The Last Legion

by Chris Bunch

Book Overview

The time of the Human Confederation is coming to an end. The rule of the empire weakens daily as its forces stretch themselves beyond their limits to maintain peace and order. For the legionnaires far... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0451456866
• ISBN13: 9780451456861
• Release Date: April 1999
• Publisher: Roc
• Length: 344 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 4.2" x 7.0"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher

Customer Reviews

Eerie Similarities

This is not the sort of book I would normally choose. I'm a bit of an anomally as I am a mature woman who always has loved sci/fi. But my favorite sci/fi authors didn't have new books out so I thought I'd branch out.I'm glad I did.This book is action packed the heroes are both truly heroic yet human.The descriptions of querilla style warfare ring true.Usually I skip battle scenes but his were absorbing. At one point I had to flip back to check the copyright date.He seems to have foreseen the type of terrorist and terrorist acts we are up against now.I don't want to give away any plot lines but the last part of the book is truly eerie. Oh, and the sex is fun.

How the Vietnam War SHOULD Have Been Fought

Mr. Bunch is the VietVet of the Bunch & Cole duo and in this book he gives his views of how the Vietnam War should have been fought. Although his character development and plot lines are simplistic and predictable, the battle scenes/descriptions are superb and, as usual, he is very sound on why men (and women) fight. I found the book to have many (too many?) similarities to the Sten series but maybe thats why I purchased it: I was buying a known product. Anyway, who reads this stuff for the complex character development anyway?I heartily recommend it to any Sten fan. Mr. Bunch certainly does know what makes good guerillas and good SF types tick.

Reminiscent of the Sten series

Excellent work, best of Mr. Bunch's work since the Sten series with Alan Cole. Much more gritty and realistic approach to his heroes, written by someone who seems to know what really goes on in covert operations. I found the ranking a little too cute, since the structure seemed the same as today, with just an alien sounding name. I think it would have been as effective and easier to keep up with if the ranks had been in english. Excellent work, could not put the book down. His humor had me laughing out loud at times!

A new Military SF book.

Good book, quite engaging. Not a derivitive of the Sten books, but essentially built with the same technical know how. The characters are not saints, but are people. People whose story and actions quickly grab you and draw you into the story. Character development that doesn't bore you, but actually helps to let you get to know the characters. Bunch proves that he has the know how to write good, believable action. He also proves that the good guys do not always win (at least on the first try). He is a master of incorporating everyday politics (ie, backstabbing and stupidity) of human beings into his characters. All in all a good effort, I really enjoyed reading this book!

A Sten derivative

Clearly the start of a series, seemingly a trilogy from internal clues (1 foe down, 2 to go). Semi-standard space opera fare, with a declining empire and a legion stranded on the frontier. While most of the characters are stereotypes, there is an engaging quality to them akin to the quirky characters of the Sten books. Has a couple of engaging heroes with criminal backgrounds but hearts of ...silver, anyway. Some good sneaky tricks and realistic combat. I liked the alternate ranking system (tweg, mil, cent etc.) which was a nice touch of "future" difference. The book dragged a bit in the middle,but was overall a good effort, better than Sherman and Cragg and LOTS better than Rick Shelley.