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幽靈戰旅,(The Ghost Brigades),384 pages,Tor Science Fiction,May , 2007,ISBN-13: 978-0765354068。

幽靈戰旅,(The Ghost Brigades),384 pages,Tor Science Fiction,May , 2007,ISBN-13: 978-0765354068。
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在《暮年戰士》中,讀者已經見到這個星際特種部隊——幽靈戰旅。在《暮年戰士》中,讀者已經接觸到一個改造人類的敏感話題,在續集《幽靈戰旅》中,則直接面對複製人類的道德議題。殖民防衛軍招募的兵源,僅限老人,滿六十五歲的老人,便可事先登記,待七十五歲時,便可入伍。然而,有的老人未到七十五歲,便已過世。殖民防衛軍遂以這些死者的基因複製重建出年輕的戰士,由於沒有原本活人架構的負擔,遂能根據戰爭需求量身打造,戰鬥力更勝正規士兵,建構出一支特種打擊部隊。
殖民防衛軍為了擴張人類的殖民生活領域,往往不擇手段,幽靈戰旅只是其中一種。在戰火連綿的星際世界中,爾虞我詐的行徑比比皆是,敵對一方亦想盡辦法企圖洞燭機先。原本一位為殖民防衛軍研發機密科技的科學家布東(Charles Boutin),神秘失蹤,可能叛逃敵方。殖民防衛軍為了查出他的下落,獲悉他所掌握的科技機密,便取得布東的基因,利用製造幽靈戰旅的科技,複製出一名戰士迪拉克(Jared Dirac)。《暮年戰士》中的主角約翰‧派瑞和這支特種打擊部隊的一名中尉美女珍‧莎岡(Jane Sagan),會同迪拉克,一起前去追捕叛徒布東。這個任務隨著布東根植在迪拉克心中的意識復活,而變得複雜,危機重重。《幽靈戰旅》仍延續前一本書中的星戰場面,並加上諜對諜般的驚悚鬥智橋段,全書從頭到尾,毫無冷場。
各界推薦:
"The sequel to Old Man’s War combines taut military action with keen insights into the moral issues revolving
around developing technologies. Scalzi has a finely tuned sense of balance between personal drama and the
‘big picture’ … Highly recommended."
—Library Journal (starred review) on The Ghost Brigades
"A mix of Starship Troopers and Universal Soldier, Ghost evokes awakening, betrayal, and combat in the best
military sci-fi tradition."
—Entertainment Weekly on The Ghost Brigades
“An impressive piece of work." — Philadelphia Inquirer on The Ghost Brigades
"Fast and deep…I like the galaxy this author’s playing in, the characters he limns, the situations he’s playing
with, and I’m glad there’s at least one more volume on the way."
— San Diego Union-Tribune on The Ghost Brigades
"In Heinleinesque fashion, the book is loaded with scenes of comradeship, isolation, ruthlessness and the
protocols, which govern the lives of active-duty soldiers. But this is where Scalzi, famous for his blog ‘The
Whatever,’ surpasses Heinlein. Scalzi weaves in subtle discussions of humanity’s growing fear of aging and
our simultaneous attraction and repulsion to the Frankensteinlike creatures we are able to create." — San
Antonio Express-News on The Ghost Brigades
"Scalzi is a natural heir to Heinlein, and his second book in this series is a good old-fashioned space opera,
which takes time to question the nature of free will."
— St. Louis Press-Dispatch on The Ghost Brigades