
Mercenary (novel)

Mercenary is a novel by Piers Anthony published in 1984.
Plot summary.
"Mercenary" is a novel in which Hope Hubris survives the training course of the Jovian Navy before he sets out with a task force to eliminate space piracy.
Reception.
Dave Langford reviewed "Mercenary" for "White Dwarf" #69, and stated that "Parts of this are quite sensible, but are balanced by dottiness like the space-battle which – for reasons known only to Anthony – echoes the Mongol invasion of Hungary so faithfully as to neglect the fact that space has three dimensions... Amusing nonsense, but definitely nonsense."