friend liked it better than the first two and I liked it about the same, Solid work. William Dietz's books keep calling me from the selves great covers, great backcover text and the storyline also calls me, but the writing style throws me out.
Every time. Must try to remember this next time I see a greatlooking book with great backcover text, This was a very good book and a satisfying end to the Andromeda McKee trilogy, I wonder if there will be more books featuring McKee, I have enjoyed reading all of the Legion of the Damned books and look forward to reading many more, finally a military SCi Fi that ends happy!!!!! Like the other two books it was a very interesting read, I do like our now feisty Lt, Decent military SF. Dietz has the best woman heroes!
Andromeda McKee is right up there with all of them, I hope to see her again sometime, Long live The Legion of the Damned! I'm sad to see this series end as I loved Andromeda McKee and her story, The third book was as well written as the previous two and had the same amount of action to keep the story interesting and flowing.
I was a little skeptical with how quickly Avery recovered at the end, He took a bullet to the chest and did not receive any real medical attention, Although he apparently had a lengthy recovery time, I'm not sure slapping a band aid on and getting rest would be sufficient, I was however, thankful for the happy ending, although I felt that Larkin's character kind of got short changed after all he'd done for McKee.
I guess I would have liked to see him brought into the loop as far as what happened to her after Ophelia's death, I think his past loyalty proved that he would keep her secret, And as horrible as it sounds, I thought Ophelia got off too easily, I was hoping for a little more of a battle between her and McKee at the end, Having said all that however, it was a great story from start to end and I really enjoyed it, The writing was great and the books were well paced, There was a significant amount of world building and behind the scenes politics that the story was easily envisioned, A great read. A good solid piece of space opera in a welldeveloped universe not overly burdened with real physics, This final in the trilogy wraps up Andromeda's tale in a satisfying but not particularly surprising way, It has some great combat sequences and manages to wrap up all the plot lines quite tidily, This trilogy is a great scenesetter for the Legion of the Damned series that follows, Cat Carletto now turned Platoon Leader Andromeda McKee is the last remaining person of her family line, Her family has all been murdered by the current Empress and it is Andromeda's mission in life to kill her, Andromeda has been hiding and living as a member of the Legion of the Damned, fighting for the leader she hates, The Legion of the Damned is a group of highly skilled deadly soldiers the Empress uses to take on the tough missions that people don't always come back from.
But using her skills Andromeda succeeds where most don't,
Now the Empress's ship has crashed landed on a remote planet of Savas and Andromeda and her Legionairre team have been picked to save her.
Andromeda must save the Empress and save her team while they battle the enemy of humanity,
William C. Dietz has created a strong, intelligent and deadly heroine with Andromeda McKee, She leads her team of soldiers with her skills and earns their respect through hard work and determination, You can't help but want to see her succeed in every mission she takes and feel her loss when her team members are injured or killed.
ANDROMEDA'S WAR the final of this Legion Prequel Trilogy was easy to read as a standalone, If you have the time to read them all, do it, If not, just reading this part of Andromeda's Prequel story is worth it, William C. Dietz is a master of the science fiction/fantasy world and ANDROMEDA'S WAR will not disappoint any reader of the military scifi genres, In the end, this series kind of peters out, The end is predictable. This could have just been two books, but got strung out to three,
Dietz does action well, but this was more a "meh" than anything else, Biased book nerd loves the Legion, Who knew I wonder if his older books influenced Harrington at all
Onward to the next one, Forced to go on the run after her family was assassinated by the usurping empress Ophelia, highflying socialite Cat Carletto opted for an unorthodox hiding spot: joining the ragtag militia known as the Legion.
Under the name Andromeda McKee, shes quickly risen through the Legions ranks, using her sharp instincts and keen strategic ability to lead her platoon to several victories.
After a devastating attack on Algeron, where McKee and her soldiers were trying to broker an agreement among the native Naa, McKee is handpicked to lead a new team on the planet Savas.
Meanwhile, McKees lover, Major John Avery, has just been conscripted to act as a military attaché to Ophelia, When Ophelias ship, the Victorious, comes under fire from the hostile Hudathans, the crew makes an emergency crash landing on Savas, McKee and her new squad are sent to help guard the empress, but theres just one problem: McKee has no intention of protecting Ophelia shes out for vengeance and blood.
Andromedas War is the final installment in Dietzs Legion of the Damned prequel trilogy, and there are more than enough tense, highstakes battles to satisfy fans of military science fiction.
But one of the things thats set this series apart from a large chunk of military SF has been the dynamic heroine, Andromeda McKee, aka The Steel Bitch, and her quest to avenge her family.
Unfortunately, while McKee is as compelling as ever, her original aim of taking out Empress Ophelia has been too frequently sidelined, draining a lot of the tension necessary to keep readers engaged.
The central conflict in this last book doesnt even really become clear until overpages in, and the romance between Avery and McKee always the weakest part of the series pushes Avery front and center, and hes just not nearly as kinetic or fascinating as McKee.
originally appeared in the Decemberedition of RT Book s In Andromeda's Fall, Lady Catherine "Cat" Carletto's family had been killed, finding she had also been targeted for death by Empress Ophelia.
Escaping capture and enlisting in the Legion of the Damned, she changes her name to Andromeda McKee to avoid further attempts at detection, In Andromeda's Choice, Andromeda had spent a year in the Legion of the Damned and got summoned to Earth to receive the Order of Merit from the one person she hated more than any other enemy the empress herself.
She knows of a resistance group who might be able to take her down, but she has to choose between her vengeful urges and her conscience if she does decide to kill her.
Andromeda might have had chance to get over what had happened to her family over a year ago, but she missed her chance to kill the cruel and evil ruler, Ophelia.
And now that her uncle has been killed in a government raid on Earth, she realises she is the only surviving heir and, as such, is the only one who can kill the empress and overthrow all the damage she has done.
In Andromeda's War, we discover she has come far over the past year, moving up the ranks from recruit, private, corporal, sergeant and now lieutenant.
She feels she has only been surviving though her associates have already fallen in battle, Andromeda has a keen eye for trouble, and helps the men when she can, but as there are so many Naa warriors around them, their chances of survival can be considered slim at best.
To make her situation even worse, Andromeda has found that a Carly Vickers has been posted on the same planet she is on and has been working with the Bureau of Missing Persons, an obvious cover for finding those people who oppose Empress Ophelia in order to eliminate them.
Andromeda's need to remain hidden away is also thwarted by her men who consider her a big deal on Earth due to her medals and honours.
In this the third novel in the series of prequel books to the Legion of the Damned novels, there are several parts that stand out to most readers.
The strength of the Naa is mentioned in a sequence when Eatbig, a Naa soldier sparred with Larkin, though what Larkin does later proves to be effective in case her opponent looked like he would win.
They are perceived to be stronger than the humans, yet can be dealt with effectively in the right situation, In Andromeda's War we come to find out more on certain characters as they are key to the story Carly Vickers, Eatbig and Carlo Veneto.
Carlo has a chequered history, rising from nothing to become the then princess's gigolo, working his way
up to confidant, Known for his sensuality, she has no further interest in him than for the occasional bout of sex, leaving Carlo to do what he desires.
Sex in William C. Dietz's world is violent, kinky and debauched, but that only goes to sculpt his characters into the sort of people he thinks readers will want to discover.
However, in the future, sex is also virtual and Carlo is known for having his sexual experiences through a lead slotted into his head, which takes him into another reality.
There he can get up to every vice, but Carlo finds someone else waiting for him he does not expect,
Though Empress Ophelia feels she has definite rule over everyone, there are others who conspire against her to threaten that rule one of them is "Colonel Red," who kills one of Ophelia's closest allies.
This is only the start of what comes to pass as Empress Ophelia isn't as secure in her power as she thought when she is "handed over to the Hudathans in exchange for a thousand year peace treaty.
" For Andromeda there is a chance to go AWOL to escape detection along with Avery, realising she missed her chance to kill Ophelia for her past cruelty.
Dressing like Paguumi, they decide it would be best to seek passage on a tramp freighter for Saras Prime, After a while, it is good to see Andromeda seems to have found a soul mate and possible lover in Avery after all the feelings of hatred she has held for Ophelia.
Andromeda's War is a turning point for the resistance and with Andromeda's going AWOL she might be able to change her life for the better.
Dietz has gone to great lengths to flesh out his characters so they mean more to us than just everyday people we might meet on the street.
They seem real through their intentions, kinks and foibles and that makes us want to read it even more, Finally a military Scifi that has a happy ending! “Returning to his Legion of the Damned universe, Dietz illustrates why hes a master of the genre" RT Book s.
And in Andromedas War, his heroine will face her ultimate testas a battlescarred legionnaire and as an innocent young woman who once lost everything
Now a platoon leader, Legionnaire Andromeda McKee seems to have successfully left behind her true identity of Lady Catherine “Cat” Carletto, one of the last two surviving members of the Carletto family targeted for death by Empress Ophelia.
After failing at her one shot at vengeance, Andromeda had been questioning her own resolve, But now her uncle has been killed in a government raid back on Earth, leaving her as the last Carletto standingand the familys only chance for justice
A chance that comes when the empresss ship crashes on a hostile planet and Andromeda is assigned to head up the rescue mission.
As a legionnaire, Andromeda McKee has countless kills under her belt, But when faced with her greatest enemy, it will be Cat Carletto who has to pull the trigger on the one who really matters After reading this book, I figured the cover that I never bother with, given ebooks would have scanty clad woman.
Very light escape holiday read, When the characters start saying "Sir, yes sir", my interest drops, The heroine which is ncie for a change is invinceable as all such are in situation where the stats are very much against survival, but this is science FICTION.
The goodies are great, the baddies are evil, Not an intellectual challenge. More a kids romp. Not sure I will bother with the rest of the series, A good finish to an exciting series, I really enjoyed the the story line as the series progressed, Hopefully he will write some further story lines within this universe,
.Stars for a really fun story, More a Happy to come to the end of the journey, Nicely wrapped up the story arch but the end had me scratching my head, Maybe more to come in the main series After the murder of her parents by the government, Lady Catherine Carletto, aka Andromedia McKee joins the Legions in order to hide.
When the Empress is ambushed and kidnapped by the enemy, she is ordered to take part in the rescue although the Empress's cyborgs will try to kill her on sight and warring tribes will kill any humans.
A good scifi read. Great end to the trilogy, Quick reads that kept my interest throughout, A somewhat unsatisfactory, but logical conclusion to thepart arc of Cat Carletto alias Andromeda Mckee Not being exposed to The Legion of the Damned series, this was a good intro to it.
The main protagonist, Andromeda McKee, is forced to make hard choices regarding her Legion commission and getting justice for her murdered family, The setting on Terra seemed realistic and I enjoyed the battle scenes, William Dietz is a solid writer who's learned his craft well, . . This book tied up all of the loose ends from the first two books of the trilogy, I did not like it as much as the earlier books because the last book did not have the "fire" of the first two, I kept reading it to the end to see how the characters ended up, New York Times bestselling author William C, Dietz has published than fifty novels, some of which have been translated into German, Russian, and Japanese, He grew up in the Seattle area, served as a medic with the Navy and Marine Corps, graduated from the University of Washington, and has been employed as a surgical technician, college instructor, and television news writer, director and producer.
Before becoming a full time writer Dietz was director of public relations and marketing for an international telephone company, He and his wife live near Gig Harbor, Washington, .