- Mass Market Paperback: 302 pages
- Publisher: Baen Books; First Edition edition (October 1993)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0671721895
- ISBN-13: 978-0671721893
- Product Dimensions: 17 x 10.4 x 2.5 cm
- Shipping Weight: 45 g
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #545,943 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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On a mission to reunite the planet Bellvue, Raj Whitehall and his men must conquer a group of barbarians or else his civilization could plunge into an era of darkness.
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6 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
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Excellent 5 Book Series, Sep 12 2000
By silliman89 "silliman89" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: The Steel (Mass Market Paperback)
This is the standard by which I judge all military fiction. I have never found another that was it's equal. Even when the same authors got together again for books 6 and 7 (which I have reviewed separately) they couldn't recreate the magic of this series.THE GENERAL series is about a fallen interstellar society which has climbed it's way back up to the technological level of the American Civil War. The hero, Raj Whitehall, has to reunite the planet in order to reach the stars again some day. This involves a lot of fighting and empire building. What gives Raj his edge is the pre-fall computer he has linked with that can see through his eyes.
This series has outstanding character development, a solid and well thought out overall plot line, and good story resolution in each book. The two things that really make the series the top of its genre are the interaction between the computer and the hero, and the realism of the situation. The interaction is a delicate balance that the authors perform magically. If the computer (Center) contributes too much, then the hero has too much of an edge, he doesn't have to try, and the story becomes boring. Without the computer, the hero is just this god like superhuman character that can do no wrong. The computer assistance makes Raj identifiable to the reader, even after he overcomes overwhelming odds to defeat the enemy. The realism comes from the fact that Raj is based on the life of a real person. The whole story is very similar to the story of Byzantine General Belisarius who conquered most of the Mediterranean world for his Emperor after the fall of the Western Roman Empire. That makes it very believable. The characters are very real. Their actions really happened a millenium and a half ago.
This is a must read for any fan of military fiction or empire building.
0 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
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General #04 Steel., Mar 29 2000
By Archie - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: The Steel (Mass Market Paperback)
This book move quickly to pull you in to a world of fantasy battles. With the unique mix of old and new technology the story quickly becomes very interesting. Also the use of giant war dogs is just the right twist to really take you off guard. This book and the other is in this series is a must read for a good time.
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