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You Have Been Judged: A Space Opera Adventure Legal Thriller by Michael Anderle, Craig Martelle
mkpatt's review against another edition
4.0
Wasn't bad, but a little predictable in places. A fast read to be sure. I wish there had been a little more about the law and the judging and a little less of the superpowers, but all in all, a light, fast read.
kesnit's review against another edition
funny
lighthearted
relaxing
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
This book has it all. An ass-kicking lawyer. Inside jokes. Well-written characters. Humor. I cannot wait to read the next one!
zootallures's review against another edition
3.0
I just don't know why there are two things that persevere, unchanged, through the future centuries until Earth is a faded ancient memory and faster-than-light spaceships roam the galaxy. There are aliens, AIs and millions of planets populated by trillions of sentient beings.
Through all of this there march MARINES with their unbelievably destructive weapons shouting oo-rah! and generally forcing their will upon all and sundry because they are right and they know it. And they seem to be about the same as they were in 1775, but with bigger and better guns!
Apart from that - or maybe in spite of it - I'm rather enjoying this series of novels that follow a Magistrate in her travels all over the known civilisations of the Federation sorting out the cases that have become to difficult or wide-ranging for the local jurisdictions to handle.
The legal side is interesting with convoluted and difficult cases, the violent side is mostly mindless, and the writing style is light-hearted and irreverent with large gobs of violence. But taken with a decent pinch of salt, it's quite entertaining if you don't think too hard.
At the top I said two things. Marines I've covered, the other is coffee. It seems like every SF book ever written has coffee, and that sounds about right to me.
Through all of this there march MARINES with their unbelievably destructive weapons shouting oo-rah! and generally forcing their will upon all and sundry because they are right and they know it. And they seem to be about the same as they were in 1775, but with bigger and better guns!
Apart from that - or maybe in spite of it - I'm rather enjoying this series of novels that follow a Magistrate in her travels all over the known civilisations of the Federation sorting out the cases that have become to difficult or wide-ranging for the local jurisdictions to handle.
The legal side is interesting with convoluted and difficult cases, the violent side is mostly mindless, and the writing style is light-hearted and irreverent with large gobs of violence. But taken with a decent pinch of salt, it's quite entertaining if you don't think too hard.
At the top I said two things. Marines I've covered, the other is coffee. It seems like every SF book ever written has coffee, and that sounds about right to me.
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