The Chaplain's War
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Publisher Description
The mantis cyborgs: insectlike, cruel, and determined to wipe humanity from the face of the galaxy.
The Fleet is humanity’s last chance: a multi-world, multi-national task force assembled to hold the line against the aliens’ overwhelming technology and firepower. Enter Harrison Barlow, who like so many young men of wars past, simply wants to serve his people and partake of the grand adventure of military life. Only, Harrison is not a hot pilot, nor a crack shot with a rifle. What good is a Chaplain’s Assistant in the interstellar battles which will decide the fate of all?
More than he thinks. Because while the mantis insectoids are determined to eliminate the human threat to mantis supremacy, they remember the errors of their past. Is there the slightest chance that humans might have value? Especially since humans seem to have the one thing the mantes explicitly do not: an innate ability to believe in what cannot be proven nor seen God. Captured and stranded behind enemy lines, Barlow must come to grips with the fact that he is not only bargaining for his own life, but the lives of everyone he knows and loves. And so he embarks upon an improbable gambit, determined to alter the course of the entire war.
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Customer Reviews
A tremendous book!
The Chaplain's War reminds me of other great books such as Orson Scott Card's Ender book(s). I found myself reading it compulsively over a 24 hour period. It is a memorable read, from a point with no hope, to an end with a transformed man having found meaning and happiness in his life.
A refreshing read!
It's pretty rare these days for science fiction to do anything other than deride or marginalized religion and the associated spiritual beliefs. Torgersen does a bang-up job exploring these issues and does it in a way which is neither preachy nor demeaning.
The main characters are interesting and believable, the story moves quickly without feeling rushed, and the resolution is extremely satisfying.
I highly recommend this book to any fan of science fiction, even if you don't normally read military science fiction. This book is very accessible and enjoyable to read.