Firestorm is a science fiction

Science fiction

Science fiction is a genre of fiction dealing with imaginary but more or less plausible content such as future settings, futuristic science and technology, space travel, aliens, and paranormal abilities...

 novel by David Sherman

David Sherman

David Sherman is an American novelist who deals overwhelmingly with military themes at the small-unit tactical level. His experiences as a United States Marine during the Vietnam War show prominently in his work.-Biography:Sherman was born in Niles, Ohio...

 and Dan Cragg

Dan Cragg

Dan Cragg is an American soldier, essayist, and science-fiction author.-Biography:He is the son of James Wilson and Gertrude Cragg and was married to the late Sun P....

. It is set in the 25th Century in Sherman and Cragg's StarFist saga

StarFist series

StarFist is a series of military science fiction novels set in the 25th century and written from the viewpoint of the men of the Confederation Marine Corps 34th FIST and later in the spin-off series Starfist: Force Recon....

. "Firestorm more concludes the Ravenette campaign for the 34th fist and the Force Recon (introduced in Backshot, and expands in Recoil, two books of a three book sub series).

Reception

Publishers Weekly

Publishers Weekly

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in their review said "readers looking for accounts of futuristic combat that depict realistically the psychology of men in battle need look no further." Roland Green reviewing for Booklist

Booklist

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said "more of the usual good stuff for
military sf buffs from two master depicters of grunts at war, which Sherman and Cragg themselves once were."