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rugathin's review
adventurous
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
zwc02's review
5.0
This is an amazing Military Science Fiction book. I really enjoyed this book for its amazing story and cast of quippy and seriously BA soldiers. This book is well written and extremely well thought out in its consistent and awesome plot. Throughout the book (mostly at the beginning) everything is really really wordy and over descriptive which if you're into that stuff have at it but for me, it was too much. The main character is a great perspective to see the story from because he is the perfect middleman between CO and a simple grunt (or should I say basic) and he is also a good character to choose because he will be an established character that already has set and existing moral and ethical compass to follow meaning that characters (like Wraith or Rook)are for the most part blank slates to write a story with (this is obviously excluding Exo). I really love this book and this one only gets pushed down a slot by book 2 of the series.
jacobstraub's review against another edition
5.0
This book could have taken place in 2003 Iraq and you wouldn't know the difference.
nclcaitlin's review
2.0
Honestly, the entire plot was an unwinnable fight on a hostile inhabitant planet from the perspective of a brave captain legionnaire fighting against the enemy amidst bad leader decisions.
As with many sci-fi military books, there is little character development, a lot of shooting and action, a lot of ‘Captains’, ‘Sirs’, and ‘I still have men down there’.
Of course, this was a free audible, otherwise there’s no way I would have read it, or finished it. Not bad writing, just not my type of book - ‘adventure and glory and bitterness’.
As with many sci-fi military books, there is little character development, a lot of shooting and action, a lot of ‘Captains’, ‘Sirs’, and ‘I still have men down there’.
Of course, this was a free audible, otherwise there’s no way I would have read it, or finished it. Not bad writing, just not my type of book - ‘adventure and glory and bitterness’.
wispirr's review against another edition
5.0
Excellent book, reads like a grittier, more relatable Clone Wars. The narrator feels like a real-world veteran telling war stories, complete with frustration at incompetent bureaucrats who jeapordize missions while trying to take credit for everything. There's an interesting form of cynicism here, where the galaxy generally sucks as a whole, but mixed with encouraging bonds of duty and mutual trust between the legionnaires.
I've been looking for a good military sci-fi series, and I think I've finally found one that clicks for me. I'm definitely going to read the sequels!
I've been looking for a good military sci-fi series, and I think I've finally found one that clicks for me. I'm definitely going to read the sequels!