pjonsson's review against another edition
4.0
I found this book at least as enjoyable as the first one. It is true that it takes a good chunk of the book before any real action is taking place but the parts of the story that leads up to that point is still quite enjoyable. I generally do not like sequels which more or less takes the focus away from the main character. For major parts Citadel this is done but it works reasonably well.
The book deals a lot with the science and logistics of building the massive battle stations, of which Troy is the first and though, sometimes, this can be quite boring in this book it is fun read. You get a glimpse of the alien politics behind the scenes as well. To be honest, I could have been without those parts.
However once the action starts it is literally “Damned the torpedoes, full speed ahead”. I’ve already started to read the third one in the series.
The book deals a lot with the science and logistics of building the massive battle stations, of which Troy is the first and though, sometimes, this can be quite boring in this book it is fun read. You get a glimpse of the alien politics behind the scenes as well. To be honest, I could have been without those parts.
However once the action starts it is literally “Damned the torpedoes, full speed ahead”. I’ve already started to read the third one in the series.
fathershawn's review against another edition
5.0
Another great romp! I bought the DRM free ebook direct from the publisher at Baen Ebooks.
wetdryvac's review against another edition
5.0
Less funny, more, "Build to win," But that's a style I like a lot, so it works for me.
thesmudge's review against another edition
4.0
The second in a series. Military SF is not usually my thing but I did enjoy it more than I thought. Characters are a little stiff and one dimensional but the space battle stuff is great and overall story arc is still holding my interest.
dspacenine's review against another edition
4.0
2nd book of a trilogy. Takes a different approach from book 1 in that it is more of an outside-in look, but I liked the perspective. Good hard scifi, loved it. Book 3 up next!
steeluloid's review against another edition
5.0
Read this almost directly after finishing the first.
Not only a gripping story, but it has a lot to say about the way bureaucracy and woolly thinking are holding us back in the real world.
Not only a gripping story, but it has a lot to say about the way bureaucracy and woolly thinking are holding us back in the real world.
futuregazer's review against another edition
1.0
I would like to be able to give a book 0 stars, but it can't be helped. I stopped dead an hour and a half into the audiobook. Somehow I thought that because the naked sexism, bigotry, and heavy-handed political buggery only showed up towards the end of the first book that it might be absent or at least partly so from this one. Not so. The author has really hit his stride - if that's what you're into. And if you are: Great for you. Please stay out of my neighborhood. Hell, my city.
kennesaw59's review against another edition
4.0
Not as good as the first, but still interesting and does a great job setting up the third book.
bgmncwj's review
4.0
Interesting how this book didn't really follow the stories of the original characters that were in the first book. Instead it added a bunch of new characters and told the next part of the story from a slightly different perspective.
thiago's review against another edition
4.0
Great sequel. The first book showed capitalism saving Earth from an alien attack (TL;DR: sell maple syrup to other aliens, use the money to buy their technology and build defense systems). This second book shows capitalism+democracy saving Earth from another alien attack (e.g.: aliens kill our world leaders, hoping to cause wars of succession, and are utterly confused when succession happens peacefully and lawfully in most countries). Lots of fun and delightfully offensive passages (and blondes keep going into heat, thanks to that alien biological weapon from the first book). Also, this has to be the best military psych eval of all times:
"I've got a picture of your sister here", Mr. Monaghan said. "Cute. Clarissa, is it?"
"I've got a sister named Clarissa, Mr. Monaghan."
"So why'd you have a naked picture of her on your iPod, Butch? Don't you know that's child pornography."
"I don't have one, Mr. Monaghan," Butch said.
"Well, I'm looking at one," Mr. Monaghan said. "Cute. Nice little picture Nice girl. You think she's hot?"
"She's six, you sick bastard!" Butch said.
"She's six, Mr. Monaghan," Mr. Monaghan said.
"I've got a picture of your sister here", Mr. Monaghan said. "Cute. Clarissa, is it?"
"I've got a sister named Clarissa, Mr. Monaghan."
"So why'd you have a naked picture of her on your iPod, Butch? Don't you know that's child pornography."
"I don't have one, Mr. Monaghan," Butch said.
"Well, I'm looking at one," Mr. Monaghan said. "Cute. Nice little picture Nice girl. You think she's hot?"
"She's six, you sick bastard!" Butch said.
"She's six, Mr. Monaghan," Mr. Monaghan said.