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Taurian Empire #4
Drake's Rift
**Humanity’s Existence Hangs In the Balance**
Aliens have invaded the planet Intrepid. The vicious rat-faced bastards will stop at nothing until all humanity is either dead or enslaved. The only thing that can save the people of Intrepid are the Imperial Marines. The only thing that can save the galaxy itself, is the Imperial Navy. Never before in human history has so much depended upon so few.
Admiral McKenzie is very aware that the continuation of the human race rests on his shoulders. Through grit, determination, skill, and deception he will use whatever or whoever he must to win. His fleet of starships and their crews are the best ever. But will they be enough to defeat this new threat?
Sergeant Dex Carter finds himself and a few fellow Marines behind enemy lines. He is tasked with holding the small village of Drake’s Rift, the key crossroads that might very well determine the outcome of the war.
Alicia Miller wanted adventure, but having aliens invade her home was not on her list. She and the people of Drake’s Rift neve expected to become the center of an inter-galactic war. While providence may have thrust her into this role. Toughness and determination will see her through it.
Aliens have invaded the planet Intrepid. The vicious rat-faced bastards will stop at nothing until all humanity is either dead or enslaved. The only thing that can save the people of Intrepid are the Imperial Marines. The only thing that can save the galaxy itself, is the Imperial Navy. Never before in human history has so much depended upon so few.
Admiral McKenzie is very aware that the continuation of the human race rests on his shoulders. Through grit, determination, skill, and deception he will use whatever or whoever he must to win. His fleet of starships and their crews are the best ever. But will they be enough to defeat this new threat?
Sergeant Dex Carter finds himself and a few fellow Marines behind enemy lines. He is tasked with holding the small village of Drake’s Rift, the key crossroads that might very well determine the outcome of the war.
Alicia Miller wanted adventure, but having aliens invade her home was not on her list. She and the people of Drake’s Rift neve expected to become the center of an inter-galactic war. While providence may have thrust her into this role. Toughness and determination will see her through it.
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First published October 30, 2017
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September 14, 2019
Exciting military sci-fi
By Charles van Buren on March 23, 2018
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Drake's Rift is an entertaining bit of feel good space opera. The alien race which appears unexpectedly is a monstrous evil thing. No room for wasted sympathy on monsters who resemble giant rats. Kill 'em all before they kill and eat you. The commanders of the navy and the imperial marines are inexplicably competent and focused on saving the human race rather than politics. The same is true of the emperor and the civilian government. In fact the emperor and his government are so good that he reminds one of the old political science assertion that a benevolent dictatorship may be the best form of government. At least until the dictator dies.
The storyline obviously owes a lot to the Battle of Rorke's Drift in the Anglo-Zulu War, the Battle of Trafalgar in the Napoleonic Wars and the various battles of the U.S. Marines in the South Pacific during WW2. In an afterword, the author specifically mentions Guadalcanal.
There are some few grammatical and editing errors throughout the novel. Some of them occur in dialogue so may be deliberate. It is a well told, fun story with a simple plot. A throwback to the sci-fi golden age. The story line ties in nicely with the previous volume, DISCOVERY. Just as with the three preceding volumes, romance plays a big part in the plot.
By Charles van Buren on March 23, 2018
Format: Kindle Edition|Verified Purchase
Drake's Rift is an entertaining bit of feel good space opera. The alien race which appears unexpectedly is a monstrous evil thing. No room for wasted sympathy on monsters who resemble giant rats. Kill 'em all before they kill and eat you. The commanders of the navy and the imperial marines are inexplicably competent and focused on saving the human race rather than politics. The same is true of the emperor and the civilian government. In fact the emperor and his government are so good that he reminds one of the old political science assertion that a benevolent dictatorship may be the best form of government. At least until the dictator dies.
The storyline obviously owes a lot to the Battle of Rorke's Drift in the Anglo-Zulu War, the Battle of Trafalgar in the Napoleonic Wars and the various battles of the U.S. Marines in the South Pacific during WW2. In an afterword, the author specifically mentions Guadalcanal.
There are some few grammatical and editing errors throughout the novel. Some of them occur in dialogue so may be deliberate. It is a well told, fun story with a simple plot. A throwback to the sci-fi golden age. The story line ties in nicely with the previous volume, DISCOVERY. Just as with the three preceding volumes, romance plays a big part in the plot.
November 16, 2017
Meager Story Fully Consumed By Author’s Incompetent Hobbyist Writing
“Drake’s Drift (Taurian Empire),” authored by Mr. Nate Johnson, has a meager, little story, that is fully consumed by the author’s incompetent, hobbyist writing. Whatever potential the story might of have is devoured by the multitude levels of writing failures.
The story continues in Mr. Johnson’s “Taurian Empire,” wannabe space opera. Instead of a space opera, a soap opera, of inane romance possibilities ensues. [Some Potential Spoilers Follow] A brutal alien race (sentient “rat-like” beings) invade a human frontier world of the Taurian Empire, “Intrepid,” ritualistically feasting on slaughtered humans, chomping on others indiscriminately, and enslaving still others. An imperial fleet is assembled, with imperial marines embarked, and a counter offensive launched. The two (2) fleets engage in combat, modeled on “Age of Sail” ships-of-the-line broadsiding each other, as missiles do not work in space warfare [author’s proposition], and the marines are launched towards the planet. The landing force is decimated prior to landing, and a surviving band prepares to defend “Drake’s Drift,” against an alien force of thousands. Lead by “”Sergeant Dex Carter,” the marines are faced with an impossible mission. Carter, receives a field commission to captain, and in the picturesque village, the scenic valley, he also finds romance with a beautiful young woman.
Where to begin? The courage of the marines, steadfast in their duty, fighting with what they have, not what they need, is in the finest tradition. Insurmountable odds do not deter these marines. The insurmountable sickly sweet, juvenile, inane, unicorn-filled world, and just plain dumb plot and plot devices do deter a reader. The whole romance angle is frankly bizarre. Mr. Johnson, repeats his harlequin romance addiction, begun in his first book, “Intrepid.” It is very young adult, immature in nature, reminiscent of teenagers and/or elderly spinsters.
The military tactics on the ground are pretty straight forward. Shoot the enemy until you run out of ammo and/or imperial marines. The space navy tactics are worthy of rubber duckies in a bathtub. The author credits in his “Author’s Notes,” the influence the Battle of Trafalgar had on his vision. Crossing the “T” is obsessively chased by the imperial fleet, so they can broadside the alien fleet. It is so very, very bad. Additionally, a secondary romance is hinted at by the author, between the widower fleet admiral and the beautiful, civilian xenobiologist.
Finally, the lazy and incompetent writing execution of the author dooms “Drake’s Drift.” Readers can have various opinions about the story itself. The lack of basic proofreading, allowing wrong words, missing words, improper tenses, broken sentences, etc., all combine to make just reading the book a chore. Repeated descriptions (i.e. “cold chill down...a spine...”), are emblematic of the absence of an editor.
This reader thought Mr. Johnson’s first book ”Intrepid,” was a clunker, while his second and third books improved marginally. “Drake’s Drift,” is a full retreat, a devolution to hobbyist, amateurish story concept and a failed writing execution ethos. The author takes no pride in his writing or workmanship, not taking the time or labor in publishing a cogent, coherent story. The lack of effort by Mr. Johnson is an embarrassment.
“Drake’s Drift,” is not recommended and was fully read via Kindle Unlimited.
“Drake’s Drift (Taurian Empire),” authored by Mr. Nate Johnson, has a meager, little story, that is fully consumed by the author’s incompetent, hobbyist writing. Whatever potential the story might of have is devoured by the multitude levels of writing failures.
The story continues in Mr. Johnson’s “Taurian Empire,” wannabe space opera. Instead of a space opera, a soap opera, of inane romance possibilities ensues. [Some Potential Spoilers Follow] A brutal alien race (sentient “rat-like” beings) invade a human frontier world of the Taurian Empire, “Intrepid,” ritualistically feasting on slaughtered humans, chomping on others indiscriminately, and enslaving still others. An imperial fleet is assembled, with imperial marines embarked, and a counter offensive launched. The two (2) fleets engage in combat, modeled on “Age of Sail” ships-of-the-line broadsiding each other, as missiles do not work in space warfare [author’s proposition], and the marines are launched towards the planet. The landing force is decimated prior to landing, and a surviving band prepares to defend “Drake’s Drift,” against an alien force of thousands. Lead by “”Sergeant Dex Carter,” the marines are faced with an impossible mission. Carter, receives a field commission to captain, and in the picturesque village, the scenic valley, he also finds romance with a beautiful young woman.
Where to begin? The courage of the marines, steadfast in their duty, fighting with what they have, not what they need, is in the finest tradition. Insurmountable odds do not deter these marines. The insurmountable sickly sweet, juvenile, inane, unicorn-filled world, and just plain dumb plot and plot devices do deter a reader. The whole romance angle is frankly bizarre. Mr. Johnson, repeats his harlequin romance addiction, begun in his first book, “Intrepid.” It is very young adult, immature in nature, reminiscent of teenagers and/or elderly spinsters.
The military tactics on the ground are pretty straight forward. Shoot the enemy until you run out of ammo and/or imperial marines. The space navy tactics are worthy of rubber duckies in a bathtub. The author credits in his “Author’s Notes,” the influence the Battle of Trafalgar had on his vision. Crossing the “T” is obsessively chased by the imperial fleet, so they can broadside the alien fleet. It is so very, very bad. Additionally, a secondary romance is hinted at by the author, between the widower fleet admiral and the beautiful, civilian xenobiologist.
Finally, the lazy and incompetent writing execution of the author dooms “Drake’s Drift.” Readers can have various opinions about the story itself. The lack of basic proofreading, allowing wrong words, missing words, improper tenses, broken sentences, etc., all combine to make just reading the book a chore. Repeated descriptions (i.e. “cold chill down...a spine...”), are emblematic of the absence of an editor.
This reader thought Mr. Johnson’s first book ”Intrepid,” was a clunker, while his second and third books improved marginally. “Drake’s Drift,” is a full retreat, a devolution to hobbyist, amateurish story concept and a failed writing execution ethos. The author takes no pride in his writing or workmanship, not taking the time or labor in publishing a cogent, coherent story. The lack of effort by Mr. Johnson is an embarrassment.
“Drake’s Drift,” is not recommended and was fully read via Kindle Unlimited.
February 5, 2018
I really enjoyed this story but wish it had been longer and more detailed. Also I’m not a fan of the instalove. I’m looking forward to reading more from this author.
November 15, 2017
Rat like aliens invade the planet Intrepid killing and feeding on the human residents. The Imperial Navy and Marines are sent to stop them in a fight to the death. This free e-pub download held my attention and reminded me of Heinlein, Asimov, and Andre Norton. Suitable for young readers.
February 23, 2018
Really bad
OK, for a start I gave up at 48%, but I really don't think anything could have helped the one star. The author is obviously a fan of 60's westerns, and has saw the film Zulu. (I like both) This book really doesn't work on so many levels, the action is disjointed and badly written. The first attack against the "highly" trained marines is laughable. The tech as well is non existant on a colonised world, no vehicle's, no instant communication, even though humans in the timeline have worm hole tech, again lol. And don't even mention the inner thoughts of the main characters, battles raging but the love stories go on lol. Sorry but will never read another book by this author.
OK, for a start I gave up at 48%, but I really don't think anything could have helped the one star. The author is obviously a fan of 60's westerns, and has saw the film Zulu. (I like both) This book really doesn't work on so many levels, the action is disjointed and badly written. The first attack against the "highly" trained marines is laughable. The tech as well is non existant on a colonised world, no vehicle's, no instant communication, even though humans in the timeline have worm hole tech, again lol. And don't even mention the inner thoughts of the main characters, battles raging but the love stories go on lol. Sorry but will never read another book by this author.
February 21, 2023
Unbelievable None Stop
Tension !!
This Author Nate Johnson is amazingly without any problem so it seems know exactly how to get you into his simple to understand writing build tension keep it growing and growing to the point that even if you needed to there is no way to stop listening till the ending wishing for more.
Truly an amazing writing of complex war but everything easily understood.
And Narration by Conner Goff wraps the whole deal into a perfect audio packaging !!!
Moving to book 2 of the series.
But as of now there is no doubt of recommending this action filled series for all !
Ostfeld Oded.
Tension !!
This Author Nate Johnson is amazingly without any problem so it seems know exactly how to get you into his simple to understand writing build tension keep it growing and growing to the point that even if you needed to there is no way to stop listening till the ending wishing for more.
Truly an amazing writing of complex war but everything easily understood.
And Narration by Conner Goff wraps the whole deal into a perfect audio packaging !!!
Moving to book 2 of the series.
But as of now there is no doubt of recommending this action filled series for all !
Ostfeld Oded.
November 4, 2017
Easy, Old Fashion Type Read
The plot, storyline is not unique — aliens invade human world and humans counter attack. Author spends a lot of time w characters, easy to identify, empathize with characters. Simple storyline so no confusion, easy n lazy character driven read.
There’s not a lot of technology here. Stuff just works and it’s not overly complicated nor outrageous. The Military part was okay to good. Not a lot of detailing the action of the space battles. It worked. Samey same w ground side but author demonstrates and provides more detail on TO & E of marines — how organized, squad, plt, Co + — and covers basic equipment, wpns. Would have liked more but author knew more mil than 97% of genre authors. Grenade launchers at sq, plt level , more punch at plt level, .... 300+ years into future?
Got to admit that reading a mil SciFi where author gets the ground basics is a win for me.
If you want to read an easy, light read where there’s a lack of traitors to the human species and everything isn’t Earth’s fault or no vile corporations.......... Old fashioned feel good story with no political agendas of the author, THEN READ THIS.
The plot, storyline is not unique — aliens invade human world and humans counter attack. Author spends a lot of time w characters, easy to identify, empathize with characters. Simple storyline so no confusion, easy n lazy character driven read.
There’s not a lot of technology here. Stuff just works and it’s not overly complicated nor outrageous. The Military part was okay to good. Not a lot of detailing the action of the space battles. It worked. Samey same w ground side but author demonstrates and provides more detail on TO & E of marines — how organized, squad, plt, Co + — and covers basic equipment, wpns. Would have liked more but author knew more mil than 97% of genre authors. Grenade launchers at sq, plt level , more punch at plt level, .... 300+ years into future?
Got to admit that reading a mil SciFi where author gets the ground basics is a win for me.
If you want to read an easy, light read where there’s a lack of traitors to the human species and everything isn’t Earth’s fault or no vile corporations.......... Old fashioned feel good story with no political agendas of the author, THEN READ THIS.
February 4, 2018
The first thing that jumps out at the reader when beginning this book is the absolutely horrendous lack of basic editing employed. Incomplete sentences, periods instead of comma's, sentence fragments strung together for no apparent reason other than lack of someone actually reading the final copy - it's terrible. And embarrassing. Had it not been for the laziness of the copy editor (or author, who I assume had approval of the final print), I would have given it an extra star. Once you reach an acceptance of that, the novel reveals itself to be a YA sci-fi tale, with some very "G" rated "romance" thrown in. Very predictable - *spoiler* - the good guys win. It really felt like Mr. Rogers (with his legitimate military credentials) sat down to write a story for his 11 year old daughter. Nothing wrong with that by any means; just not what I'd hoped for....
November 17, 2017
Nice YA SF
As in the author’ s other books, the hero does his stuff, takes responsibility in a situation without any real chance of success, and against all odds survives, gets his reward and the girl. Well done.
I just wish his editor had paid more attention, especially in the second half of the story, to boring details like not calling him a sergeant after he had been promoted to captain, filling in missing words in the middle of sentences, and other little things an editor should catch. I don’ t read books to find faults in a writer’ s grammar or spelling - but a last careful read through would have caught most of these flaws. Other than this, I liked the story and recommend it to young readers.
As in the author’ s other books, the hero does his stuff, takes responsibility in a situation without any real chance of success, and against all odds survives, gets his reward and the girl. Well done.
I just wish his editor had paid more attention, especially in the second half of the story, to boring details like not calling him a sergeant after he had been promoted to captain, filling in missing words in the middle of sentences, and other little things an editor should catch. I don’ t read books to find faults in a writer’ s grammar or spelling - but a last careful read through would have caught most of these flaws. Other than this, I liked the story and recommend it to young readers.
August 27, 2020
solid 4.0 ***
I listened to the audio book which I got for free from www.freeaudiobookcodes.com I didn't know which book this was in the series and didn't feel like I needed to catch up at all. I thought this was an entertaining military sci-fi, space opera story. The empire has been invaded by rat like aliens. It's up to the Imperial Navy to stop the invasion in space and a small group of marine's to hold Drake's Rift planet side. It kept me entertained and interested without bogging down in character or situational minutia. I'd never heard of narrator Connor Goff. The narration was excellent and I'd love to know the other narrator's pseudonyms because I like his performance style.
I listened to the audio book which I got for free from www.freeaudiobookcodes.com I didn't know which book this was in the series and didn't feel like I needed to catch up at all. I thought this was an entertaining military sci-fi, space opera story. The empire has been invaded by rat like aliens. It's up to the Imperial Navy to stop the invasion in space and a small group of marine's to hold Drake's Rift planet side. It kept me entertained and interested without bogging down in character or situational minutia. I'd never heard of narrator Connor Goff. The narration was excellent and I'd love to know the other narrator's pseudonyms because I like his performance style.
March 21, 2018
Excellent military sci-fi.
Obviously written by a veteran or someone who did a lot of research on the subject. The author gets the military experience down to a “T”. The tactics and strategies are perfect. And, as a fan of Rorke’s Drift and Isandalwana, he got the historical battle exactly. This is a great read for the sci-fi and history buff. There is tremendous detail in describing the characters, aliens, scenes, and action. Don’t start reading it until you can read it straight through.
Obviously written by a veteran or someone who did a lot of research on the subject. The author gets the military experience down to a “T”. The tactics and strategies are perfect. And, as a fan of Rorke’s Drift and Isandalwana, he got the historical battle exactly. This is a great read for the sci-fi and history buff. There is tremendous detail in describing the characters, aliens, scenes, and action. Don’t start reading it until you can read it straight through.
February 5, 2018
Meh. Neither terrible or great. Fortunately it was a short read. Definitely YA fare. Female characters not particularly strong. The battle scenes were over fairly quickly and I never got the feeling that here was an enemy that couldn't be defeated.
Reading some of the other reviews I noticed comments about editing. I never had a problem and didn't notice any mistakes. I have no desire to go back and check though and really no desire to continue on with following stories.
Reading some of the other reviews I noticed comments about editing. I never had a problem and didn't notice any mistakes. I have no desire to go back and check though and really no desire to continue on with following stories.
February 22, 2018
What an refreshing, enjoyable read. Yes, I agree with another reviewer the instalove parts were a bit predictable but the story was engaging and imaginative sufficiently that while stuck on a train I downloaded the 2 other book samples from Nate that Amazon would offer me, read those and have subsequently downloaded all of his books. Why not, I've long ago given up trying to slog through classics, too many books and too little time, enjoy them and move on.
March 6, 2018
Another predictable book with at least one well defined character. The action scenes were decently written even if not as thrilling as they could have been due to the predictability. Relied entirely too much on the stupidity of the enemy to bring the heroes to victory. I like the underlying universe, but would need something more polished to want to buy more than one more book from this author.
April 16, 2018
A quick read for a wet Sunday afternoon. I rarely give a book better than 3 stars. There is action, followed by action and then the epilog. Pretty much a book based on battles. It was well written and I would have to say that although predictable there is never enough of a break in the action to let my mind take me there. If it had been longer this would not have worked but the editor had done a decent job of keeping it on point and the right length.
February 2, 2018
operate space opera, reminiscent of the 1950s and 60s.
Mix a young space marine noncom, a young female college grad, and the invasion by a race of intelligent ratlike aliens. Stir briskly. Add two generals, two admirals, and one emperor. Rather like early Heinlein books. Very enjoyable.
Mix a young space marine noncom, a young female college grad, and the invasion by a race of intelligent ratlike aliens. Stir briskly. Add two generals, two admirals, and one emperor. Rather like early Heinlein books. Very enjoyable.
February 13, 2018
Not bad...
Just not very good. There’s no heart in it. Stock characters making predictable statements. Budding romances that are so obvious it hurts.
Halfway through the book and I don’t really care who wins.
A few odd grammar moments - “twenty-our-pound”? I don’t know what that means. Also, playing fast and loose with physics.
There are better SF books out there.
Just not very good. There’s no heart in it. Stock characters making predictable statements. Budding romances that are so obvious it hurts.
Halfway through the book and I don’t really care who wins.
A few odd grammar moments - “twenty-our-pound”? I don’t know what that means. Also, playing fast and loose with physics.
There are better SF books out there.
March 17, 2018
Absolutely involving
The book starts off well, introducing characters that are at once interesting and well fleshed out, giving you reason, and the desire, to learn more about them.
The story develops well and smoothly and draws you in to the action and interaction.
The conclusion leaves room for further story development without leaving this book feeling like it is incomplete.
The book starts off well, introducing characters that are at once interesting and well fleshed out, giving you reason, and the desire, to learn more about them.
The story develops well and smoothly and draws you in to the action and interaction.
The conclusion leaves room for further story development without leaving this book feeling like it is incomplete.
April 5, 2018
Entertaining space opera along the lines of Heinlein's Starship Troopers. No, Duffy. It isn't War and Peace but it is an easy entertaining story of good vs. evil with a little modified military history thrown in. I don't think that Nate Johnson set out to write "literature", but if his intent was to write an enjoyable story, he succeeded.
April 8, 2018
Another excellent take of bravery and dedication.
Nate has given us four excellent novels (so far) set in the Taurian Empire. This one showed us the dedication of the Imperial Marines to their duty to protect the civilians of the Empire. Well written with plenty of action balanced with human feelings. Excellent job!
Nate has given us four excellent novels (so far) set in the Taurian Empire. This one showed us the dedication of the Imperial Marines to their duty to protect the civilians of the Empire. Well written with plenty of action balanced with human feelings. Excellent job!
April 29, 2018
This is an entry in a crowded genre, but the book tries very hard to move past it and try something new.
It focuses on a crew of Marines in a post-Earth Human empire as they face off against a strange alien species. The characters are fleshed out and the action is pulse-pounding.
It does lose 1 star for being poorly edited.
It focuses on a crew of Marines in a post-Earth Human empire as they face off against a strange alien species. The characters are fleshed out and the action is pulse-pounding.
It does lose 1 star for being poorly edited.
November 4, 2019
First contact war
This is a good space war book. The characters are interesting and the plot is believable. The author does a good job writing about the doubts and worries about fighting an enemy about whom you know absolutely nothing and the self doubt of a commander sending or leading men into combat. This book is well worth reading. Well done Mr. Johnson.
This is a good space war book. The characters are interesting and the plot is believable. The author does a good job writing about the doubts and worries about fighting an enemy about whom you know absolutely nothing and the self doubt of a commander sending or leading men into combat. This book is well worth reading. Well done Mr. Johnson.
April 11, 2022
Good read
" ...as the United Kingdom’s Ministry of Defense is reporting frequent shelling by Moscow’s forces there."
And what does the Pentagon report?
The British Lion is diseased and covered with flees. It has a bad case of sour grapes. Fox could as well to use The Kyiv Independent as its source.
" ...as the United Kingdom’s Ministry of Defense is reporting frequent shelling by Moscow’s forces there."
And what does the Pentagon report?
The British Lion is diseased and covered with flees. It has a bad case of sour grapes. Fox could as well to use The Kyiv Independent as its source.
January 31, 2018
straightforward space opera - man vs aliens, decently written, dialogue a little stiff to me, finished it in a couple hours. If you like a pure action story, its pretty good, if you are looking for anything more, not so much. It's good enough for me to recommend and to read any subsequent books.
February 2, 2018
Exciting
Well imagined future, interesting characters, life and death struggles. Seeing events from different perspectives filled out the story and allowing male and female characters to be equally interesting was well done.
Well imagined future, interesting characters, life and death struggles. Seeing events from different perspectives filled out the story and allowing male and female characters to be equally interesting was well done.
February 6, 2018
Military
I enjoy science fiction military exploits. Usually there is a character or characters I care about and follow throughout but in this book I felt no connection to any of the characters.
I enjoy science fiction military exploits. Usually there is a character or characters I care about and follow throughout but in this book I felt no connection to any of the characters.
February 11, 2018
Excellent Book
Not all science fiction books hold my attention as much as this one from start to finish. I thoroughly enjoyed it. I would have liked to know more about the scraggs though.
Not all science fiction books hold my attention as much as this one from start to finish. I thoroughly enjoyed it. I would have liked to know more about the scraggs though.
February 20, 2018
Actually 2.5 stars.
Poorly edited, easy read. Romance angle added to story, but was set up awkwardly and you knew how it would finish.
Would have had at least one chapter or so devoted to aliens motivation to attack.
Pretty standard stuff.
Poorly edited, easy read. Romance angle added to story, but was set up awkwardly and you knew how it would finish.
Would have had at least one chapter or so devoted to aliens motivation to attack.
Pretty standard stuff.
February 20, 2018
Character were more like caricatures. Tried to apply naval tactics from woodenship and iron men era to space battles. I've read very few book through bookbub that weren't worth the price (free in this case) but this book is the exception.
February 22, 2018
It was entertaining. The action and suspense was decent. I would say it got a little slow in places while they were waiting for the action to begin again and even though I understand characters have to be developed, I would say there were times when this was overdone.
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