Baen

Paperback | 1 December 1994

Sorry, we are not able to source the book you are looking for right now.

We did a search for other books with a similar title, however there were no matches. You can try selecting from a similar category, click on the author's name, or use the search box above to find your book.

Gangs ruled Cantilucca. Guns were the only law, and there was no lack of guns. It was hard to imagine matters getting worse. Until the survey team arrived . . . Major Matthew Coke was not a squeamish man, but the state of affairs on Cantilucca turned his stomach. He was only human after all. Where some of the rest of his team were concerned, it was difficult to be sure. Five professional mercenaries who'd learned the hard way that in the end they could defeat anything - except their own consciences.

Industry Reviews

Another of Drake's military sf yarns about Hammer's Slammers, the expert mercenary troops of planet Nieuw Friesland. A small, handpicked team of specialists, led by Major Matthew Coke, arrives on planet Cantilucca to investigate the possibility of selling the Slammers' services. But Cantilucca, the primary source of a recreational drug, is ruled by two competing gangs - the L'Escorials and the Astras - both bloodthirsty, brutal, drug-addicted, unwashed, and generally arrogant. In Coke's judgment, either of the gangs could afford to hire Slammers to defeat the opposition, but this would leave the planet in the hands of a single gang, its already wretched inhabitants worse off than before. So Coke and company play both ends against the middle, slaughtering gangsters at every opportunity, until Cantilucca's interstellar bankers lose patience and send in their own troops. Things look bleak for Coke's team, but Slammer reinforcements arrive with impeccable timing. Agreeable slam-bang action for series fans, and certainly much more convincingly constructed than either The Jungle (1991) or Fortress (1987). (Kirkus Reviews)

Shipping

	Standard Shipping	Express Shipping
Metro postcodes:	$9.99	$14.95
Regional postcodes:	$9.99	$14.95
Rural postcodes:	$9.99	$14.95

Orders over $89.00 qualify for free shipping.

How to return your order

At Booktopia, we offer hassle-free returns in accordance with our returns policy. If you wish to return an item, please get in touch with Booktopia Customer Care.

Additional postage charges may be applicable.

Defective items

If there is a problem with any of the items received for your order then the Booktopia Customer Care team is ready to assist you.

For more info please visit our Help Centre.

More in Science Fiction

Project Hail Mary

Paperback

RRP $24.99

$19.75

21%
OFF

All Tomorrows

The myriad species and mixed fortunes of man

Hardcover

RRP $39.99

$33.75

16%
OFF

$18.75

Jurassic Park : A Novel - Michael Crichton

$26.75

Baen

Industry Reviews

Shipping

How to return your order

Defective items

You Can Find This Book In

More in Science Fiction

Project Hail Mary

All Tomorrows

The myriad species and mixed fortunes of man

The Faith of Beasts

Book Two of The Captive's War

The Last Contract of Isako

The samurai science fiction epic from the author of Jade City

Glyph

Metro 2035

The third darkly thrilling book in the METRO series and inspiration behind the bestselling METRO video game franchise

Broken Dove

The Butcher's Masquerade

Dungeon Crawler Carl Bk5

Platform Decay

H.P. Lovecraft : The Complete Fiction

Barnes & Noble Leatherbound Classic Collection

Henry Goes Bush

Daggermouth

The Heart Duology Book 1

Dune

Dune

Feed

(A Dystopian Novel about Mind Control, Rebellion, and Technology - Perfect for Young Adults)

Jurassic Park

A Novel

The Three-Body Problem

Three-Body: Book 1

Foundation - Foundation and Earth

Foundation

Foundation - Foundation's Edge

Foundation

Flowers For Algernon

The must-read literary science fiction masterpiece

Kindred

The ground-breaking masterpiece from the New York Times bestseller

Iron Gold

Red Rising Series

Dark Age

Red Rising : Book 5

Leviathan Falls

Book 9 of the Expanse (now a Prime Original series)

Children of Time

The 10th Anniversary Edition of the Arthur C. Clarke Award winning science fiction novel

This product is categorised by