The Mercenary
Falkenberg's first
lesson is that loyalty is to the fleet and not to the precarious
coalition government of Earth. His second is that the navy's mission is
to exist, preserving the peace in the far-flung corners of the galaxy in the hope that at least some portions of the human race may be saved
when Earth destroys itself...
The Mercenary is a parable for our times: the dirt of politics, the evil of war, the loneliness of command, and the rewards of comaradeship...
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Jerry Pournelle
Jerry Eugene Pournelle (1933-2017) was an American science fiction writer, essayist, and journalist who contributed for many years to the computer magazine Byte in the 1970s, 1980s and early 1990s. In 2011, he joined journalist Gina Smith, pundit John C. Dvorak, political cartoonist Ted Rall and several other Byte.com staff reporters to launch an independent tech and political news site aNewDomain.
Pournelle served as President of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America in 1973 and served aNewDomain Media as its director until his death. He is recognized as the first author to have written a published book contribution using a word processor on a personal computer, in 1977.
Falkenberg's Legion
Falkenberg's Legion consists of four primary books, and includes three additional books that complement the series but are not considered mandatory reads. The current recommended reading order for the series is provided below.
Main series CoDominium Universe
