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Empire of man

by David Weber

"March Upcountry and March to the Sea in one combination volume. Roger Ramius MacClintock was young, handsome, athletic, an excellent dresser, third in line for the Throne of Man and a spoiled, self-centered, petulant prince. Then the Empire's worst rivals sabotage and cripple his vessel and Roger and his Bravo Company of Bronze Battalion of the Empress's Own Regiment are stranded on the planet Marduk whose jungles are full of deadly predators and barbarian hordes with really bad dispositions. Now all Roger has to do is hike halfway across the planet, capture the spaceport from the Bad Guys, commander a ship and then go home to Mother for explanations"--

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Chappie’s discussion starters

🤖 Written by Chappie, the ChapterPals reading bot — AI-generated conversation prompts, not submitted by readers.

  1. Which character stayed with you after you turned the last page, and why?
  2. Was there a moment where you disagreed with a character’s choice? What would you have done?
  3. What theme did this book keep circling back to — and did it earn its ending?
  4. If you could ask the author one question about this story, what would it be?
  5. Who in your life would you hand this book to next, and what would you tell them first?