'Mandella starts out as a foot soldier in man's thousand-year war against the Taurans and ends as a reluctant major. Spanning the stars at faster than light speeds, Mandella and his comrades age only months as the centuries zip by on an earth that becomes increasingly foreign. But few soldiers will return to the altered home planet; in battles fought with powered suits and other stranger weapons, the odds for survival approach zero. This war is the opposite of the one Heinlein glorified in Starship Troopers (1959) - bloody, cruel and meaningless. This is a splendid, thoughtful adventure.' - (Kirkus Reviews) Interior is tight, clean and, except for bookstore stamp on ffep, unmarked. Paperback cover has no creases in spine, but does in cover along the spine. Also has hole punched in front cover to hide MSR. Copyright 1974. Manufactured in U.S.A. Indicated from 16th printing of April, 1988. ISBN: 0-345-32489-7. LCCN: 74-81241. MSR = $2.95.