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The Last Centurion

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The Last Centurion
Cover of paperback edition
AuthorJohn Ringo
LanguageEnglish
GenreMilitary science fiction
PublisherBaen Books
Publication date
August 5, 2008
Publication placeUnited States
Media typePrint (Hardback & Paperback)
Pages448 p. (hardback edition)
ISBN978-1-4165-5553-7 (hardback edition)

The Last Centurion is a 2008 stand-alone novel by John Ringo. It is written in "blog style" from the point of view of a U.S. Army officer known as "Bandit Six". The novel is set in a post apocalyptic world that has been ravaged by a brief ice age and disease.[1][2]

Plot

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"Bandit Six", the book's protagonist, discusses his adventures following a withdrawal from the Middle East by U.S. forces in a time of chaos and disease. He commands a Stryker company that is left behind in Iran to guard a U.S. military equipment depot after a worldwide outbreak of mutated bird flu. He and his company repeat the journey of the Ten Thousand to return home, where he assists in agricultural recovery efforts and leads a military operation to regain control of a major American city.[2]

Themes

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The novel touches on many different subjects. Although the military action is the focal point, health care, climate change, socialized medicine, disaster relief, and social responsibility are also examined in depth.[1][2]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b The Brantford Public Library. The last Centurion (review). The Brantford Public Library. ISBN 9781423370956. Retrieved 29 July 2011.
  2. ^ a b c Amazon.com (5 August 2008). Last Centurion John Ringo (review). ISBN 978-1416555537.

Further reading

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