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Binding: HardcoverDewey Decimal Number: 813.54 EAN: 9781416555216 ISBN: 1416555218 Label: Baen Manufacturer: Baen Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 352 Publication Date: February 05, 2008 Publisher: Baen Studio: Baen Accessories:
Browse for similar items by category: Click to Display Editorial Review: Product Description: In the midst of recovering from their successful if casualty prone first mission, the crew of the Alliance Space Ship Vorpal Blade are suddenly scrambled back into action. All other priorities take second place as word arrives on earth of a gate colony which has fallen to an unidentified alien assault. As the only space ship currently available to the Human-Adar Alliance, the Vorpal Blade is dispatched to find out what happened to the colony, rescue any survivors and learn the identity of the attackers. With new complexities added to the universe started in the novel Into the Looking Glass and continued in Vorpal Blade, Manxome Foe continues the tradition of non-stop action, valorous if quirky characters and rigorous science drawn from the frontiers of current theory. The odd-ball crew of the Vorpal Blade is an unlikely savior of earth, but none dare say they quail at engaging the Manxome Foe. Average Rating:
 Rating:  - Write FasterI have enjoyed the series and read the last book in one night!! paid for it the next day, but worth it. Looking forward to the next book in the series. Rating: - Vorpal Blade to the RescueManxome Foe (2008) is the third SF novel in the William Weaver series, following The Vorpal Blade. In the previous volume, the converted submarine flitted around exploring various planets with little luck and numerous casualties. Then they reached the forested moon of Endor. There the crew were attacked by various types of demons, including spacefaring dragonflies with laser emitting eyes. The Vorpal Blade crew also found nonhostile sapient aliens who looked like oversized chinchillas. ... Read More Rating:  - Ridiculous but funThis book, like its predecessors, is an utterly ridiculous space blast-em-up with aliens, spaceships, power armor suits, and a thin veneer of science to make it seem like you're learning something in the process. It's still an entertaining read though. The action is good, the dialog is snappy, and the ideas are novel enough that the book isn't as predictable as some in the genre. Thing I didn't like were the not-swear-words in the book, the wholesale importation of characters ... Read More Rating: - Exciting, involving military fantasyThe crew of the Vorpal Blade has barely returned from their dangerous and challenging first mission before they are called back into action in "Manxome Foe". When word reaches Earth that a gate colony has been destroyed, investigation soon shows not one threat but many. The Marines and sailors of the Vorpal Blade find themselves on an impossible mission to stop a dangerous Dreen enemy in this exciting, involving military fantasy, recommended as a top pick for any lending library where military science fiction ... Read More Rating: - Another great SF readWell, the author pretty much put his foot in his mouth in his wrap up chapter in the previous book. He basically stated "The heck with critics. I'm going to teach physics!!!" That did not last long, or work out well. Hard SciFi is great - but not over the top. This book treats the physics and science as it should be - part of the story, not damn boring lectures. The action was much improved, the pace was faster, and overall this was a much better book. Miriam Moon in getting interesting, interesting, interesting ... Read More 
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