March Upcountry (Empire of Man #1)
March Upcountry (Empire of Man #1)
Author: John Ringo
Desc: "THE ROYAL BRAT IS IN TROUBLE Roger Ramius Sergei Chiang MacClintock didn't understand. He was young handsome athletic an excellent dresser and third in line for the Throne of Man ... so why wouldn't anyone at Court trust him Why wouldn't even his own mother the Empress explain why they didn't trust him Or why the very mention of his father's name was forbidden at Court Or why his mother had decided to pack him off to a backwater planet aboard what was little more than a tramp freighter to represent her at a local political event better suited to a third assistant undersecretary of state It probably wasn't too surprising that someone in his position should react by becoming spoiled self-centered and petulant. After all what else did he have to do with his life But that was before a saboteur tried to blow up his transport. Then warships of the Empire of Man's worst rivals shot the crippled vessel out of space. Then Roger found himself shipwrecked on the planet Marduk whose jungles were full of damnbeasts killerpillars carnivorous plants torrential rain and barbarian hordes with really bad dispositions. Now all Roger has to do is hike halfway around the entire planet then capture a spaceport from the Bad Guys somehow commandeer a starship and then go home to Mother for explanations. Fortunately Roger has an ace in the hole: Bravo Company of Bronze Battalion of The Empress' Own Regiment. If anyone can get him off Marduk alive it's the Bronze Barbarians. Assuming that Prince Roger manages to grow up before he gets all of them killed. At the publisher's request this title is sold without DRM (Digital Rights Management)."