Battleground — Gregory Benford

ECHO THROUGH THE LAND...

From the gray gunsmoke mists of a far-off alien realm to a violent valley of sinister shadows and frightfully bloody death, from an evil planet haunted by generals of the past and the soldiers who served them to a brutal time ruled by brutal gods. This is a story of the eternal urge to conquer and the free men who held against it, those farflung battle lines. This is a journey only the bravest shall make...