Legion of the Damned

Legion of the Damned, Book 1

De: William C. Dietz

Narrado por: Donald Corren

In the future, the terminally ill can prolong life by surrendering their consciousness to a cybernetic life form that is then recruited into the notorious Legion of the Damned, an elite fighting unit charged with protecting humanity.

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great series

I love the legion of the damned series would make an incredible tv show

This story is not Dead On Arrival!

The character development is well thought out and improves as the story progresses. There is a hint of whimsy to his writing style that makes the story enjoyable.

As good as when I read it

I started this series when it first came out. The narration is almost how I imagined the dialogue, as I read it.

Extraordinary - best SciFi book I have read

Mr. Dietz and Mr. Corren combine to present one of the truly entertaining SciFi thrillers of the year. This is, without a doubt, the best SciFi book I have had the good fortune to read(listen). I would recommend this book for both the Hugo and Nebula awards. If you were only going to read one SciFi book, you must read this one. I found myself unable to put it down, it was so entertaining.

It was okay

There's no discussion of the technology involved which is fine but it can add to the universe the story takes place in. A lot happens in the book, but it takes away from detail and character development. I like how flawed some of the characters were. Although much of the book was a pale imitation of Dune, I love Dune so I didn't mind.

Good stories that could use more detail

So, there is no main character, there are just a collection of characters that the story bounces between. I do like that, but there are a few problems with how it's executed; First, sometimes it will bounce between charterers/settings without any warning and gets confusing at times. Second, there is never enough time spent with any story in one sitting, as soon as I start getting invested, it switches to another. And third, it just breezes over some important plot points giving little to no attention to them. Like, two of the characters die at the end, and both of them got maybe a sentence mentioning it. Like, what did their friends and family who were there think/do/react etc when they saw them die?

Overall a good book, just needed more details.

Musical interludes detract

The musical interludes and the no gap transition between chapters detracted from a good performance

Good story.

It was a good book with interesting characters and I look forward to reading more.

It's ok, not great.

The book started out gang busters, with the introduction of cyborgs, biobots and life in the Legion. About the middle of the book I lost interest. I must admit that I am not a Military Sci-Fi fan, so those that are, may love this book. It is hard for me to get into make believe wars, battles, and politics if the author has not made me care for the characters. Each chapter jumps quickly from one character to another, not giving enough time to build the character and make us root or not root for him/her/it.

Dietz shows a good imagination and reminds me of Kevin J. Anderson. I was also reminded a little of Neal Asher, although he is not quite as biologically crazy as Asher.

This was written in 1993, so if on sale I will listen to more of Dietz to see if his writing gets any better.

Excellent -- Perhaps one of the best SF I've ever

I just finished the 6th book (of the 8 written so far) and thought I'd go back and write a review of the first in the series. I have not read a great deal of military Sci-Fi, but even without regard to the genre this is a great read. The plot is clever and complex. The military and historical information on the French Foreign Legion is a lot of fun as well.

The oddest sensation as I read it, was that it seemed familiar. Although written years before the movie, if I were the author, I'd be a bit miffed by the movie Avatar -- since 80% of the movie came out of this book...and another 15% came out of subsequent books in the series. (It is hard to tell if it was copied, or whether these are inevitable themes -- but it made me feel sorry for this author.)

If you like series books, such as the Lost Fleet series, or just a good adventure in space story -- this is a wonderful book.