by Jerry Pournelle · Ultramar Editores, S. A. · libro de bolsillo · ISBN 9788473865272
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«El soldado» is the science fiction novel by Jerry Pournelle, published by Ultramar Editores in paperback (230 pages, in Spanish).
The action takes place in the year 2064, when John Christian Falkenberg, captain of the CoDominium Marines, receives the mission to pacify Arrarat, a planet colonized by ultra-religious groups and later turned into a destination of exile for Earth's criminals; there, bands of outcasts terrorize the colonists.
Second volume of the Future History series, published in the Ultramar Bolsillo Ciencia Ficción collection (no. 78). Original title: West of Honor.
For readers of military science fiction and space opera, especially those who want to learn about the origins of Falkenberg and his legion.
Jerry Eugene Pournelle was an American scientist in the area of operations research and human factors research, a science fiction writer, essayist, journalist, and one of the first bloggers. In the 1960s and early 1970s, he worked in the aerospace industry, but eventually focused on his writing career. In an obituary in Gizmodo, he was described as "a tireless ambassador for the future."
