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Pros
Good military sci-fi series. Glynn stewart has written many series and most all of them are in a different universe - this is extraordinary. I remember finding four, which means there are probably more. The next book in the series is already in the qu... Read More
It is a good thing it was friday night/saturday morning. Nevertheless, a worthwhile read. It has a few rough spots, but it hangs together well.
Along with the big story of a new cag and new captain, there are side stories about fixing a situation where crewmembers are being *.
These characters are wonderfully detailed, 3-dimensioned people you can care about. Amazing pace with credible characters at all level.
The story is an absolute burner! It feels like the protagonist can do no wrong all the time. The story itself is gripping!
Cons
Everyone in this book apparently speaks softly and/or quietly. The author is some sort of wannabe military type using science fiction to fulfill its own misbegotten needs. It’s ok military sci-fi.
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Quality
Very suspenseful lots of twists and turns with the characters
I got hooked on glynn stewarts writing with the starships mage series and its spinoffs
In fact by this point in my reading i admit i was already getting frustrated with the author
With the advent of “space operas” i’d almost given up on the concept and pretty much eliminated any “series” because of the poo... Read More
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I also like the twist that earth is the bad guy that the terran commonwealth means to forward the cause of human unification no... Read More
Fandom is a varied and splendiferous thing
Is his rank made permanent or is he still acting captain
Shipping
The science behind the ships movement is a little challenge to understand but you keep wanting to know what’s next
The books explore interesting psychological dilemmas in amongst all the fast action and there are alluring cameos of differing ... Read More
In the meantime the ship needs to be whipped into shape
One glaring example that took me out of the story is found in the second section of chapter 2 page 15 on my iphone“deep in the ... Read More
Competitiveness
The end of the story played like a hallmark moviei loved itbut then i am a sucker for happy endings
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- This product had a total of 1,327 reviews as of our last analysis date on Dec 11 2022.
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Promotions should be good news but with the deception around who can be trusted seems to be the question of the day
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This book is real science fiction
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Not fantasy fiction as maniy are where the author has to put monsters and other ridiculous characters to catch your attention
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A good book but i felt like everytime i started a new chapter something had already happened that had no explanation
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Usually 2 of the crew were suddenly a thing
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Not enuf emotions were on display
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Even a hint by a character thought would have help
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I didnt likentrying to figure out the scientific stuff
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