Lazarus Rising is the ninth novel of the military science fiction

Science fiction

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 StarFist Saga

StarFist series

StarFist is a series of military science fiction novels set in the 25th century and written from the viewpoint of the men of the Confederation Marine Corps 34th FIST and later in the spin-off series Starfist: Force Recon....

, written by David Sherman

David Sherman

David Sherman is an American novelist who deals overwhelmingly with military themes at the small-unit tactical level. His experiences as a United States Marine during the Vietnam War show prominently in his work.-Biography:Sherman was born in Niles, Ohio...

 and Dan Cragg

Dan Cragg

Dan Cragg is an American soldier, essayist, and science-fiction author.-Biography:He is the son of James Wilson and Gertrude Cragg and was married to the late Sun P....

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Plot summary

This novel continues the situation on the planet Kingdom from the previous novel, Kingdom's Fury

Kingdom's Fury

The eighth novel of the military science fiction StarFist Saga, written by David Sherman and Dan Cragg.This is the second Starfist book taking place largely on the planet called Kingdom, a world with a crazy-quilt religious theocracy involving various flavors of Christians, Muslims, and others...

. Dominic DeTomas, formerly head of the secret police of Kingdom, is now dictator and has put together a new fascist government that strongly resembles that of Nazi Germany. DeTomas's policies engendered resentment among certain parts of the populace, and this festers into an uprising. While the mild-mannered inhabitants of Kingdom might not expect to succeed against an implacably violent police state, the uprising is advised and led by an amnesiac Confederation Marine who had been captured by the alien Skinks and later released when the Skinks were driven off Kingdom.

Reception

Regina Schroeder in her review for Booklist

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 described the book as "compelling military sf with a young romance that will hook teens." Jackie Cassada in her review for Library Journal

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 said that the book "provides a fast-paced tale of military heroics and personal courage for fans of sf military fiction." Peter Cannon in his review for Publishers Weekly

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said that "the authors have avoided the implausible scenarios and interservice rivalries of some past volumes. This is state-of-the-art military SF."