Itýs onwards and upwards for Sten
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After his successful campaign in the Wolf worlds in the last novel, Sten has been promoted to being commander of the Emperor's bodyguards, the Imperial Ghurkas. He leaves behind his "honest" warmongering with Mantis Corps for the bloody intrigue and politics of the Emperor's court of a thousand suns. You can see the storm clouds gathering and where the plot is going from the outset but it does not make the book any the less enjoyable. My only critiscm is that it's a little to easy to spot the new good guy character who has clearly only been introduced to be a casualty in the final battle. This novel is more of the same really : if you liked the earlier Sten books you won't be disappointed by this one. A fast paced and entertaining, if not overly taxing, read.
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