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Against the Tide (The Council Wars, #3) (The Council Wars #3)
by
John Ringo
"The world had been a paradise until the Fall, when the holders of the control codes for the world-spanning program called "Mother" fell out in civil war." "The United Free States felt well defended behind the screen of the elite Dragon carriers that held sway in the Atlantis Ocean. But when New Destiny proved to have dragon carriers of its own, and more of them, the linch...more
Paperback, 560 pages
Published
March 28th 2006
by Baen
(first published 2005)
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Lydia Pallas, orphaned and deserted at Boston Harbor, has a vast knowledge of languages because her father traveled the high seas with his little family. After leaving the orphanage, she becomes a translator for the U.S. Navy, making Boston her home. Upon first meeting Alexander Banebridge, she is suspicious of him, then becomes awed and enamored of him. She agrees to be his translator and later learns that he is relentlessly fighting to end the opium trade. They both experience feelings for the...more
Book three in the series is a dramatic improvement from the disappointing Emerald Sea. Ringo takes us back to the main action of the war, where a battle for control of the Atlantic (ahem, “Atlantis”) is brewing. The UFS Navy is in terrible shape, so the Queen sends Edmund (with Herzer in tow) to take over and sort it out before New Destiny tries to invade.
Good, clean fun in other words. Plenty of action, laughs and horrible puns. For example the SEAL team is made up of humans changed into seal-f...more
Good, clean fun in other words. Plenty of action, laughs and horrible puns. For example the SEAL team is made up of humans changed into seal-f...more
I actually liked it better than Emerald Sea, and it has surprised me enough to want to read the next installment.
This time Herzer became less annoying and some "new" characters got to be quite interesting in the end.
Although sometimes the military setting becomes too much in his past books, I had a better time with the descriptions than in past books (may it be because it is better written or I just got used to his style, I really do not know).
Over all I would read again this book out of the 3 I...more
This time Herzer became less annoying and some "new" characters got to be quite interesting in the end.
Although sometimes the military setting becomes too much in his past books, I had a better time with the descriptions than in past books (may it be because it is better written or I just got used to his style, I really do not know).
Over all I would read again this book out of the 3 I...more
Don't judge a book by its cover. While that angel-like character is in the book, she's almost non-important to the plot.
We get a look behind enemy lines in this one, complete with overtones of Ringo's BSDM themes. We also find out a lot more about what it takes to be a council member.
The books is almost worth reading just for the great Navy Seals joke.
We get a look behind enemy lines in this one, complete with overtones of Ringo's BSDM themes. We also find out a lot more about what it takes to be a council member.
The books is almost worth reading just for the great Navy Seals joke.
Science so advanced it might as well be magic, then it all comes crashing down, and people have to learn to do things the old fashioned way again, while fending off the bad guys.
I love this series, please write more of them.
I love this series, please write more of them.
Another entertaining story in the series. I'm sad that Herzer didn't end up with Rachel but oh well. I am curious to see how the series ends.
Amazing imaginative story telling in this Military Sci-Fi addition to The Council War series.
Lost most of the silliness that reared its ugly head in Emerald Sea.
I like this series a lot.
Keeping the story alive in more books, learning more about other characters....can't wait to finish the last book and see what happens!!!! May need to look into his other books....
Don't let the cover fool you, this new character is only a small part of the story line, although she is important. The story follows the same lines as the first two with the plot of the book centering around one battle. I enjoyed it and looked forward to the next installment.
3rd in series, start with "There Will Be Dragons". Military sci-fi crossed with fantasy. Really good.
Check out scene where Navy Seals deploy on a beach to extract a spy (but they are real sentient seals!).
Check out scene where Navy Seals deploy on a beach to extract a spy (but they are real sentient seals!).
More military fantasy goodness. Now they do naval battles. The characters continue to develop in predictable (and unpredictable) ways.
this is a very good series interesting concept kind of like that new television show where the power goes...
Apr 09, 2007
caela
marked it as to-read
I think I read this already, but really have no memory of it. So I'm going to reread it someday.
A good addition to a good series. I will definitely read the next book
the series is holding up well, I hope the fourth is as good.
Best in the series #3 Just as good as remembered
May 15, 2013
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John Ringo is a prolific author who has written in a wide variety of genres. His early life included a great deal of travel. He visited 23 foreign countries, and attended fourteen different schools. After graduation Ringo enlisted in the US military for four years, after which he studied marine biology.
In 1999 he wrote and published his first novel "A Hymn Before Battle", which proved successful....more
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