For the poor, hardworking citizens of the Confederacy's fringe worlds, the Guild Wars have exacted a huge toll. Swayed by the promise of financial rewards, a new batch of recruits joins the fight alongside a slew of mysteriously docile criminals—and a few dubious military leaders. Eighteen-year-old Jim Raynor, full of testosterone and eager to make things right at home, ships off to boot camp and finds his footing on the battlefield, but he soon discovers that the official mission is not what he's really fighting for.
For the first time ever, StarCraft enthusiasts will learn the ori┬¡gins of the enduring friendship between the young upstart Jim Raynor and the streetwise soldier Tychus Findlay. Watch as they battle on the front lines of a fierce interplanetary war and bear witness to the Confederacy's rank corruption—corruption so reprehensible that it rains immeasurable death and destruction upon the government's own people.
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"Great story to how Jim Reynor And Tychus Findly met up... and how they became Heaven's Devils. I'm gonna have to relisten to this one again.. just a good book, and read by Neil Kaplan (the voice of Tychus) which just sweeten the pie for me. "
— Hugo (5 out of 5 stars)
" A good read for fans of the Starcraft universe and good backstory for Starcraft II. No spoilers for Starcraft II as this book is set prior to the first game. "
— Michael, 10/28/2013" It was a very slow start, but after getting through a third of the book it started to pick up. Enjoyable, but nothing to really celebrate over, having interest in the SC universe is enough to keep you in this. "
— Robb, 7/18/2012" Exciting and entertaining. But not enough love ,(none, actually) "
— Debbie, 5/18/2012" Meh. I might have graded it lower it I didn't like the game so much. "
— Shal'tiar, 2/18/2012" A decent story, the downside to this book is the cliched writing. If you like Starcraft and it's colorful universe, you will tolerate this book. That being said, you don't get much out of the investment. "
— Josh, 4/6/2011" A decent story, the downside to this book is the cliched writing. If you like Starcraft and it's colorful universe, you will tolerate this book. That being said, you don't get much out of the investment. "
— Josh, 10/28/2010" Meh. I might have graded it lower it I didn't like the game so much. "
— Shal'tiar, 7/30/2010" A good read for fans of the Starcraft universe and good backstory for Starcraft II. No spoilers for Starcraft II as this book is set prior to the first game. "
— Michael, 6/15/2010William C. Dietz is the New York Times bestselling author of more than fifty novels, including Halo: The Flood and the Legion of the Damned series. He grew up in the Seattle area, served as a medic with the navy and marines, and graduated from the University of Washington. He worked as a surgical technician, a news writer, a college instructor, a television producer, and a director of public relations for an international telephone company prior to embarking on a full-time writing career.
Neil Kaplan is a voice actor and comedian. His voice can be heard in several animated television shows and video games. He has also worked extensively in audiobook narration, reading titles for authors like Pittacus Lore and Brad Taylor.