With the defences of the Southern Appalachians split apart, the only thing standing between the Posleen hordes and the soft interior of the Cumberland Plateau are the veterans of the 555th Mobile Infantry. Dropped into Rabun Pass, which will run out first - bullets or bodies? The fourth and final novel (for the moment, at least) about Earth versus the Posleen--the same kind of glorious jumble of a book as A Hymn before Battle (2000), Gust Front (2001), and When the Devil Dances [BKL Ap 15 02] each was--brings the war for human survival to a thundering climax. Cally O'Neal and her father, Mike O'Neal, are armed and dangerous in the forefront of the action, along with a right good crew of relatives and friends. The supertank Bun- Bun and its crew also hammer their way through the Posleen, and are hammered in return. They are ably supported by voluptuous MI Major LeBlanc, now a tank battalion commander, and the superweapons created by Dr. Miguel Castanuelo; ably opposed by the Posleen, whose smarts and courage ensure real suspense right up to a slightly deus-ex-machina conclusion. Ringo most probably plans to resolve the human conflict with the Posleen's secret puppet masters, so, as before, enjoy in the expectation of more to come. Roland Green Copyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved ." . . explosive. . . . Fans of strong military SF will appreciate Ringo's lively narrative and flavorful characters." ." . . practically impossible not to read in one sitting." ." . . splendid . . . makes Ringo look like a comer in the field. . . . [Will appeal to] flocks of readers." "For thoughtful readers, Ringo raises some tough and highly relevant questions. . . . Military SF fans should be well satisfied." "If Tom Clancy were writing SF, it would read much like John Ringo . . . good reading with solid characterizations--a rare combination." "Ringo demonstrates his flair for fast-paced military sf peopled with three-dimensional characters and spiced with personal drama as well as tactical finesse." "Ringo provides a textbook example of how a novel in the military SF subgenre should be written. . . . For those who have read everything David Drake has written or who may have wished that Tom Clancy, Larry Bond or Harold Coyle would write SF, Ringo provides what's needed . . . crackerjack storytelling." Gust Front "Fans of Hollywood-style blood-and-guts . . . will enjoy [Gust Front] . . . all the flavor and excitement of the liveliest military SF . . . this novel should cement Ringo's reputation as one of the best new practitioners of military SF." When the Devil Dances ." . . since [Ringo's] imagination, clearly influenced by Kipling and rock and roll, is fertile, and his storytelling skill sound, [When the Devil Dances] is irresistible." Wondrous Faire Praise for the Hottest Military SF Series Since Honor Harrington: A Hymn Before Battle "Military SF with a difference . . . and as much action as you could hope for. . . . And then there's that quirky sense of humor running like a vein of gold under the mayhem." John Ringo is the New York Times best-selling author of the Black Tide Rising series, the Posleen War series, the Through the Looking Glass series, and more, including the Troy Rising series, of which Live Free or Die is the first installment. A veteran of the 82nd Airborne, Ringo brings firsthand knowledge of military operations to his fiction.