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apryde6226's review
5.0
This is one of the best books of military fiction in existence. Great story, great ideas, and lots of extremely well described action.
During the first Gulf War, Baen books sent a lot of material to us, when we were overseas, and this was a favorite
During the first Gulf War, Baen books sent a lot of material to us, when we were overseas, and this was a favorite
bookaneer's review
2.0
I feel like I should have liked this book more. It's military scifi. One of the few scifi subgenres I actually enjoy. But I just don't find it enjoyable.
Sure, it has great worldbuilding with lots of details on the planets, local politics and so on. It also has lots of familiar themes of corruption, authoritarianism, colonization, political squabbling and so on. But they became bland when they are overwritten.
The characters didn't help either. The first part of this book was actually quite entertaining with all the combat actions, but then the second part the readers are reduced to see characters talking and talking about power struggle. Even the supposed climax didn't feel like a climax.
Probably this serves better as faux historical account of a space colonization than a novel since I don't care at all about the characters. Not even Falkenberg himself.
Sure, it has great worldbuilding with lots of details on the planets, local politics and so on. It also has lots of familiar themes of corruption, authoritarianism, colonization, political squabbling and so on. But they became bland when they are overwritten.
The characters didn't help either. The first part of this book was actually quite entertaining with all the combat actions, but then the second part the readers are reduced to see characters talking and talking about power struggle. Even the supposed climax didn't feel like a climax.
Probably this serves better as faux historical account of a space colonization than a novel since I don't care at all about the characters. Not even Falkenberg himself.
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