Starfist: First to Fight

Stranded in a hellish alien desert, stripped of their strategic systems, quick reaction force, and supporting arms, and carrying only a day's water ration, Marine Staff Sergeant Charlie Bass and his seven-man team faced a grim future seventy-five light-years from home. The only thing between his Marines and safety was eighty-five miles of uncharted, waterless terrain and two thousand bloodthirsty savages with state-of-the-art weapons in their hands and murder on their minds.

But the enemy didn't reckon on the warrior cunning of Marines' Marine Charlie Bass and the courage of the few good men who would follow him anywhere--even to death. . .©1998 David Sherman and Dan Cragg, (P)2001 Random House, Inc., Bantam Doubleday Dell Audio Publishing, a Division of Random House, Inc.

ABRIDGED

An abridged version of this story is a travesty. All this book provided was the beginning, middle, and end. Almost no context is provided in a story that had significant character building that crosses the entire series.
It's so unsatisfying.

missing parts of the book

I enjoyed the book but the audible is missing big parts of the book

Enjoyable short story plot. F-bombs and sexual innuendo and crude language

Enjoyable short story plot. The are F-bombs and sexual innuendos and crude language. Not appropriate for children

Future Marines

Loved it! A great read by guys who know what its like to be a grunt.

I think this is a shortened version

I've read this book before and I believe there are many portions missing, it seemed like it to me at least.