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Modder! this book is pocking awesome! --- that's Pinopan for "My goodness, this is indeed an awesome book!" If you're looking for sci-fi with intricate political intrigue and underlying subtext of mankind's search for meaning, you're not very likely to find it on planet Marduk where Prince Roger Ramius Sergei Chiang MacClintock Heir Tertiary to the Empire of Man (my fingers cramped typing this) crash-lands with his royal bodyguard The Empress's Own Bravo Company -- but stick with Roger and his space marines and you'll discover never-before-seen creative methods for killing hostile alien species...and how to cook them Prince Roger is an absolute delight. He's so adorable I want to grab him by the powered armor and slap some sense into his pretty blonde head. I also love other eccentric characters. No unit of space marines will be complete without a swearing pocking Pinopan! specifically one that goes by the name Poertena