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Citadel (Troy Rising #2)
by
John Ringo
"Of all the hosts of Eurotas the Troias were the most fell. For they were born of Winter." Between the Solar Array Pumped Laser and "Troy," the two trillion ton nickel-iron battlestation created by eccentric billionaire Tyler Vernon, Earth has managed to recapture the Sol system from their Horvath conquerors and begin entering the galactic millieu.
But when the Rangora Empi...more
But when the Rangora Empi...more
Hardcover, 389 pages
Published
January 4th 2011
by Baen
(first published January 1st 2011)
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So I peered into the Bag o’ Library Books and noticed the new John Ringo that I’d passed up a few minutes before. I looked at my spouse: “You got the John Ringo?”
“Sure,” he said. “Why not?”
“I’ve read some of his stuff. It has … explosions.”
He laughed, and I laughed, and later on I read the book, because sometimes explosions are just what a person’s in the mood for.
Actually, you have to wait a while for the explosions in this one, but they do turn up. This book is a big chewy lump of Golden Age s...more
“Sure,” he said. “Why not?”
“I’ve read some of his stuff. It has … explosions.”
He laughed, and I laughed, and later on I read the book, because sometimes explosions are just what a person’s in the mood for.
Actually, you have to wait a while for the explosions in this one, but they do turn up. This book is a big chewy lump of Golden Age s...more
The sequel to Live Free or Die continues more or less where the previous book leaves off. Much of it deals with the continuing construction of the Troy battlestation and its first consort. As is typical with Ringo second books in series, the “three stories combined” model of the first book is abandoned and new main characters are introduced, in this case a Navy assault shuttle pilot and a civilian “space welder”. This being Ringo, there is no shortage of battle scenes in the last third of the bo...more
Second in the military sci-fi series, Troy Rising, Citadel continues the buildup of the battlemoon, Troy. It won its first battle against the Horvath, now we’ll find out how well it can defend Earth against the Rangorans.
I do love Vernon Tyler. He’s the kind of multibillionaire the world wants. More concerned with defending Earth and protecting its people than the bottom line, he still becomes mega-ultra-rich---so take that corporate America! I just love his end-runs around the Establishment…too...more
I do love Vernon Tyler. He’s the kind of multibillionaire the world wants. More concerned with defending Earth and protecting its people than the bottom line, he still becomes mega-ultra-rich---so take that corporate America! I just love his end-runs around the Establishment…too...more
Not too long ago, I reviewed a novel by John Ringo rather harshly. It deserved it. But I'm crazy-happy to tell you that his latest, Citadel, is a rockin', rollin' good read. It gave me several hours of reading bliss, and you can't hardly ask more than that. For those of you who want hard SF with all the nuts and bolts, this is your stuff. Those of you who crave authentic feeling military flavor will be happy, too. Ringo's books frequently draw on his military background and his battle scenes giv...more
Citadel is the second book in the Troy rising series.
Citadel takes place right after Live free or die. Now the Earth must defend itself against new invasions by the powerful and aggressive Rangoras. This book continues to follow the hero of the Live free or die, Tyler Vernon. But it mostly focuses on two individuals, a shuttle pilot (Dana) and a welder (Butch), both enlisted on the battle station Troy.
Citadel is a very poor follow up of Live free or die. It lacks the humour of the first volume...more
Citadel takes place right after Live free or die. Now the Earth must defend itself against new invasions by the powerful and aggressive Rangoras. This book continues to follow the hero of the Live free or die, Tyler Vernon. But it mostly focuses on two individuals, a shuttle pilot (Dana) and a welder (Butch), both enlisted on the battle station Troy.
Citadel is a very poor follow up of Live free or die. It lacks the humour of the first volume...more
Since Citadel is the second in a series the first question that must be answered is: Is is as good as the first? Well yes and no. In many ways it's better in other's it is worse. Ringo certainly toned down the comedy aspects of the first book and so it was less fun and original as a book. But as a follow up it was still excellent.
Citadel zooms in to focus on a new set of characters who are taking up positions working on the Troy. Which is basically an asteroid hollowed out into a massive battle...more
In Citadel Ringo takes us down from the executive level to the grunt level.
This is very good as Live Free or Die turned into a long executive meeting towards the end.
The right wing politics are still here, and they can be irritating because there is a clear ideology that is in the right and others that are set up as straw men to be wrong.
Tyler Vernon reminds me of the heiress in Peter F. Hamilton's Greg Mandel books, where a benevolent super rich industrialist guides humanity towards a brighter...more
This is very good as Live Free or Die turned into a long executive meeting towards the end.
The right wing politics are still here, and they can be irritating because there is a clear ideology that is in the right and others that are set up as straw men to be wrong.
Tyler Vernon reminds me of the heiress in Peter F. Hamilton's Greg Mandel books, where a benevolent super rich industrialist guides humanity towards a brighter...more
I've enjoyed previous books by John Ringo, especially the Prince Roger series, so when I saw this book at my local public library I grabbed it and read. Of course, I was jumping into the middle of a series, which is generally a bad idea, but that happens to me quite often.
The book starts slowly. In fact, I was beginning to wonder whether Ringo had abandoned action entirely. In the end, however, perseverance paid off, and things got more interesting. Not that the character building isn't interest...more
The book starts slowly. In fact, I was beginning to wonder whether Ringo had abandoned action entirely. In the end, however, perseverance paid off, and things got more interesting. Not that the character building isn't interest...more
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...more
The book deals a lot with the science and logistics of building the massive battle stations, of which Troy is...more
It's hard for me to rate this book since on the one hand it was definitely a page turner and was thoroughly entertaining; while on the other hand it felt like I was reading hard core right-wing America propaganda. The heroes were all super idealized right wing icons; the daring patriotic soldier, the blue collar Everyman, and of coarse the altruistic billionaire entrepreneur. And it's not just humans saving the galaxy, it's specifically Americans saving the galaxy (AGAIN!) because the rest of hu...more
If you are thinking about reading this, do yourself a favor and read the first in the series, Live Free or Die. I read this one first, and felt very lost. While a lot some things are explained in detail, there are key pieces that are part of the story that are not explained for people just picking up this book/series.
However, I enjoyed this. The author has created a very detailed and impressive world and generation of not-too-distant future humans. I enjoyed the bits in the Rangora POV when the...more
However, I enjoyed this. The author has created a very detailed and impressive world and generation of not-too-distant future humans. I enjoyed the bits in the Rangora POV when the...more
Jan 23, 2011
Jeff
rated it
1 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
lovers of military fiction
Shelves:
gave-up
Ok, I should know better than to try reading "Military Sci Fi".
Personally, I look forward to a future where there is no military and thus no glorification of it.
I don't know what possessed me to think I would like this.... I think maybe because I read Live Free or Die... but I had to skip all the big sections of depiction of military training and equipment in order to get to the actual story.
I know there was an actual story buried in Citadel: Troy Rising II, but it was much smaller than in Live...more
Personally, I look forward to a future where there is no military and thus no glorification of it.
I don't know what possessed me to think I would like this.... I think maybe because I read Live Free or Die... but I had to skip all the big sections of depiction of military training and equipment in order to get to the actual story.
I know there was an actual story buried in Citadel: Troy Rising II, but it was much smaller than in Live...more
The entertainment continues in the second book in the Troy Rising series. I was surprised by where the story went, in a good way. This book introduces some new characters to the story. It's not just about Tyler Vernon anymore. We now have a "space welder" and a shuttle pilot to keep track of. Neither of them make any serious contribution to the main plot lines, but one of them is set up at the end of the book for greater things in the future. I'm sure the other will be along soon enough.
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Nov 16, 2011
Jack Wegason
rated it
3 of 5 stars
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review of another edition
Shelves:
science-fiction
John Ringo's Citadel is surprisingly slow to get going at the beginning, considering that it is a sequel to Live Free or Die and that's because the focus at the beginning is on introducing two new characters to the plot, which does remove the almost complete focus on Tyler Vernon. In addition there are some ignorant errors in the book.
The problem with that is the way they are introduced, through their training, is slow, very technically orientated, and dull. As the story progressed to conflict a...more
The problem with that is the way they are introduced, through their training, is slow, very technically orientated, and dull. As the story progressed to conflict a...more
Continuing the story begun in Live Free or Die, Citadel tells of the Rangora invasion of Earth's Glatun trade partners, the continuing rush to get the massive battlestation Troy ready to fight, and the Rangora invasion of Earth.
While the plot did not really move too terribly far in this one, I really enjoyed the tech and world building, and the development of some more of the men and women caught up in Earth's fight for survival.
I wish there had been a little more explanation of some of the thin...more
While the plot did not really move too terribly far in this one, I really enjoyed the tech and world building, and the development of some more of the men and women caught up in Earth's fight for survival.
I wish there had been a little more explanation of some of the thin...more
Author spends a lot of time developing in my eyes minor characters in such away that one wants to either scream and rip one's hair out out of sheer frustration or just keel over from boredom. Half of the book is disjointed however it comes together nicely in the end and somewhat dims the feeling of having one's time wasted. Even though John Ringo display a master level talent in story telling and is very creative, and imaginative in some places still this second installment fails to deliver. Two...more
For anyone concerned by the casual sexism and racial undertones of the previous book, this one is far better. Ringo has clearly made a big effort to make this book more fair and accessible, and it's not perfect, but it's a lot closer.
The book has a slow start, and I had trouble getting invested in the starting characters, but they soon grew on me, and the last half of the book was excellent.
I'm not giving this one 5 stars because I think the first quarter of the book could have been better, but...more
The book has a slow start, and I had trouble getting invested in the starting characters, but they soon grew on me, and the last half of the book was excellent.
I'm not giving this one 5 stars because I think the first quarter of the book could have been better, but...more
While not bad, it lacked the coherency of his other series. I am not sure why Butch, the young apprentice welder, and Comet, the hot shot pilot, were even in the book. They offered from what I remember as the some what accurate yet stereotyped view of military versus civilian. Unfortunately, the plot and challenges seemed rather thin and the plot was more of the heavy handed Star Trek (original) approach to give the author's view of the socio/political issues.
This is more like the good, early John Ringo before he would go on multi-page discourses on the benefits of sadistic sex with 14 year olds (they had been brutalized, so it was OK) or on the wisdom of the Busch Cheney doctrine (we had been brutalized, so it was OK). Instead he takes the conflict down to a more human and approachable level and keeps the politics down to a minimum. He even brings himself to have a character says something nice about the Democrats. Other than writing himself into a...more
I'd go 4.5 stars if I had the option. I read this in about 3 days, which is pretty quick for me these days with my other obligations. The first 100 pages or so were a little slower than I was hoping for as Ringo was introducing new characters and using their perspectives to describe the end of book 1, but once book 2 caught up to the end of book 1 it really took off. I had to stop by the book store this morning to pick up book 3 for my lunch time reading.
Imagine if Steve Jobs and Donald Trump's DNA were combined the child of thhat experiment would be John Ringo's main character in this story. This is continuing story of a trillionaire capitalist saves the planet from a host evil aliens. The story pokes fun at NASA, the current international climate, and political situation. Lots of fun and lots of explosions. A fun novel for a slow day.
Short review: This is the second book in a series. I read them back to back and really did enjoy the fairly mindless science fiction. I thought this was a better book because there were more people in the storyline and less political ranting. The third book has been announced, but does not have a date.
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This book was terrible. I barely made it through. There was barely any action or excitement in it. The book trudged on about the day to day work of a welder named Butch and some pilot Dana. By the time any sort of battle came into play I was too tired to care. I have "The Hot Gate" which is part three to this colossal mess but I doubt I'll be reading it. I'm taking this Try Rising trilogy and trading it in at a used bookstore.
I would have liked this book more when I was a teenager, and devoured complex sf easily. But I'm easily distracted, and I'm not enjoying this book quite as I should. It's well written but I just can't summon up the energy or concentration to figure out the plot, characters and what the heck's going on.
A cracking good read if you like space opera and/or milsf. As usual, good stories work on their minor characters and John Ringo put in the sweat here.
BTW, Ringo dedicated the book to his mother who passed away in 2009 and as always, Captain Tamara
Long, USAF, who died in Afghanistan in 2003.
BTW, Ringo dedicated the book to his mother who passed away in 2009 and as always, Captain Tamara
Long, USAF, who died in Afghanistan in 2003.
Another good yarn from John Ringo. He keeps the "capitalist saves the world" to a minimum and the action and tension set to full-power. Also one of the few authors that understands that an army moves on it's stomach - armour may be the queen of the battlefield, but logistics is the king.
The satisfying next step in the Live Free or Die series... although, of courser, it's the middle of the series so it left me waiting for more. The descriptions of deep space hazing alone are worth reading it for, but I have a black sense of humor.
This series is continuing to be an un-put-downable read. This is one of John Ringo's best tellings of Humanities moving into space, particularly if you enjoy science fiction with an emphasis on real potential science. Can't wait for the next book!
Second book in the Troy Rising trilogy. Entertaining read although much more technical detail and not as much focus on the central character from the first book. Carried the detail on from the first book but not as much fun as the first.
Excellent second book in a series of three. I now have to back and start with the first. Multi-civilization and species conflict across the galaxy. My favorite !
- stumbled on this book on the New Book display in the front of the library
- stumbled on this book on the New Book display in the front of the library
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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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