Legion of the Damned (novel)

Legion of the Damned is the first novel in the Legion of the Damned series by William C. Dietz. Legion of the Damned is a science fiction novel, first published by Ace Books in 1993.

Legion of the Damned
1993 mass market edition (paperback)
AuthorWilliam C. Dietz
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
GenreMilitary science fiction
PublishedAugust 1, 1993 Ace Books
Media typePrint (Paperback)
Pages352 pp (paperback edition)
ISBN0-441-48040-3
OCLC28450164
Followed byThe Final Battle 

This is the first book in the nine book in the Legion of the Damned series. The final novel (A Fighting Chance) was released in November 2011. Dietz has since begun a prequel series, beginning with the novel Andromeda's Fall, released in late 2012.

Publisher's summary

When there's no hope for the terminally ill or a condemned criminal they have one last chance to survive. And that's to join the Legion and become a cyborg. Both more and less than human, these warriors are the most elite fighting force in the Empire, they are the Legion of the Damned.

Plot summary

In the far future, the Human Empire has been attacked by the alien Hudatha. Humanity's last hope lies with the Legion (the successor to the French Foreign Legion), an elite fighting force of human and cyborg soldiers.

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