyguards. This book is a turning point in the Sten saga, eclipsed only by his actions in Empires End, book 8 in the series. A MUST READ OR DIE! to any Sten fan.
amazing series
4 April 2012
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i like the old covers the best.. when the publisher goes to the trouble of re-printing a title, you'd think they'd at least stick with the same cover concept that made the original famous.. but noooooo..
cole and bunch are/were a SOLID team. they wrote eight VERY good books for the sten series, and, in my time, the sten series is one of the best i've read.
cole and bunch are/were a SOLID team. they wrote eight VERY good books for the sten series, and, in my time, the sten series is one of the best i've read.
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