![]() ![]() ![]() That roman legion mentioned? It’s the titular IX or Legio IX Hispana. Snatched away from Earth at the moment of death to a failing planet far away, these misfit soldiers must unite against a relentless foe, where the cost of victory may be more than they’re willing to pay. Jerry Pournelle’s Janissaries and Alan Dean Foster’s The Damned series for fans of military history and technology, there’s probably no better sandbox to play in than being able to pit an Alexandrian Phalanx against a WWII German Tiger tank, or a troop of equites romani against an SBS squad.Īndrew’s novel is described by Perseid Press as “Roman legionnaires, far from home, lost in the mists of Caledonia a US cavalry company on a special mission for Presidential candidate Abraham Lincoln and a Special Forces unit from the 21st century, desperate to prevent nuclear catastrophe: Perhaps best exemplified previously by Dr. A former UK Marine, he has retired to the Greek Isles, where, in addition to writing for Amazing and enjoying the deep blue Mediterranean, he has turned his hand to a rarely practiced sub-genre of the military science fiction novel – the mixed historical era, humans fighting for aliens tale. ![]() Weston has been a regular contributor to Amazing Stories for quite some time now. ![]()
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