The Light Brigade
The Light Brigade by Kameron Hurley is a science fiction thriller published by S&S/Saga Press on March 19, 2019. This first edition spans 368 pages and is presented in English. The narrative follows soldiers who are transformed into light to traverse the battlefronts of a futuristic war on Mars, exploring the profound changes they undergo in the process.
Readers will find a gripping exploration of the complexities of warfare through the eyes of Dietz, a new recruit who experiences disjointed combat drops that reveal a troubling reality behind the corporate narrative. As Dietz grapples with the blurred lines between memory and mission, the story delves into themes of time travel and military conflict, offering a unique perspective on the nature of heroism and villainy in war. This edition invites readers to engage with Hurley’s thought-provoking take on the future of combat.
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NAMED BY PUBLISHERS WEEKLY AS A BEST BOOK OF 2019
From the Hugo Award–winning author of The Stars Are Legion comes a brand-new science fiction thriller about a futuristic war during which soldiers are broken down into light in order to get them to the front lines on Mars.
They said the war would turn us into light.
I wanted to be counted among the heroes who gave us this better world.
The Light Brigade: it’s what soldiers fighting the war against Mars call the ones who come back…different. Grunts in the corporate corps get busted down into light to travel to and from interplanetary battlefronts. Everyone is changed by what the corps must do in order to break them down into light. Those who survive learn to stick to the mission brief—no matter what actually happens during combat.
Dietz, a fresh recruit in the infantry, begins to experience combat drops that don’t sync up with the platoon’s. And Dietz’s bad drops tell a story of the war that’s not at all what the corporate brass want the soldiers to think is going on.
Is Dietz really experiencing the war differently, or is it combat madness? Trying to untangle memory from mission brief and survive with sanity intact, Dietz is ready to become a hero—or maybe a villain; in war it’s hard to tell the difference.
A worthy successor to classic stories like Downbelow Station, Starship Troopers, and The Forever War, The Light Brigade is award-winning author Kameron Hurley’s gritty time-bending take on the future of war.
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