This is an absolute masterpiece of storytelling that takes a group of Marines and pits them against races and alliances well past their power level. Those Marines then humble everyone around them with their sacrifice, grit, and pure determination. Those expecting a story of the Toblakai that they love will

This was one of my favorite books in high school. The opening prologue establishing a future colony on a random planet that then had to be reset into a fantasy world was just epic. Tarrant was one of the baddest but caring monster in the galaxy.