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A review by silvercr0w
Mecha Samurai Empire by Peter Tieryas
5.0
The book is a rather unique take on alt WW2 history. This one takes place 50 years after a victorious Axis spilt the United States and the tensions between the Nazis and Japanese empire. But enough about that, there’s giant mecha!
A coming of age story with young Makoto Fujimoto wanting to be a mecha pilot mixed with elements of Gundam, Evangelion, and Gurren Lagann.
We get Easter eggs the elder geek will love, but the author doesn’t beat you over the head with it. This is great for those that get it and allows it to be fun for anyone not familiar with it to move on cause it’s not essential to the plot. Plus the main character doesn’t break the fourth wall and threaten to take away your geek card if you don’t get his throw away gag.
It also does a great job of covering the horrors that come with the aftermath of war, with the tension of a cold war. Also, the characters may not understand things the reader should but that makes the alt history part more interesting.
A great read with a slow burn to action that allows the reader to understand Fujimoto’s plight.
A coming of age story with young Makoto Fujimoto wanting to be a mecha pilot mixed with elements of Gundam, Evangelion, and Gurren Lagann.
We get Easter eggs the elder geek will love, but the author doesn’t beat you over the head with it. This is great for those that get it and allows it to be fun for anyone not familiar with it to move on cause it’s not essential to the plot. Plus the main character doesn’t break the fourth wall and threaten to take away your geek card if you don’t get his throw away gag.
It also does a great job of covering the horrors that come with the aftermath of war, with the tension of a cold war. Also, the characters may not understand things the reader should but that makes the alt history part more interesting.
A great read with a slow burn to action that allows the reader to understand Fujimoto’s plight.