Reviews

Star Strike by Ian Douglas

hellsfire's review

3.0

This was probably my first hard sci-fi book I've ever read. As such, I didn't really care for that aspect of it. There was a lot of info dumping and while I like science, even it went over my head at times, not to mention slowed the story down.

The real problem I had with this book was that I didn't read or even know that there were two other trilogies that preceded it. My fault really. Ian Douglas did a good job at telling what happened before without bogging things down so I was able to easily follow it.

Info dumps aside, Star Strike read fast but it wasn't in the greatest, I can't wait to see what happens next way. It read fast because there was little characterization. Things were told and there was hardly any internalization or moments of feeling.

Star Strike wasn't a bad book but it wasn't a good one. It was rather eh. I might have cared more if I had read the previous two trilogies or I might have been disappointed that Douglas milked the series. I'm curious to see where it ends so I will pick up the other two books.

teholtheonly's review

2.0

After all the buildup about how fierce the xul are and their destructive capability the end was a bit anticlimactic.why are the names of ships always from the 20th century it's been a millennium haven't there been anymore heroes or notable personalities to names ships and operations after?.The Islamophobia was extreme,every facet of human society has changed but Muslims are the same stereotypical intolerant selves?.I won't be reading anymore of the series.

bobf2d33's review

4.0

Excellent author in the Genre (Marines in space). Interesting underlying premise: Xenophobic aliens that routinely wipe out intelligent live reaching a certain technological level.

imitira's review

2.0

This is *terrible*. Unless you happen to be a Marine Corps/Space Opera crossover fan-person, which I'm really not. I've seen Mr. Men books with better character development. The technology is unconvincing, the political premises are bizarre, and, frankly, it could do with some editing. But when you run out of all other space opera...

tuftymctavish's review against another edition

2.0

I liked the last 20% of this one. Early on it's a Marine boot-camp and delves into the early history of the Marines. Later it deals with Marine politics which was extremely irritating to be force-fed like that. Mixed with this it's Marine ooh-ra chest-thumping, also extremely irritating to read. Occasionally in that first 4/5ths it delves into the story background but it's a rapid-fire data dump of several hundred years of activity to get to the present day scenario. FINALLY it gets interesting - the mission, the foe, space combat.

If it weren't for that final 5th I wouldn't want to read more. Currently pondering what format to read the next part of the story in to see if it continues with the interesting part of the story now it's got the setup and politics out of the way.

sirlancelot2021's review against another edition

adventurous challenging tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25