adularia25's review against another edition
5.0
The gang's all back! And you know what that means - more hilarity ensues! This book is the sequel to Phule's Company and it is every bit as good as the first book. This time the Omega Company is up against the mob - where they will have to use all their unique skills if they want to succeed. In this book, the characters really allow their personalities to shine, now that we have gotten to know them (you really need to read the first book before picking this one up). It is always amusing to see how the characters interact with each other and the mob.
Sadly, in some ways I consider the last book in the series, as well as being only the second book. None of the rest of the series is as good as these first two books. Not that you shouldn't read the other books - I certainly did. But be prepared to find some things different.
Sadly, in some ways I consider the last book in the series, as well as being only the second book. None of the rest of the series is as good as these first two books. Not that you shouldn't read the other books - I certainly did. But be prepared to find some things different.
tregina's review against another edition
3.0
It strikes me now (as I seem to remember it struck me at the time, but that was a long time ago) that the books in both this series and the Myth books got better plotted as they went along, even if they didn't improve in other ways. This one was reasonably tight, even if it fell upon the same stereotypes as all the others. It was fun, and the fact that the tech feels so outdated now is...kind of fun too.
vaderbird's review against another edition
4.0
5 star - Perfect
4 star - i would recommend
3 star - good
2 star - struggled to complete
1 star - could not finish
4 star - i would recommend
3 star - good
2 star - struggled to complete
1 star - could not finish
trevert's review against another edition
4.0
4 stars? Hell yes! I loved the first Phule book and this is no exception. The pitch is simple - "The A-Team in Space". Phule's company, the classic ragtag military unit packed with well-differentiated bizarro personalities, gets assigned to provide security for a struggling casino on a Las Vegas-style space station. An inexperienced new owner is struggling against a mob takeover of his casino and Phule & crew ride in to save the day. There's a lot of enjoyable sneakiness on Phule's part and he loves it when a plan comes together. Not a bit of this is harsh or gritty or downer, heck, even the mobsters are polite. Plus, there's some welcome new bits of Phule's off-center leadership philosophies that make the whole thing feel positively positive. 100% fun.
macindog's review against another edition
4.0
Another episode, another mission. This time our band of misfits in Omega Company are tasked with saving an ailing Casino from a Mob takeover.
The characters are a bit more developed and the plot is a bit more complex as we have some political backstabbing going on in the brigade as well as new characters in the form of the mobsters but it all hangs together very well and the result is yet another very funny adventure.
Easy going stuff if you like a little humourous reading to offeste all that heavy sci-fi or fantasy. Keep 'em coming.
The characters are a bit more developed and the plot is a bit more complex as we have some political backstabbing going on in the brigade as well as new characters in the form of the mobsters but it all hangs together very well and the result is yet another very funny adventure.
Easy going stuff if you like a little humourous reading to offeste all that heavy sci-fi or fantasy. Keep 'em coming.
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