![]() The story shows the conflicting motives of the different factions without demonizing any of them, save possibly the merchants' faction whose motives are to use the forces of the Imperial Space Navy to enhance their own profits.Ī planet called "Prince Samual's World" had been bombed heavily during the Secession Wars and had spent about 400 years in isolation. In this case the leader is from a planet that has recovered technologically to the steam, steel and coal stage, who visits a planet of city states surrounded by barbarians, fighting with medieval weapons. In content it resembles Pournelle's military fiction series Falkenberg's Legion, also from the CoDominium series: both depict a capable military leader undertaking a campaign on a backward planet. Chronologically, it is second to last in the series, contemporaneous with events in The Mote in God's Eye. The novel forms part of Pournelle's Future History known as the CoDominium Series. Another version appeared as three-part serial in Analog as A Spaceship for the King from December 1971 to February 1972. King David's Spaceship is a science fiction novel by American writer Jerry Pournelle. ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |