Starfist (1) (First to Fight)

Sherman, David

ISBN 10: 0345406222 / ISBN 13: 9780345406224

Published by Ballantine Books Inc., 1997

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Synopsis:

Stranded in a nightmarish alien desert, many light-years from Earth, without arms or backup and carrying only a one-day water ration, Marine Staff Sergeant Charlie Bass and his seven-man team must make their way through an army of bloodthirsty savages to find safety. Original.

About the Author: David Sherman is a former United States Marine and the author of eight previously published novels about Marines in Vietnam, where he served as an infantryman and as a member of a Combined Action Platoon.  He is an alumnus of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts and worked as a sculptor for many years before turning to writing.  Along the way he has held a variety of jobs, mostly supervisory and managerial.  Today he is a full-time writer.  He lives in Philadelphia.

Dan Cragg enlisted in the U.S. Army in 1958 and retired with the rank of sergeant major twenty-two years later. During his Army service, Mr. Cragg served more than eleven years in overseas stations, five and a half of them in Vietnam. He is the author of Inside the VC and NVA (with Michael Lee Lanning), Top Sergeant (with William G. Bainbridge), and a Vietnam War novel, The Soldier's Prize. In real life Mr. Cragg is an analyst for the Defense Department. He and his wife, Sunny, live in Virginia, where honest citizens are allowed to pack heat. Visitors after dark are strongly urged to call ahead.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Starfist (1) (First to Fight)
Publisher: Ballantine Books Inc.
Publication Date: 1997
Binding: Soft cover
Condition: Good