A Bad Neighborhood
"Always Faithful." That was the IMC motto, and the Marines of Bravo Company, Bronze Battalion, of the Empress' Own ... read full description
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Jul 13, 2010
Allan
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March to the Sea by David Weber and John Ringo, continues the Prince Roger series. Prince Roger and his bodyguards are stranded on the steamy jungle planet of Marduk. Roger and his companions are trying to get back to Earth and restore Roger to his place in the Imperial Palace of Man. Their goal is the star port on the other side of the planet from where they were forced to land their shuttles. Between them and the star port is a planet filled with deadly carnivores and even deadlier four-ar
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Mar 18, 2010
Julie
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#27 - 2010.
A favorite of mine, this continues to follow Bravo Company and the royal heir they are charged to protect, Prince Roger MacClintock, as they battle their way around Marduk where they were marooned. Hostile natives and planetary conditions add to the interest in this retelling of Xenophon's journey as they gradually work their way through the increasingly sophisticated sorts of government and warfare as they go. Additionally, Prince Roger is now shaking off his former spoil More...
A favorite of mine, this continues to follow Bravo Company and the royal heir they are charged to protect, Prince Roger MacClintock, as they battle their way around Marduk where they were marooned. Hostile natives and planetary conditions add to the interest in this retelling of Xenophon's journey as they gradually work their way through the increasingly sophisticated sorts of government and warfare as they go. Additionally, Prince Roger is now shaking off his former spoil More...
Dec 06, 2011
Andreas
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The second installment of the Empire of Man series starts slow but gets much better towards the end. Weber’s obsessive verboseness unfortunately shows up here and there. Real people just don’t talk like that. There is lots of enjoyable discussion about weapons development, although a couple of drawings would have been nice for us mere mortals.
Note: This series is also known as the Prince Roger Series or the March Upcountry series.
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Note: This series is also known as the Prince Roger Series or the March Upcountry series.
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Sep 26, 2010
Chris
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The second book in this series, you start to see the characters mature a small amount which I would lay more at the feet of David Weber than John Ringo. It is another in my line of Popcorn easy SciFi. All in all a good book, but it doesnt wrestle with any startling themes and the characters are pretty predictable.
May 04, 2011
Bill
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Sequel to March Upcountry
Prince Roger and the Marines continue their trek across Marduk. As their high tech weapons begin to loose their effectiveness (environmental issues and dwindling ammunition), allies are identified to fight the barbarian hordes and provide a useful technology base for reinforcing their mission.
Good military science fiction.
Prince Roger and the Marines continue their trek across Marduk. As their high tech weapons begin to loose their effectiveness (environmental issues and dwindling ammunition), allies are identified to fight the barbarian hordes and provide a useful technology base for reinforcing their mission.
Good military science fiction.
Apr 08, 2010
Dawn
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Also a good read, getting a little monotonous, but the main character, the prince. Feels like it's going to go on forever, kind of like the Voyager Star Trek series.
Will they ever make it? Probably not, but there is a book three, so we'll see!
Will they ever make it? Probably not, but there is a book three, so we'll see!
Sep 21, 2011
David
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I'm getting to like Roger and the other characters more and more. There was quite a lot more military hardware discussion in this one but, as usual, know-how, experience and discipline win the day. Enjoyed it a lot.
May 18, 2010
Bryan457
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A spoiled prince and his bodyguards are stranded on a killer planet, and are trying to get home. Prince Roger is growing up, becoming a leader. More politics & large scale wars in this one.
I loved it. A fun read.
I loved it. A fun read.
Mar 21, 2009
Alpha
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After reading March Upcountry, I had to continue on with the tale. Thought this was a bit weaker than the first book, but still enjoyable nonetheless. Now I want to finish the trilogy.
Jan 08, 2009
Andre
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Good Sci-fi series, classic Weber Space Opera... well except they crash landed on a planet and are marching across hostile environments, depleating rations, and surviving impossible odds...
Jun 05, 2011
Christine
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While I do find this story compelling and would like to know exactly how it turns out, I find myself bogged down in all the battles so finally abasndoned it after reading about 150 pages.
Jan 12, 2010
Joshua
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Simply one of the greatest series out there, I've lost track of how many times I've read this series! I can only hope John Ringo and David Weber do continue with it.
Sep 19, 2009
Michele
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Interesting Sci-Fi Series. Take a spoiled prince and sabotage his ship. Land on a planet filled w/hostiles w/a squadron of elite guards and watch him grow up.
Oct 28, 2011
Ron
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Still goo9d but not as fresh and original as March Upcountry. A lot of plowing of previously plowed ground.
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Apr 23, 2011
Greg
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May 07, 2011
Roger
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I had been concerned about the general direction of these books, as they seemed familiar. "Mission of Gravity" involves a cross-planet trek of an intrepid band across a planet. Pike armies are created from scratch several times in the Dray Prescot series. However, this series leaves familiar ground about halfway through this book.
Apr 06, 2011
Trevor
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This novel allows for the incomprehensibly arrogant view of mankind as superior while humbling mankind in courage.
Aug 08, 2009
Na'roon
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You can feel a larger touch from David in this book over book 1. One of the best over all books I have read this year.
Sep 25, 2011
Kirsa
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A continuation to March Upcountry, my review is about the same. Fun quick read if you like the genre.
Dec 02, 2010
Ed
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You need a big "fargin" wrench to pull me away from this series. (Read it and you'll know what I mean.
Jul 23, 2010
I liked this book but it didn't have the same feeling for me that the first book in the series did. That was more of an adventure and this one didn't really have an adventure for me at all. So I'm a little disappointed in that. I will continue on to book number three but it won't be right away.
Jul 24, 2009
Mike
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Excellent Sci-Fi with a LOAD of realistic planetary survival and military knowledge!
Dec 08, 2011
Reepacheep
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What a journey... can't wait to start the next book in the series.
Jun 21, 2011
Sharra
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This one dragged just a little. I like the military history/weaponry lessons, almost as much as I love the plot.
