A review by hlau
SpecOps by Craig Alanson

4.0

I genuinely wondered how this one would go. Someone described the last book as GI Joe in space. For the genre, that's not entirely wrong. But ultimately, what makes this book and the last pretty interesting is the writing and ease of the irreverent nature and voices. So if you're looking for something that'll make you laugh a little bit while you hear about grunts on the ground or space battles, then this probably a match. Genuinely the conflicts and the resolutions to problems set up with enemy forces are genuinely funny and thought-provoking. If you're a fan of the TV show Stargate Atlantis at all, this will also be funny from the nature of the multinational special forces and their interactions. In fact, it. Stargate is probably a great parallel to compare it to (with a fair dose of cheeky banter similar to Q via Star Trek). How does Earth deal with a universe of hostile aliens, with eminently and apparently superlative technology? How does Earth accomplish a defense when all it has is one ship it didn't build itself?

Still worth the ride. Happily moving on to the next installment.