They Came to Cordura"Major Thomas Thorn was supposed to be a coward. The five men under him were supposed to be heroes. The woman they were guarding was supposed to be a slut. The outlaw army closing in on them as they tried to make it through the desert to safety had everything on its side. But in the burning heat of the desert, and in the searing crucible of combat, odds can change -- and so can people ..."--Back cover |
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