pjonsson's review
3.0
This one was actually a bit of a disappointment. I almost gave it a 2 star rating. A good chunk (much too much) was devoted to nonsense politics and "cultural differences", lazy "Latinos" not being able to do proper maintenance even if their lives depended on it, etc. etc.
Luckily those bits where still written in a way that was somewhat interesting to read unlike the extremely boring, never ending, two people dialogs that have become a habit in some of David Weber's latest works. Also, luckily, the dumbass politicians gets slammed quite badly half way through.
The book felt quite short compared to the other ones. Maybe I just read it a bit faster due to all the political nonsense in it. Sure, it ended up in the usual big badaboom battle at the end which, of course, the humans won. Although here I have another gripe with the book. It tries to portray it as if the humans "lost for the first time". What kind of rubbish is that? They won! Sure, they took some losses but what the f... would you expect?
Now the book was still an okay read but given how much I liked the previous book in the series, this one was definitely a disappointment.
Luckily those bits where still written in a way that was somewhat interesting to read unlike the extremely boring, never ending, two people dialogs that have become a habit in some of David Weber's latest works. Also, luckily, the dumbass politicians gets slammed quite badly half way through.
The book felt quite short compared to the other ones. Maybe I just read it a bit faster due to all the political nonsense in it. Sure, it ended up in the usual big badaboom battle at the end which, of course, the humans won. Although here I have another gripe with the book. It tries to portray it as if the humans "lost for the first time". What kind of rubbish is that? They won! Sure, they took some losses but what the f... would you expect?
Now the book was still an okay read but given how much I liked the previous book in the series, this one was definitely a disappointment.
fathershawn's review
5.0
More SF save the earth fun! I bought the DRM free ebook direct from the publisher at Baen Ebooks.
thesmudge's review against another edition
3.0
This one was ok, not nearly as good as the first two. Big area in the middle about multiculteral groups learning to work together etc, blah! I guess I am glad to have finished the series, but this is the weakest by far.
wetdryvac's review against another edition
1.0
I really like Ringo's writing style. I really like his plotting style. Both were present in this. However.
I don't think I've seen anyone attempt to shag Kipling's The White Man's Burden into the sunset before, and it's decidedly not a pretty thing. The solid writing was there. The solid plotting was there. It just kept - repeatedly - licking the notion that cultures not American were lesser, and doing so in ways that crossed some pretty hard lines.
I would like to think that this got fixed beyond the Advanced Reader's Copy that I ended up with, but that was some pretty seriously baked in racist crap.
I don't think I've seen anyone attempt to shag Kipling's The White Man's Burden into the sunset before, and it's decidedly not a pretty thing. The solid writing was there. The solid plotting was there. It just kept - repeatedly - licking the notion that cultures not American were lesser, and doing so in ways that crossed some pretty hard lines.
I would like to think that this got fixed beyond the Advanced Reader's Copy that I ended up with, but that was some pretty seriously baked in racist crap.
matosapa's review
3.0
I'm a big John Ringo fan because I think he's got a great way with military stories whether they're set in space, Earth, etc. This was no exception. The first book is mainly the story of one man bootstrapping a space-based military to defend against alien overlords. After that, the technology, battles, and stage keeps growing until the climactic last battle in the third book.
It claims to be a trilogy but not every little sub-plot was wrapped up nicely. That doesn't mean the reader is left dangling (the last book was very good) but I could see him continuing the series.
It claims to be a trilogy but not every little sub-plot was wrapped up nicely. That doesn't mean the reader is left dangling (the last book was very good) but I could see him continuing the series.
thesmudge's review against another edition
3.0
This one was ok, not nearly as good as the first two. Big area in the middle about multiculteral groups learning to work together etc, blah! I guess I am glad to have finished the series, but this is the weakest by far.
steeluloid's review against another edition
4.0
Make Space Great Again!
If you have blue hair, or have your pronouns in your bio, these books are not for you and you will hate them on principle.
If you have blue hair, or have your pronouns in your bio, these books are not for you and you will hate them on principle.
nightwyrm's review against another edition
3.0
Got a bit bogged down in detail. Didn't feel like a particularly clean end either; like there should've been another book.
mato's review against another edition
3.0
I'm a big John Ringo fan because I think he's got a great way with military stories whether they're set in space, Earth, etc. This was no exception. The first book is mainly the story of one man bootstrapping a space-based military to defend against alien overlords. After that, the technology, battles, and stage keeps growing until the climactic last battle in the third book.
It claims to be a trilogy but not every little sub-plot was wrapped up nicely. That doesn't mean the reader is left dangling (the last book was very good) but I could see him continuing the series.
It claims to be a trilogy but not every little sub-plot was wrapped up nicely. That doesn't mean the reader is left dangling (the last book was very good) but I could see him continuing the series.