School of Fire
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| Author | David Sherman & Dan Cragg |
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| Cover artist | Jean Targete |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Series | StarFist |
| Genre | Science fiction |
| Publisher | Del Rey Books |
Publication date | 1998 |
| Media type | Print Paperback |
| Pages | 352 |
| 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.
Plot summary[edit]
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.
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