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A review by brian
Cold Steel by Keith Laumer, J. Steven York
4.0
A planet is being mined for a mineral vital to the war effort.
As humans start settling and colonising, it turns out that in their rush for the mineral the planetary scientists didn't stop to look for native life.
When the miners start digging up the planet, the natives make themselves known by wiping out a whole colony.
As the Bolo's (giant sentient tanks) are sent in to help, a chance meeting between a human scientist and one of the natives leads to what may be a way to end the war.
A good novel, the indigenous species are well written with an interesting back story.
As humans start settling and colonising, it turns out that in their rush for the mineral the planetary scientists didn't stop to look for native life.
When the miners start digging up the planet, the natives make themselves known by wiping out a whole colony.
As the Bolo's (giant sentient tanks) are sent in to help, a chance meeting between a human scientist and one of the natives leads to what may be a way to end the war.
A good novel, the indigenous species are well written with an interesting back story.