A Soldier's Duty
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4.3 • 110 Ratings
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Publisher Description
Ia is a precog, tormented by visions of the future where her home galaxy has been devastated. To prevent this vision from coming true, Ia enlists in the Terran United Planets military with a plan to become a soldier who will inspire generations for the next three hundred years-a soldier history will call Bloody Mary.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Reminiscent of both Starship Troopers and Dune, this first of a projected series successfully balances its military and science fiction elements. As a teenager, Ia (a colonist from a heavy-gravity world) discovers that she is a precog and experiences visions of the devastation of our galaxy. She learns to follow the time lines, traces causality back to its source, and discovers that there is one path that will prevent this dreadful outcome. To foster this alternative future, she must forfeit her own dreams and join the Marine Corps of the Terran United Planets Space Force, where she undergoes rigorous training, bonds with her fellow officers, earns the respect of her superiors, and distinguishes herself in combat operations all while manipulating events to put her in the right place at the right time. Johnson (Sons of Destiny) skillfully handles objections of predestination and makes it clear that Ia's abilities are no guarantee that she will succeed.
Customer Reviews
A Soldier's Duty
Flat out entertaining something you will just need to finish
OP Mary Sue to the Max!
While the overall world creation is interesting and the action scenes passable, this book was largely a disappointment. The main character is perhaps THE most overpowered Mary Sue in science fiction. At every potentially suspenseful moment, she reveals yet another unstoppable superpower.
As a result, there is near zero character development of any other character… friend or foe. All of them are just cardboard cutouts for the protagonist to either save or knock down.
In the end, what could/should have been a truly interesting premise with significant action becomes almost boring. Only good for a long boring plane flight.
Amazing
The author was consummately successful creating a selfless character diligently prepared for masterstrokes of behavior.
Loved it.