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Galactic Liberation #1
Starship Liberator
The Hundred Worlds have withstood invasion by the relentless Hok for decades. The human worlds are strong, but the Hok have the resources of a thousand planets behind them, and their fleets attack in endless waves. The long war has transformed the Hundred Worlds into heavily fortified star systems. Their economies are geared for military output, and they raise specialized soldiers to save our species. Assault Captain Derek Straker is one such man among many. Genetically sculpted to drive a mech-suit as if he wears a second skin, he must find a path to victory. It's a battle in which he'll never admit defeat, but not even Straker knows the dark truth behind this titanic struggle. With Lieutenant Carla Engels piloting, Starship Liberator explores enemy territory in search of answers.
460 pages, Kindle Edition
Published December 28, 2016
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78 books232 followersDavid VanDyke is a former Army Airborne soldier and later, an Air Force officer. He lives in the Tucson area with his wife and three dogs. Look him up at davidvandykeauthor.com
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October 4, 2017
18% in and came to a dead stop. Till then it was just barely acceptable. A rehash of past characters + Zoidberg from Futurama. Zoidberg in this book seems like he still a genius like his same cut and paste character from the authors Star Force series but friendlier. I’m fine with the authors fluff and have purchased a lot of his books, some are great and some are my god that is bad. I had to make a new goodreads shelf “self-plagiarism” in Larson’s honour.
Cannot remember the last series he tried that I choked on where Larson plagiarised himself so heavily I had to drop that set too. This will go the same way. ATM the young “Straker” is at some training school and doing the American ra-f’ing-ra thing, I just meet the required bully, I am so honourable and by god look at her tits.
I know what I am in for so stopping now.
Matey .. please go on a holiday and stop writing books every month. Take some time out, a couple of years and flesh out some NEW characters and plot lines. COME UP WITH SOMETHING NEW.
Please.
Cannot remember the last series he tried that I choked on where Larson plagiarised himself so heavily I had to drop that set too. This will go the same way. ATM the young “Straker” is at some training school and doing the American ra-f’ing-ra thing, I just meet the required bully, I am so honourable and by god look at her tits.
I know what I am in for so stopping now.
Matey .. please go on a holiday and stop writing books every month. Take some time out, a couple of years and flesh out some NEW characters and plot lines. COME UP WITH SOMETHING NEW.
Please.
July 10, 2017
Weak plot, two dimensional characters and nonsensical technology plagues this book. I simply cannot believe this is a B V Larson novel. His other books, are simple yes but fun, entertaining and have great characters. All I can put it down to is an unsuccessful collaboration between two authors. I wouldn't recommend continuing this collaboration as it has a risk of diminishing the B V Larson brand. Maybe there is hope it might provide enough for early teens but I don't recommend this series for any fan of his other fantastic series - Rebel Fleet, Undying Mercenaries and Star Force.
February 28, 2018
Actual Rating 4,5 Stars
It was 1:31 am and I still had 1 hour left of the Audio version, on top of having work the next (the same?) day. And I still stayed awake to listen till the very end! I was not expecting to get hooked and to get attached to the characters. I was actually thinking about the plot even when not reading/listening. And this for me is a marker of a well-written book. I already have book 2 and will be on a lookout for book 3 when it will become available through Audible.co.uk - hopefully, it will be soon!
It was 1:31 am and I still had 1 hour left of the Audio version, on top of having work the next (the same?) day. And I still stayed awake to listen till the very end! I was not expecting to get hooked and to get attached to the characters. I was actually thinking about the plot even when not reading/listening. And this for me is a marker of a well-written book. I already have book 2 and will be on a lookout for book 3 when it will become available through Audible.co.uk - hopefully, it will be soon!
January 12, 2017
I received an advance copy for free in exchange for an honest review.
This is a nice, solid military science fiction story. The heroes, part of a long, long war, come to examine what they're really fighting for and what is worth fighting for. The characters personally grown and change. Meanwhile there is plenty of strategy, space battles, and hand-to-hand combat.
This is a nice, solid military science fiction story. The heroes, part of a long, long war, come to examine what they're really fighting for and what is worth fighting for. The characters personally grown and change. Meanwhile there is plenty of strategy, space battles, and hand-to-hand combat.
January 26, 2017
Dreadful
What a disappointment. I love Larson's other work, but this one's a turkey. The plot is awkward at best, and the characters are weak and two dimensional. Fans of the Swarm series should steer well clear.
What a disappointment. I love Larson's other work, but this one's a turkey. The plot is awkward at best, and the characters are weak and two dimensional. Fans of the Swarm series should steer well clear.
April 12, 2019
After having gone through a number of seemingly short books, I’ve now latched on to one that is just the total opposite. This book is very long, but it is exciting all the way through. I really like that kind of book and it’s the start of a new series, a military science fiction story just the way I like them.
Assault Captain Derek Straker is a mechsuit warrior, in fact, he’s the best mechsuit warrior in the entire Hundred Worlds Alliance. And he’s also part of the best mechsuit unit , the First Mechsuit Regiment, in the Hundred Worlds Alliance. He and his warriors are about to drop on the capital city of the planet Corinth. He’s almost sure they are going to be annihilated!
So, not a great start to a long book. While preparing for the drop from Flight Lieutenant Carla Engels’ drop-ship, he contemplates how he got to this position. The story goes back to when he was a young boy. He was genetically engineered to someday be a mechsuit warrior. The war with the Hok had been going on for so long and the Hundred Worlds was desperate for some kind of edge to their fighting capabilities. The mechsuit became that edge, but only a few could actually control one in combat. So, Derek and a number of other kids were altered and groomed to be mechsuit pilots from the very beginning. There were other youth who were also genetically altered, but they were developed as brainiacs, super smart kids who would grow up to be super smart soldiers going into intelligence and command positions.
Planet Oceanus was fairly well tucked in towards the middle of the Hundred Worlds and didn’t feel much threatened by the war out on the boundaries. That is until one day a Hok starship some how managed to get into orbit over the planet. This happened to be the planet that Derek Straker was growing up on and his world changed that day. The Hok began pin-point orbital bombardment on Seaburn City. Not only the city, but Derek watched as his home was obliterated in the blink of an eye while he was herded on a military transport bus. He and his best friend Johnny Paloco (nicknamed Loco), got off the bus to see what was left of Derek’s home and they found nothing. Both his parents along with his younger sister were in that house just moments before and now everything was gone. About the time, they turned to head back to the bus, another strike wiped it out and sent debris all over. After recovering from that, Derek and Johnny ran to where Johnny’s house. Again, nothing but a huge hole in the ground.
After the orbital strikes came the drop-ships carrying Hok troops. These troops didn’t take prisoners. So Derek and his pal, Loco, made the decision to hide until the Hundred Worlds forces, including mechsuited troops came to their rescue. They both felt this was a surprise attack on this planet by the Hok, and it eventually dawned on them that the strikes were surgical in nature targeting every mechsuiter or brainiacs house. They just realized, they were now high value targets and would be for the rest of their lives.
Eventually, Derek and Loco are rescued by the Hundred Worlds troops and place on a starship heading for the Academy Station to begin their training as mechsuit warriors. They learn that the training isn’t easy, especially now that they are so much younger than the normal Academy students. They start at the bottom as Cadet sub-Fourth Class. Things don’t go well for Derek even though he does get to meet Cadet Second Class Carla Engels for the first time. All this part about the Academy is thirteen years in the past.
Derek and his buddy, Loco, don’t realize that the Hundred Worlds hasn’t told them everything about the enemy. They believe they are soulless lizard-like aliens that take no prisoners nor give any mercy. They exist on a vast empire of a thousand worlds or more and are trying to take over the entire galaxy. But, as Derek knew when his regiment was ordered to drop on Corinth, he was most likely going to die in his mechsuit on this planet. He didn’t envision being captured since the Hok didn’t seem to do that. And yet, he was captured, both he and Loco!
What I’ve just told you is but a tiny part of the story. You’ve just begun your journey with Derek Straker and it will take you so far that you’ll be hard pressed to remember when it started. Fortunately, Loco and even Carla Engels are also along and they will all need each other. They find that the Hok are not the only bad guys in the galaxy and who they were fighting for just might not be in the right! Someone has to stand up and fix things right. I wonder if Derek Staker is that someone?
This series has apparently been out for awhile. The second book, “Battleship Indomitable” is already out and I’ve got it. I hope to read it very soon.
Assault Captain Derek Straker is a mechsuit warrior, in fact, he’s the best mechsuit warrior in the entire Hundred Worlds Alliance. And he’s also part of the best mechsuit unit , the First Mechsuit Regiment, in the Hundred Worlds Alliance. He and his warriors are about to drop on the capital city of the planet Corinth. He’s almost sure they are going to be annihilated!
So, not a great start to a long book. While preparing for the drop from Flight Lieutenant Carla Engels’ drop-ship, he contemplates how he got to this position. The story goes back to when he was a young boy. He was genetically engineered to someday be a mechsuit warrior. The war with the Hok had been going on for so long and the Hundred Worlds was desperate for some kind of edge to their fighting capabilities. The mechsuit became that edge, but only a few could actually control one in combat. So, Derek and a number of other kids were altered and groomed to be mechsuit pilots from the very beginning. There were other youth who were also genetically altered, but they were developed as brainiacs, super smart kids who would grow up to be super smart soldiers going into intelligence and command positions.
Planet Oceanus was fairly well tucked in towards the middle of the Hundred Worlds and didn’t feel much threatened by the war out on the boundaries. That is until one day a Hok starship some how managed to get into orbit over the planet. This happened to be the planet that Derek Straker was growing up on and his world changed that day. The Hok began pin-point orbital bombardment on Seaburn City. Not only the city, but Derek watched as his home was obliterated in the blink of an eye while he was herded on a military transport bus. He and his best friend Johnny Paloco (nicknamed Loco), got off the bus to see what was left of Derek’s home and they found nothing. Both his parents along with his younger sister were in that house just moments before and now everything was gone. About the time, they turned to head back to the bus, another strike wiped it out and sent debris all over. After recovering from that, Derek and Johnny ran to where Johnny’s house. Again, nothing but a huge hole in the ground.
After the orbital strikes came the drop-ships carrying Hok troops. These troops didn’t take prisoners. So Derek and his pal, Loco, made the decision to hide until the Hundred Worlds forces, including mechsuited troops came to their rescue. They both felt this was a surprise attack on this planet by the Hok, and it eventually dawned on them that the strikes were surgical in nature targeting every mechsuiter or brainiacs house. They just realized, they were now high value targets and would be for the rest of their lives.
Eventually, Derek and Loco are rescued by the Hundred Worlds troops and place on a starship heading for the Academy Station to begin their training as mechsuit warriors. They learn that the training isn’t easy, especially now that they are so much younger than the normal Academy students. They start at the bottom as Cadet sub-Fourth Class. Things don’t go well for Derek even though he does get to meet Cadet Second Class Carla Engels for the first time. All this part about the Academy is thirteen years in the past.
Derek and his buddy, Loco, don’t realize that the Hundred Worlds hasn’t told them everything about the enemy. They believe they are soulless lizard-like aliens that take no prisoners nor give any mercy. They exist on a vast empire of a thousand worlds or more and are trying to take over the entire galaxy. But, as Derek knew when his regiment was ordered to drop on Corinth, he was most likely going to die in his mechsuit on this planet. He didn’t envision being captured since the Hok didn’t seem to do that. And yet, he was captured, both he and Loco!
What I’ve just told you is but a tiny part of the story. You’ve just begun your journey with Derek Straker and it will take you so far that you’ll be hard pressed to remember when it started. Fortunately, Loco and even Carla Engels are also along and they will all need each other. They find that the Hok are not the only bad guys in the galaxy and who they were fighting for just might not be in the right! Someone has to stand up and fix things right. I wonder if Derek Staker is that someone?
This series has apparently been out for awhile. The second book, “Battleship Indomitable” is already out and I’ve got it. I hope to read it very soon.
October 30, 2018
I read this book decades ago when 14 years old, but back then it was called "Bio of a Space Tyrant" and was by Piers Anthony. I appreciated the more family-friendly content in this version, but as with the old version by Piers, I won't be reading any more of the series.
Pacing is good and the author is better than most at describing tactical maneuvers. After the first few pages I really wanted to like this book.
Story is flat even by space opera standards, characters are unsympathetic Mary Sue and Gary Stu plus forgettable extras, villains are cardboard cutouts, world building is lazy.
I had originally given 3 stars because I thought this was a freshman effort at best and might be interested in seeing what the author could do in 5 more years or so. After briefly researching the author...what a hack. This is exactly the kind of garbage you should churn out if you want to make a very good living as an "author".
It certainly wasn't horrible: it's very good at being what it is. I shall actively avoid reading anything with these two people's names on it ever again.
SPOILER AHEAD
Simply by way of example, at one point the author has a minor character die whom we have barely met, has never had a dialogue line, and hasn't done anything interesting. This is to show that the main character is learning the "weight of command" and "has a lot to learn" or some completely asinine garbage like that. While this did little to increase my disgust at what a stinking mass of fetid refuse this book is, it does cause me to believe that the author of that abortion of a scene is someone I would very much dislike if I ever met him in person.
Pacing is good and the author is better than most at describing tactical maneuvers. After the first few pages I really wanted to like this book.
Story is flat even by space opera standards, characters are unsympathetic Mary Sue and Gary Stu plus forgettable extras, villains are cardboard cutouts, world building is lazy.
I had originally given 3 stars because I thought this was a freshman effort at best and might be interested in seeing what the author could do in 5 more years or so. After briefly researching the author...what a hack. This is exactly the kind of garbage you should churn out if you want to make a very good living as an "author".
It certainly wasn't horrible: it's very good at being what it is. I shall actively avoid reading anything with these two people's names on it ever again.
SPOILER AHEAD
Simply by way of example, at one point the author has a minor character die whom we have barely met, has never had a dialogue line, and hasn't done anything interesting. This is to show that the main character is learning the "weight of command" and "has a lot to learn" or some completely asinine garbage like that. While this did little to increase my disgust at what a stinking mass of fetid refuse this book is, it does cause me to believe that the author of that abortion of a scene is someone I would very much dislike if I ever met him in person.
April 10, 2018
Pure military sci-fi. Larson and Vandyke combine to produce a pleasingly action packed story that makes up for a lack of depth with plenty of breadth. This isn’t Hugo award material, but it’s entertaining enough if you can look past the thin, one dimensional characterisations and unsubtle motivations (and as usual to the genre, women suffer particularly from being reduced so).
Nonetheless, if relaxing, mindless, escapism is the prescription, then the Mech Warrior protagonist and his plucky compadres make for a pleasant enough distraction as the Cold War is reimagined on a Galactic scale. It’s clear that we’re not to root for the obvious players - but there’s a danger that you find yourself not rooting for anyone, except perhaps the obnoxiously arrogant aliens...
Nonetheless, if relaxing, mindless, escapism is the prescription, then the Mech Warrior protagonist and his plucky compadres make for a pleasant enough distraction as the Cold War is reimagined on a Galactic scale. It’s clear that we’re not to root for the obvious players - but there’s a danger that you find yourself not rooting for anyone, except perhaps the obnoxiously arrogant aliens...
February 23, 2017
Interesting read
This book gives the readers a interesting ride, there is a new rookie leader of a spaceship. But he has no training fighting in space. He is a footpounder, used to fighting on the ground.
This book gives the readers a interesting ride, there is a new rookie leader of a spaceship. But he has no training fighting in space. He is a footpounder, used to fighting on the ground.
July 9, 2019
As the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy said of Earth, this is mostly harmless, though it is nothing more. The plot is rather cliched to put it mildly, and none of the characters is really more than a caricature, most are very familiar ones. Many of the modern obsessions of military sci-fi are there: walkers, in this case ones that can jump about (I do wish someone would explain why this sort of kit would be so good, I don't see it at all) and genetic enhancement to name a couple. This is far-future sci-fi where once on earth there was a language strangely called American rather than English. It's been superseded by "Earthan", but the world, no doubt all the 100 Worlds, have remained steadfastly American and so our hero has, of course, to devise an alliterative name for his new band of brothers. Romance is in the air, though why this wouldn't have been bred out in the genetic enhancement programmes is never really explained. Nor is there any sense of how clones, here the bad guys who have walked straight out of a WW2 B movie, might potentially differ from ordinary humans. The main alien species introduced could have been interesting, but sadly is often just played for subhumorous laughs. The most interesting tech allows submarine warfare to re-emerge in space. That, and the battle scenes are the few pluses. I don't quite feel I've wasted my life reading this, but I don't feel I've gained anything either. Not, I think, a series to pursue.
June 27, 2017
A little weaker than most of Larson's books. Very slow getting started and with very flat and cliched characters.
August 16, 2017
It was a bit hard to get into; only because there was so much going on.
Basically there are 3 factions. Straker and his friends gave been genetically enhanced to fight the Alien Hoc in Mech suits to which they are neurologically synched. He fights for The Hundred Worlds.
We enter a battle where the Hoc at attacking a Hundred Worlds planet via air (spaceships) and ground. We get to see Straker and his 4 man Mech team in some intense action.
During the battle we also get some flashbacks to what happened to Straker as a child and his training at academy. It's pretty intense and it reminded me of Ender's time in training school.
It also reminded me of Star Wars. Only because there is action going on all across the galaxy with aliens and humans.
The plot becomes more complicated at the end of the First battle because it turns out The Hundred Worlds hasn't entirely been truthful about who is the bad guy and there are other human factions that Straker and crew didn't even know about.
The story had everything. Characters I like, epic ground battles with aliens fought in kick ass Mech suits. Amusing alien allies, epic space battle, FTL travel, mutiny, etc. I've already purchased the next book.
Basically there are 3 factions. Straker and his friends gave been genetically enhanced to fight the Alien Hoc in Mech suits to which they are neurologically synched. He fights for The Hundred Worlds.
We enter a battle where the Hoc at attacking a Hundred Worlds planet via air (spaceships) and ground. We get to see Straker and his 4 man Mech team in some intense action.
During the battle we also get some flashbacks to what happened to Straker as a child and his training at academy. It's pretty intense and it reminded me of Ender's time in training school.
It also reminded me of Star Wars. Only because there is action going on all across the galaxy with aliens and humans.
The plot becomes more complicated at the end of the First battle because it turns out The Hundred Worlds hasn't entirely been truthful about who is the bad guy and there are other human factions that Straker and crew didn't even know about.
The story had everything. Characters I like, epic ground battles with aliens fought in kick ass Mech suits. Amusing alien allies, epic space battle, FTL travel, mutiny, etc. I've already purchased the next book.
May 22, 2017
An interesting take on Interstellar War - enjoyed his use of the flashback to when the main character Dereck Straker is in the middle of a battle against the inhuman HOK - by going back to when he was 13 and last his family and most of his fellow peers you at first think that he is still stunted at the 13 year old's understanding of life. But, wait - he is captured and it turns out that the HOK are actually a chemically induced form of humanity by the Mutuality. He escapes with the aid of the Unmutuality and finds that he no longer knows who is telling the truth about the war.
I have found that I have been captured by the author's storytelling and am now reading the sequel, Battleship Indomitable, and find that I am enjoying the story.
I have also read his Rebel Fleet and Orion Fleet and do enjoy his storylines and characters.
I have found that I have been captured by the author's storytelling and am now reading the sequel, Battleship Indomitable, and find that I am enjoying the story.
I have also read his Rebel Fleet and Orion Fleet and do enjoy his storylines and characters.
June 12, 2021
You will enjoy the time you spend in this universe.
I have read 15 of Van Dykes books. This is my first introduction to Larson. A lot of times when you have a collaboration of authors you can tell who is writing which parts of the story. I was unable to distinguish the difference in Starship Liberator. While most military SIFI stories concentrate only on the shoot-em-up, this book also delves into the social and political aspects of warfare. A lot of books written are also series in which the individual books cannot stand-alone. The story ends with a cliffhanger or leaves a lot of the storyline incomplete or open-ended. This one can be read on its own and you are satisfied. It also leaves it open for some more story development. There were a lot of story twists and surprises. I totally recommend this book. Buy it, you will enjoy the time you spend.
I have read 15 of Van Dykes books. This is my first introduction to Larson. A lot of times when you have a collaboration of authors you can tell who is writing which parts of the story. I was unable to distinguish the difference in Starship Liberator. While most military SIFI stories concentrate only on the shoot-em-up, this book also delves into the social and political aspects of warfare. A lot of books written are also series in which the individual books cannot stand-alone. The story ends with a cliffhanger or leaves a lot of the storyline incomplete or open-ended. This one can be read on its own and you are satisfied. It also leaves it open for some more story development. There were a lot of story twists and surprises. I totally recommend this book. Buy it, you will enjoy the time you spend.
July 1, 2017
Enjoyable, just read first two back to back.
Thoroughly enjoyed reading these books. Lately more and more books are forcing social science/justice themes into them. Authors have opinions and they show in all books but they do not need to blatantly shove those opinions down the readers throat. Refreshingly, these authors do not seem to feel they need to use their stories to soapbox and preach to the reader. Nothing is forced and the story is allowed to just flow and that is a good thing. In my opinion, many new books are ruined with themes that are not needed or applicable to the story itself shoved within. That does not happen in this series and that is a good thing. Opinions yes, preaching that jars the story line, no.
Thoroughly enjoyed reading these books. Lately more and more books are forcing social science/justice themes into them. Authors have opinions and they show in all books but they do not need to blatantly shove those opinions down the readers throat. Refreshingly, these authors do not seem to feel they need to use their stories to soapbox and preach to the reader. Nothing is forced and the story is allowed to just flow and that is a good thing. In my opinion, many new books are ruined with themes that are not needed or applicable to the story itself shoved within. That does not happen in this series and that is a good thing. Opinions yes, preaching that jars the story line, no.
January 3, 2019
The reviews for this book were incredible on Audible. Everybody loved it. Here on Goodreads, the reviews were also pretty darn good (over 4).
For me, while it was a good story, it was only good. I doubt I'll continue the series unless Audible puts the other books on sale like this one was.
The narrator especially bothered me. He spoke way too slow, and the pauses were enormous. So much so, that I boosted the speed up to 1.5 just to make it sound normal.
The basic story was good, but the whole thing was Star Trek moralistic to me. Don't get me wrong, I love ST, but I don't always want that mantra. Where the story went from where it started is not at all what I expected.
For me, while it was a good story, it was only good. I doubt I'll continue the series unless Audible puts the other books on sale like this one was.
The narrator especially bothered me. He spoke way too slow, and the pauses were enormous. So much so, that I boosted the speed up to 1.5 just to make it sound normal.
The basic story was good, but the whole thing was Star Trek moralistic to me. Don't get me wrong, I love ST, but I don't always want that mantra. Where the story went from where it started is not at all what I expected.
April 27, 2018
I wasn't sure at first but I really enjoyed this novel and love the characters and situation. At first I thought it was yet another badass space military hard sci-fi book but it turned to something much better and without spoiling it, the characters make the book. The first half sets up the main characters and boy are they colorful. In the end it's just an adventure of self discovery in space and lots and lots of lasers! I recommend this and am looking forward to the next installment or Straker's Breakers
September 4, 2017
I burn out easily on BV Larson, but this one kept me engaged. Maybe David VanDyke toned down the rambling pace of a typical Larson story.
The story of Derek Straker, a mech-suit jockey, and his journey towards becoming a soldier, getting captured by the enemy, and eventually gaining some perspective on the conflict he always believed he was on the right side of. Looking forward to the next book in the series.
The story of Derek Straker, a mech-suit jockey, and his journey towards becoming a soldier, getting captured by the enemy, and eventually gaining some perspective on the conflict he always believed he was on the right side of. Looking forward to the next book in the series.
December 10, 2017
This is basic Mech Warrior military SciFi. The characters are interesting. The plot has quite a few twists, which is a low point for me. There are a few too many cases of 'your leaders lied to you'. I generally liked the use of technology in this book. The author gave some characters access to overwhelmingly superior technology. Yet, in each case the technology had fatal flaws so the characters had to use ingenuity to succeed.
May 31, 2017
Top raking, great book!
This is the first Kindleunlimited book I have read that truly deserve five stars. Not only was the book written at a top level of quality, it was long enough to tell A great story. This was A real page turner with plenty of action and a sprinkling of Romance for a very balanced book. I most highly recommend it.
This is the first Kindleunlimited book I have read that truly deserve five stars. Not only was the book written at a top level of quality, it was long enough to tell A great story. This was A real page turner with plenty of action and a sprinkling of Romance for a very balanced book. I most highly recommend it.
April 28, 2018
Started out great, but there were several twists in the book that left me feeling unfulfilled. I was left thinking the whole universe sucks and only one guy is going to turn it all around. Seemed more fantastical than my normal level of ability to suspend belief. I did buy the next one, but if it doesn't really turn things around I think I will be done with the series.
March 15, 2017
Good start, now give us more!
This book just got better with each page. Characters developed naturally, story flows from one scene or action segment to the next in a believable manner. Had fun, want more.
This book just got better with each page. Characters developed naturally, story flows from one scene or action segment to the next in a believable manner. Had fun, want more.
September 28, 2017
Lol, this was just generic military sci-fi trash. I did find it amusing how the main character jumps between multiple strawman factions for different ideologies then goes wow this sucks and runs immediately into another.
December 26, 2017
Good story and the backstories included help develop the characters. However, the backstory for the protagonist was a little too similar to Orson Scott Card's "Ender's Game" not to draw similarities.
February 11, 2018
Dope
Thought the author(s) messed up... it seemed to start off fast paced without an adequate build up but. But the flashbacks give that a little into the book. And you really don't know where the plot is heading throughout. All together refreshing and good
Thought the author(s) messed up... it seemed to start off fast paced without an adequate build up but. But the flashbacks give that a little into the book. And you really don't know where the plot is heading throughout. All together refreshing and good
December 21, 2018
A solid military science fiction story. They did skip over some parts of the science of space in favour of a very action driven narrative. I did find the story enjoyable and entertaining. I will continue to read the series.
January 26, 2020
Nice start to the saga. It's an interesting read and the authors have made some attempt at new tech description which was interesting. Interesting enough that I will pick up the next books in the series but after a bit.
April 30, 2020
Nothing sophisticated, just an interesting, imaginative space adventure with intriguing characters. Escapist Sci-fi that doesn't strain the brain but also doesn't insult your intelligence. I'm reading all of his series of books.
January 19, 2017
A great read!!!
Excellent military space battle story. Kept me riveted from start to finish. Good storyline and well developed characters. Can't wait to read the next book.
Excellent military space battle story. Kept me riveted from start to finish. Good storyline and well developed characters. Can't wait to read the next book.
February 8, 2017
Brilliant.
Starts slowly but picks up. Love this and expecting the next one pretty soon.
Straker rocks. Zaxby is a growing.
Starts slowly but picks up. Love this and expecting the next one pretty soon.
Straker rocks. Zaxby is a growing.
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