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Title: Exciting combat, but overall a feeling of impending doom
Review: Mr Douglas is very adept at grasping the essence of both the common soldier and officers' feeling and conduct in a combat situation, his glimpses into the mind of the enemy are also valuable. The technology utilised in space and on Europa seems to be a not too distant derivative of that available to our forces today, and his historical paralells are well drawn, and quite possibly the inspiration for the book as a whole. I was dismayed that the real malevolent foe was not revealed until the end of the novel, but there are obviuosly future campaigns ahead for the Space Marines. Any disappointment at the lack of a neat final ending to the book must be tempered by an anticipation of the series continuing.
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