Future warfare in interplanetary settings is a staple of science fiction.
However, in the Cobra novels Zahn explores a relatively new twist on such scenarios. In these, and in The Blackcollar (1983) and its sequel Blackcollar: The Backlash Mission (1986) — novels about a band of chemically-enhanced warriors — he made the technologically improved soldier a new feature of the genre. Previous supersoldier figures had been, like Superman, closer to fantasy figures, with little explanation offered for their.....
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