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323pp
ISBN: 978-1-59102-599-3
Hardcover (6" x 9")
$25.98
December 2007
Cover Illustration: ©John Picacio
www.johnpicacio.com
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 honor 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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Reviews:
Praise for Starship: Mercenary:
"If you've been reading the Starship series by Mike Resnick, definitely pick up
Starship : Mercenary. Even if you haven't read the other books, there's enough back
story to keep you informed. I think this is the best in the series so far."
—Bella Online
“As ever, Resnick is effortlessly readable. The plot feels under control
at all times and yet many of the events feels spontaneous and random.
The characters are funny, eclectic and engaging and the action thrills.
This is a writer at the top of his game, writing extremely enjoyable
space opera.” - SFCrowsnest.com
“While the novel is fast paced and entertaining, Copperfield’s character
adds a great deal of humor and comedic relief to the story and grows
into more than strictly comic relief by the novel’s end.... So the
bottom line is this: if you’ve enjoyed the first two Starship
novels, there is no reason not to continue on with the story."
—SFFWorld
“The ability to write good space opera is increasingly a misplaced, if
not entirely lost art, but Resnick knows how to draw on a hidden lode of
it. … genuine fun." —Critical Mass
"just the kind of sci-fi that I can see myself reading more of.... it’s
fun and it doesn’t take itself too seriously. A clever blend of
‘military sci-fi’ and ‘space opera’ that is just the job for a trip into
work or a lazy weekend. Seven and a Half out of Ten."
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Reviews
Reviewers have praised the Starship Series:
"Fast paced and entertaining….I’m still enjoying this series and am
interested to see where Resnick is going to take the Teddy R. and
its crew. So the bottom line is this: if you’ve enjoyed the first two
Starship novels, there is no reason not to continue on with the
story.”
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“[J]ust the kind of easygoing and unabashedly old-school space opera
romp for which we've come to know and love him ... whip-smart,
fast-paced pure entertainment ... simply pure escapism, impossible to
resist by anyone who still remembers that good old fashioned sense of
wonder.” — SF Reviews
“Readers craving intelligent, character-driven SF need look no
further.”
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Weekly
“Prolific sf author Resnick (Kirinyaga; A Hunger in the Soul)
launches a new series of military sf adventure with a solid introductory
tale of one man's faith in himself and the loyalty of his comrades. A
good choice for large sf collections.”
— Library Journal
“Resnick's writing is effortless, full of snappy dialogue and a
fast moving plot....This is high quality work....There's a veneer of
quality and above all believability that makes this heads above many
space operas...it's damn good fun.” — SFCrowsnest
"Nobody spins a yarn better than Mike Resnick." — Orson Scott
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