Tag: Last Legionary

Planet of the Warlord

Planet of the Warlord

by Douglas Hill (Victor Gollancz, 1981)

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A rousing conclusion to the Last Legionary quartet. Having re-established Keill Randor’s preternatural combat abilities, Hill plunges his protagonist into genuine defeat and despair, thence to rise again (aided by his alien friend Glr) and face one last set of impossible odds.

 

 

Day of the Starwind

Day of the Starwind

by Douglas Hill (Victor Gollancz, 1980)

Hill_Day of the Starwind

Book three of the Last Legionary quartet sees Keill Randor edge closer to the shadowy Warlord who masterminded his planet’s destruction. Hill has a knack for upping the stakes, pitting his protagonist against ever more serious threats. Clear, fast-moving middle-grade action SF.

 

 

Deathwing Over Veynaa

Deathwing Over Veynaa

by Douglas Hill (Victor Gollancz, 1980)

Hill_Deathwing Over Veynaa

Middle-grade science fiction. Book two of Hill’s Last Legionary quartet/quintet succeeds admirably as both a standalone novel and a progression of the series. Hill’s characterisation may be unambiguous but he knows how to keep a story moving. An exciting single-sitting action adventure.

 

 

Young Legionary

Young Legionary

by Douglas Hill (Victor Gollancz, 1982)

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Serving as a prequel to Hill’s Last Legionary quartet, this fix-up novel follows a young Keill Randor (aged 12, 14, 16 & 18) through four challenges on his way to becoming a Legionary of Moros. Easy SF action escapism for middle-grade readers.