Cobra Alliance

December 15, 2009
The alien Troft have fallen to Earth's armies, owing largely to the guerrilla force of Cobras, soldiers with surgically implanted weapons. Thought too dangerous to live on Earth, the Cobras, led by the Moreau family of warriors, have settled three colony worlds. Now a new threat has emerged, and the feared super-soldiers must face an enemy that may be more than they can handle. SF action writer Zahn follows up on his original Cobra trilogy ("Cobra; Cobra Strike; Cobra Bargain") with a new series that traces the growth of a new generation of medically enhanced warriors. VERDICT The author's highly visual style and grasp of military tactics should make this military adventure a solid, action-packed addition to any sf collection.

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December 15, 2009
Jin Moreau and her son, Merrick, are Cobras, supersoldiers implanted with computers and weapons. Sent on a secret mission to the planet Quasana, they immediately find that their identities are known, and the locals have developed their own corps of augmented warriors. If this werent enough to generate lots of well-handled, character-centered action, the alien Troftimplacable enemies in the recent pastchoose this moment to invade. It takes still more action and suspense to discover that the Troft are having problems, too, and contemplating an alliance with humanity. Zahns universes always have a lived-in quality; the one heres no exception, boosting expectations for the trilogy this book starts.(Reprinted with permission of Booklist, copyright 2009, American Library Association.)