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Stormforce: The Last Legion 3 - Chris Bunch

Description: ISBN 1841496286 / Author: Chris Bunch / Genre: Sci-Fi & Fantasy / Publisher: Orbit / On the outer fringes of civilization, a lone ... more

Stormforce: The Last Legion 3 - Chris Bunch ... military force struggles to keep the peace in a volatile star system. With no incoming communications from the Confederation Empire as guidance, only the Legion can stop a grasping tyrant from expanding his territories ...The dual system of Larix and Kura is controlled by dictator and self-styled Protector Alena Redruth, and he now has his eye on the Cumbre system. His spies monitor the Legion's activities, but information can flow both ways ...Legion Intelligence Officer Njangu Yoshitaro will pose as Redruth's agent and infiltrate the upper echelons of the dual system's government. It is a corrupt hierarchy comprised of petty autocrats vying for control. Njangu can use these shifting loyalties to his advantage - unless the dictator discovers his identity first ...

Newest Review: ... refer back to previous events, but only in passing and only when absolutely necessary, so you can't get the most out of his ... more

... books if you read them singly. For the existing fan of the series, however, this is an exciting turn of events. Not only does it take Yoshitaro away from Cumbre and allows us to see a different way of life on another world, which has never happened before, it's a complete change of game plan for the Legion. Before, they have been a largely defensive force, saving Cumbre from being attacked, but this time the Legion get to be the aggressors and it's good to see them get that chance. So many series go stale after ...more

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Stormforce: The Last Legion 3 - Chris Bunch: Feels a Little Forced (792 words)
by - written on 06/04/08 (Very useful, 99 readings)
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At the end of "Firemask", the second book in Chris Bunch's "Last Legion" series, there seemed to be only one direction the series could go in. Throughout the previous two books, Protector Redruth of Larix and Kura has been a floating menace and the Legion needs to take care of the threat he poses. Catching a Larissan spy on Cumbre gives the Legion an idea and Njangu Yoshitaro is sent in as a double agent. Whilst his mission goes well, Garvin Jaansma attempts to cause unrest on Kura are less successful. Yoshitaro's subsequent release of the Cambrian prisoners and his own escape alerts Protector Redruth that something may be wrong. So ... Read the complete review