A review by itcamefromthepage
Longshot by Rob Young

fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

This is a really wonderful military sci-fi novel, sniper battles are always captivating on the written page, and the action in this one is well drawn. Padded out with some very fun characters!

My only complaint is that I wish the central decision had been made more as a personal one rather than an ideological one. We only get very vague notions that The Tau aren't all they're cracked up to be, which is very much in line with Warhammer, however the vague notions really should have been expanded upon. I would have loved to see how the Etheral spun the horrid conditions they have for humans who weren't deemed useful. As is, it seems like she is making the decision off of something that is still rampant on nearly every world of the imperium. I suppose it's more about the aphorism of 'the devil you know' but still I feel like her logic near the end lets the imperium off the hook, which was a bit concerning.