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Name: The Light Brigade
Rating: 3.5 (8 reviews)
Author: Kameron Hurley

In a hard‑bending science‐fiction thriller, Kameron Hurley places a fresh infantry recruit, Dietz, at the center of a war that transports soldiers into light to reach distant battlefronts on Mars. As Dietz experiences combat drops that diverge from the official record, he confronts the uneasy truth about the conflict and the intentions of the corporate brass. The novel explores how war reshapes identity and questions the difference between heroism and villainy in a future where the battlefield transcends physical limits.

First publish date: 2019

Genre: Science Fiction/Space Opera

Authors: Kameron Hurley

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