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Novel Books, April 2002, 300 pp.
ISBN 193169673x

The U.E.N. (United Earthian Nations) was formed in 2045 to defeat the United Soviet States which rose out of the ashes of the Soviet Union. The USS was intent on global domination and its failure to achieve its goal is due in large part to the guardian squadron, a block pps unit of soldiers trained to think and act outside the box. On any planet, in any situation, when someone threatens the peace, their word is law and they are the jury and judge and executioner in the field. Local officials must obey them without question.

Over time, they become legends. Most people don't believe the Guarders ever existed, a situation that suits the agents fine because it gives them more freedom to work behind the scenes. Historian Joseph Mullins, after a particularly nasty and public incident, is given permission to write the official history of the squad. He travels to the guardians' headquarters on the planet Aegis where he interviews long time agent Mr.Frank Buzzer and learns of his many exploits throughout the years.

Fans of military science fiction are going to love Guarder Lore, an action packed story line that starts out at warp speed and accelerates from there. The protagonist, a Schwartznegger type patriotic hero, is seen as a man who will do whatever it takes to get the job done. Shawn P. Madison has structured a series of vignettes, each one capable of making into a full-length novel. This reviewer hopes he does that because his work just whets the appetites for more stories about the Guarders.

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Plot

Composition of Book
Descript. of chases or violence - 40%
planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 30%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 10%
Descript. of society, phenomena (tech), places - 20%

Tone of book - suspenseful (sophisticated fear)
FANTASY or SCIENCE FICTION? - science fiction story
War or Invasion Yes
Major kinds of combat: - lasers

Main Character
Identity: - Male
Profession/status: - champion of justice
Age: - 40's-50's
How sensitive is this character? - hard edged
Intelligence - Very much smarter than other characters
Physique - very athletic

Main Adversary
Identity: - Male
Age: - 40's-50's
Profession/status: - mastermind
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - a little/some
How sensitive is this character? - mean, arrogant
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - very athletic

Setting
A substantial portion of this book takes place on a non-Earth planetary body: - humans in a futuristic society
Planet outside solar system? Yes

Style
Person? - mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death? - moderately detailed references to deaths
scientific jargon? (SF only) - some scientific explanation
How much dialogue? - significantly more dialog than descript

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