10-21-2006, 07:07 PM
Had me hooked from the very first sentence, and it's been a long time since that happened! Yeah, once it gets into the battles it was definitely akin to the Starship Troopers universe, with a momentary nod to a character from the Honor-verse (I think the "Senator" character who lasts less than a chapter before he gets himself killed trying to negotiate peace is remarkably similar to Reginald Houseman; not the coward that Houseman was, but just as stupid and self-important.)
I finished it much too fast -- another thing I haven't been able to say about anything I've read recently. I was really sorry to see the book end, and I'm definitely looking forward to diving into the sequel, Ghost Brigades.
I finished it much too fast -- another thing I haven't been able to say about anything I've read recently. I was really sorry to see the book end, and I'm definitely looking forward to diving into the sequel, Ghost Brigades.
Before you criticize someone, walk a mile in their shoes. That way when you criticize them, you're a mile away and you have their shoes.