800!

To Honor You Call Us, my first novel, has just gotten its 800th customer review on Amazon.  Considering that I thought it was pretty awesome to get 8 reviews back when the book first came out, 800 is a staggering  number to me.  What is even more staggering is that average rating is 4.5 on a 5 point scale and that 61% of the reviews are 5 star, with 28% 4 star for a total of 89% of the reviewers being strongly positive.

I have to say, too, that this is a very nice review, from a self-described “old Navy guy.”  The old Navy guys and most other folks who identify themselves as current or former military personnel are almost all very positive.  I think it’s worth reprinting this one here, as it this reader received the book exactly the way I hoped  and prayed readers would receive it.  My thanks go to this reviewer and to all the others who took the time to give their impressions.  The good reviews are what made this series “go” in the first place.

Thanks to all of you.

5.0 out of 5 stars   Fantastic reality set in the future
ByOld Navy Guyon December 1, 2017
Format: Kindle Edition
As an old retired Naval Officer, I thoroughly enjoyed the realism and the accuracy of how a warship is organized and operated. This book has fantastically believable technology, real navy terminology, fabulous crew and character development and actions, and above all a superior and spellbinding story. Many good sci-fi stories are spoiled for me by how unrealistic their description of technology and shipboard operation are described. This book is so well and accurately written, that this old warrior felt transported back to his days at sea and in combat. Well done!