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I have some mixed feelings about this one, First I must
admit that I am not a fan of fleet maneuver tactics and
do not pretend I totally understood what went actually
went on in the big battle at the end of this book. If that
is your love, them please ignore my review.
Secondly, other than the main character of this book you
do not get much character development, and even that
character's development is kind of flat. He's a 'hero'
from a different time and has great respect for life,
yes, but beyond that there is not much else.
Next, the namby-pamby infighting of the fleet captains
seems overly childish. I guess this is supposed to be
thrilling suspense but it failed in my opinion.
OK, enough of my dislikes. What I did like was the
predicament of this fleet, trying to get back to their
home worlds, especially with a 'vital' piece of enemy
utility. That (no spoiler) plus the possible presence of
'others' in the universe and the mystery of why these
two human forces are even in battle made this very
intriguing for me.
So, I may try a second book in this series and if it
does not get too bogged down in fleet warship
tactics again, I will keep at it for the rest of the
series too.
admit that I am not a fan of fleet maneuver tactics and
do not pretend I totally understood what went actually
went on in the big battle at the end of this book. If that
is your love, them please ignore my review.
Secondly, other than the main character of this book you
do not get much character development, and even that
character's development is kind of flat. He's a 'hero'
from a different time and has great respect for life,
yes, but beyond that there is not much else.
Next, the namby-pamby infighting of the fleet captains
seems overly childish. I guess this is supposed to be
thrilling suspense but it failed in my opinion.
OK, enough of my dislikes. What I did like was the
predicament of this fleet, trying to get back to their
home worlds, especially with a 'vital' piece of enemy
utility. That (no spoiler) plus the possible presence of
'others' in the universe and the mystery of why these
two human forces are even in battle made this very
intriguing for me.
So, I may try a second book in this series and if it
does not get too bogged down in fleet warship
tactics again, I will keep at it for the rest of the
series too.