School of Fire

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School of Fire
Cover Starfist 02 SchoolOfFire.jpg
Author David Sherman & Dan Cragg
Cover artist Jean Targete
LanguageEnglish
Series StarFist
Genre Science fiction
Publisher Del Rey Books
Publication date
1998
Publication placeUnited States
Media typePrint Paperback
Pages352
ISBN 0-345-40623-0
OCLC 39531660
Preceded by First to Fight  
Followed by Steel Gauntlet  

School of Fire is the second novel of the military science fiction StarFist Saga by American writers David Sherman and Dan Cragg.

Contents

Plot summary

The Confederation of Human Worlds comprises about two hundred semi-autonomous settled worlds. The inter and intra-world disputes are settled by the powerful Confederation military; amongst them are the Confederation Marines, led by FISTs (Fleet Initial Strike Teams). In this installment, the men of 34th FIST are deployed to help the rulers of Wanderjahr put down a rebellion that threatens the planet's political and economic stability. The Marines have two battles to fight that they're aware of at least one with the resourceful and well-led guerillas, and the other with the entrenched bureaucracy of the planetary police. But the 34th FIST gradually becomes aware that not all is what it seems. As the Marines are drawn deeper and deeper into the convoluted politics of Wanderjahr, they begin to suspect that the guerillas might not be the real enemy after all. [1]

Reception

School of Fire received a positive review from Interzone, which praised the authors' experience. [2]

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References

  1. "#SchoolOfFire". HashReview. Retrieved 2024-05-29.
  2. "School of Fire: Starfist, Book Two". Interzone. 137: 64. November 1, 1998.