Young Legionary

Young Legionary

Infobox Book |
name = Young Legionary


author = Douglas Hill
country = UK
language = English
series = Last Legionary
genre = Science Fiction
publisher = Gollancz
pub_date = 11, November 1982 (1st edition)
media_type = Print (Hardcover)
pages = 128 Hardcover
isbn = ISBN 978-0575032019 Hardcover
followed_by = Galactic Warlord

"Young Legionary" is a young adult science fiction novel by Douglas Hill. It is a prequel in the Last Legionary series which has been described as a simplified version of E. E. Smith's Lensman series. [cite book
last = Sullivan
first = C.W.
title = Young Adult Science Fiction (Contributions to the Study of Science Fiction and Fantasy)
publisher = Greenwood Press
date = 1999-03-30
pages = 44
isbn = 978-0313289408] .

Plot summary

It follows Keill Randor through his childhood, from the age of 12 to 18 (within four distinct stories), as he struggles to meet the requirements of becoming a Legionary. The novel also introduces his close friend, Oni Wolda.

Literary significance and reception

Anne Osborn in the School Library Journal did not have much good to say about "Young Legionary". She says that "Hill's trademark, non stop action is at its best; the pages go by in a blur. The pace slows down only when the author attempts to deal with a complex relationship;he has no feelings for emotional subtleties; sentence fragments grate. Discerning readers may be disappointed by the comic book plot and hackneyed prose". [citation
last = Osborn
first = Anne
publication-date = December 1983
title = Young Legionary (Book)
periodical = School Library Journal
volume = Vol. 30
issue = Issue 4
pages = p74
issn = 03628930
accessdate = 2008-05-04]

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