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“Why, it’s a rescue mission, Jim,” Tychus had rumbled, his blue eyes dancing with good humor as he had filled Raynor in on the plan. “Those poor creds—they’d just be condemned to lining the pockets of some Old Families who don’t need any more money. Or else put to some nefarious scheme that could hurt somebody. It’s our duty—hell, it’s our calling—to liberate them creds to where they could do something that really mattered.”
“Like buying us drinks, women, and steak dinners.”
“That’s a good start.”
“You’ve got a heart of gold, Tychus. I’ve never met such an altruistic man in my life. I got goddamn tears in my eyes.”
“It’s a tough job, but somebody’s got to do it.”
Jim grinned as he recalled the conversation. He and Tychus were behind the train, catching up to it quickly. He stayed right and Tychus veered left. Tychus crossed over the maglev tracks, adjusting the magnetic frequency on his bike to compensate so that he, like the train itself, could cross easily. Jim increased his speed, moving alongside the maglev until the right car came into view. He and Tychus had spent hours analyzing all kinds of transportation vessels over the last few years, sometimes simply from blueprints or images, but usually up close and personal, as they were about to do now. They had “liberated” other credits before—it seemed to them like hundreds of thousands over the years, although the liberated credits never seemed to stay with them very long. That was all right too. It was part of the ride that life had become.
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The year is 2494. Almost five years ago, Jim Raynor and Tychus Findlay were members of the Heaven’s Devils, an elite Confederate marine unit praised for its nerves of steeland combat expertise. After making a stand against their corrupt commanding officer, the two men were forced to go AWOL or risk being unjustly prosecuted and resocialized.
Now, Raynor and Findlay are outlaws hounded by an unyielding interstellar marshal. Life, however, has never beenbetter. Each day is another chance to pilfer more credits from the Confederacy’s deep coffers. Each night holds the promise of spending their hard-earned profits in bars, brothels, and gambling halls. But a man can only run so far before the law—and his past—catch up with him. . . .
Devils’ Due recounts an unforgettable period of Jim Raynor’s life as he descends into the Koprulu sector’s criminal underworld alongside the street-savvy Findlay. Here, far from his humble upbringing on the fringe world of Shiloh, Raynor will face some of the most trying challenges of his life. The decisions he makes will alter his destiny forever and put his father’s oft-spoken wisdom, “A man is what he chooses to be,” to the ultimate test.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Excellent read,
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This review is from: StarCraft II: Devils' Due (Hardcover)
excellent book. highly recommended twists, turns, and a surprise ending u should expect due to characters in the games mentioning it in the past tense and yet after reading the book its still surprises you. this book as actually got me to start looking for other books from Christie Golden, and very few books can make me do that.
4.0 out of 5 stars
Good follow up to Heaven's Devils,
This review is from: StarCraft II: Devils' Due (Hardcover)
This book was pretty good but I enjoyed the 1st book in the series more. Still worth a read if you are big into the Starcraft universe.
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Starscraft: Devil's Due is out of this world!,
By Cheryl Koch - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: StarCraft II: Devils' Due (Hardcover)
Jim Raynor and Tychus may have just hit their biggest's mark yet...a Confederate cargo train. Jim and Tychus make off with their goods including Confederate credits and a Jukebox.To be honest, I am a computer game junkie. Though, I have not played the Starcraft games as much as Diablo or World of Warcraft. So, what drew me to this book was first the cover, I thought it was cool looking, second...the fact that it is based around the game, and third...I read the book summary and thought it sounded good. I have however read several books from author, Christie Golden. You can tell she is a dedicated gamer as well. She really brings the characters to life and as well as the story. It is as if you stepped into the game. I thought that Tychus and Raynor worked well together. They have each other's backs. Tychus and Raynor reminded me of good ole fashion outlaws but the ones that everyone wanted to win. Starcraft: Devil's Due is out of this world! 4 of 6 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Best StarCraft book yet!,
By Ron White "Ron" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: StarCraft II: Devils' Due (Hardcover)
Christie Golden gives us her most surprising work in this Western in space follow up to Heaven's Devils. This book made me love Starcraft more than I ever had before. Tychus and Jim's friendship pops off the page. I want to replay the game already. If you're a fan of starcraft, or heck firefly, pick this one up!
4.0 out of 5 stars
This book is pretty good,
By K. Tong "my son" - Published on Amazon.com
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Devils due is good because there is a lot of action except sometimes there is no real plot to it just them running around going on missions but it progressively gets better as new things get introduced. It is descriptive and obvious that the author has played Starcraft it is good if you like a lot of action and you also have to know the storyline or else it will be confusing and you can only fathom some information from the story so I would recommend you to read heavens devils by William c dietz first so you can understand what is happening in the story
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