First edition (publ. Avon Books)
Cover artist: Jim Burns

Mercenary is a novel by Piers Anthony published in 1984.

Plot summary

Mercenary is a novel in which Hope Hubris joins the Jovian Navy and becomes part of their task force to eliminate space piracy.[1]

Reception

Dave Langford reviewed Mercenary for White Dwarf #69, and stated that "Parts of this are quite sensible, but are balanced by dottiness like the space-battle which – for reasons known only to Anthony – echoes the Mongol invasion of Hungary so faithfully as to neglect the fact that space has three dimensions... Amusing nonsense, but definitely nonsense."[1]

Reviews

  • Review by Mary S. Weinkauf (1984) in Fantasy Review, August 1984[2]
  • Review by Andy Sawyer (1985) in Paperback Inferno, #55

References

  1. 1 2 Langford, Dave (September 1985). "Critical Mass". White Dwarf. No. 69. Games Workshop. p. 16.
  2. ↑ https://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/title.cgi?5284
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