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      A Talent for War

      by Jack McDevitt
      Published
      Feb 1989
      Main Genre
      Science Fiction Sci-Fi
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      310
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      An Alex Benedict Novel Book 1

      About This Book

      Everryone knew the legend of Christopher Sim. Fighter. Leader. An interstellar hero with a rare talent for war, Sim changed mankind's history forever when he forged a ragtag group of misfits into the weapon that broke the back of the alien Ashiyyur.

      But now, Alex Benedict has found a startling bit of information, long buried in an ancient computer file. If it is true, then Christopher Sim was a fraud.

      For his own sake, for the sake of history, Alex Benedict must follow the dark track of a legend, into the very heart of the alien galaxy--where he will confront a truth far stranger than any fiction imaginable...

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      Genres & Themes

      Genres

      General Fiction Speculative Fiction

      Subgenres

      Science Fiction Space Opera

      Characters & Occupations

      Aliens

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      First Edition Jun 2004 Ace ISBN13 9780441012176 ISBN10 0441012175
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      Dec 1995 Ace ISBN13 9780441795536 ISBN10 0441795536
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      Jul 2004 Penguin ISBN13 9781101524169 ISBN10 1101524162
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      Jul 2004 Headline (UK) ISBN13 9781472203083 ISBN10 1472203089
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      Jul 2004 Ace ISBN10 B004P5OZ02
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      Aug 2008 Audible Studios ISBN10 B001EPO4SE
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      May 2016 Brilliance Audio ISBN13 9781522600695 ISBN10 1522600698
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