A review by jmoses
A Desert Called Peace by Tom Kratman
4.0
This was surprisingly good. I had no idea what to expect. I've only read Kratman before in company with [a:John Ringo|14219|John Ringo|https://d.gr-assets.com/authors/1324507839p2/14219.jpg], and Ringo's voice is so strong, I wasn't sure about Kratman.
Essentially he's a less deliberately offensive Ringo. I mean, there are points of difference of course, and he *does* have his own voice, and it's a good one. But he reminds me of Ringo strongly, just...dialed back. If you already like Ringo, I can say with a high probability that you'll like this book by Kratman. I can't say the reverse however. If you like Kratman, you _may_ like Ringo. You may not. 50/50.
Back to this book, it's good. There's a strong correlation (I assume, it feels like there is) with some recent-ish history, at least in broad strokes. The book is set in the far future, but on a 2nd "Earth" that's really just Earth now as a setting for a scifi book. I'm interested in seeing how the overall story plays out in the series, and how the Legion grows as well. Tons of potential for this to be a great series.
Essentially he's a less deliberately offensive Ringo. I mean, there are points of difference of course, and he *does* have his own voice, and it's a good one. But he reminds me of Ringo strongly, just...dialed back. If you already like Ringo, I can say with a high probability that you'll like this book by Kratman. I can't say the reverse however. If you like Kratman, you _may_ like Ringo. You may not. 50/50.
Back to this book, it's good. There's a strong correlation (I assume, it feels like there is) with some recent-ish history, at least in broad strokes. The book is set in the far future, but on a 2nd "Earth" that's really just Earth now as a setting for a scifi book. I'm interested in seeing how the overall story plays out in the series, and how the Legion grows as well. Tons of potential for this to be a great series.