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johhnnyinla's review against another edition
1.0
flat characters, uneven pacing. the last few chapters were only pages worth reading.
colossal's review against another edition
4.0
Another excellent SF thriller from this author.
It starts with an interesting aerospace engineering arms race and continues into a tightly written thriller dealing with stolen spacecraft, terrorists and organized crime.
It starts with an interesting aerospace engineering arms race and continues into a tightly written thriller dealing with stolen spacecraft, terrorists and organized crime.
jurassicreader's review against another edition
3.0
3.5 stars. This was definitely a solid read. Not as good as his first novel which I loved. The plot worked best for me; the characters were a bit lacking. They just weren't fleshed out in my view, which made it hard to care about what was happening at times. Still a good read with lots of interesting ideas. I liked the space pirates idea. I look forward to more books by Cambias.
bethbiehl's review against another edition
3.0
This is the New Pulp sci-fi. Rollicking good near-future fun, fast read, it's never going to be a classic but not every book has to be, you know? I was jarred a couple of times by minor but glaring fact-checking errors, but the overall story is very tight. And I'm a sucker for a woman in uniform. I would cheerfully follow this group of characters on further adventures.
skypotion's review
2.0
Overall, this book was alright. A pretty quick read, and good conclusion, but the pacing was confusing at times and the dialogue frequently felt forced. Worth the read if you think you'll like it
tyrshand's review against another edition
3.0
Parts of this audiobook were incredibly exciting and gripping... And parts just dragged... Particularly anytime the phrase "Captain Black, the Space Pirate" or anything ending with "TM" was said. Perhaps it's just that certain phrases shouldn't be spoken aloud more than once. I'm assuming that the whole Captain Black etc thing must have been one handle or something, so it would make more sense in the printed book, but as an audiobook it just seemed very... juvenile.
Otherwise we've got the "Hackers" vibe in space. There are interesting world politics. The new age of piracy is pretty interesting. I didn't care for any of the main characters that much. I'd say the book was a bit low on emotional connection.
Otherwise we've got the "Hackers" vibe in space. There are interesting world politics. The new age of piracy is pretty interesting. I didn't care for any of the main characters that much. I'd say the book was a bit low on emotional connection.
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