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grimm147's review
3.0
Disappointment
I like this series and I enjoy Evan Currie, but this book was not the best in the series.
I'm not even upset about the politics, something that honestly provided new perspectives and material on what could happen in the future.
No, I'm disappointed in the writing and the story. There were so many small mistakes in the language that shouldn't be happening in book 7 of a series. I heard an explanation for who the Ross were 5 or 6 times...once is all I needed because it is book 7!
My hope is that the second in this next trilogy will be better reviewed and hopefully Mr Currie will tighten up the writing for his loyal readers who don't need everything explained multiple times in the same book.
I like this series and I enjoy Evan Currie, but this book was not the best in the series.
I'm not even upset about the politics, something that honestly provided new perspectives and material on what could happen in the future.
No, I'm disappointed in the writing and the story. There were so many small mistakes in the language that shouldn't be happening in book 7 of a series. I heard an explanation for who the Ross were 5 or 6 times...once is all I needed because it is book 7!
My hope is that the second in this next trilogy will be better reviewed and hopefully Mr Currie will tighten up the writing for his loyal readers who don't need everything explained multiple times in the same book.
pjonsson's review
5.0
Hayden War Cycle is another one of my favorite series from one of my favorite authors. This installment in the series is another post-war story which means that it deals more with cold-war scheming than with outright war.
Now, this is Sorilla we are talking about so obviously, war or no war, there is shooting involved. Mr. Currie cooked up a scenario where he managed to involve some old Terran foes. Namely Christian fanatics and Muslim fanatics. Honestly this felt a bit cheap to me and it of course opened up for the usual politically correct (or not correct) bullshit ramblings. As it turns out Mr. Currie did (mostly) avoid too much of this. There are some nonsense about overreacting to the “methods” of certain well none religious fanatics that one would really only expect from certain groups of social oxygen wasters and the meat industry got poked a bit as well just for good measure.
Regardless of this I enjoyed the book very much. In the book we get to deal pretty exclusively with the Christian group of fanatics. I wonder if Mr. Currie plans to make the Muslim fanatics the subject of a future book. Personally I would prefer if he focused on the real threat and the devious conspiracies that are, partly, revealed in this book.
The story is mostly carried by Sorilla. I really like this character. Anyone that tries to take her lightly is in for a big and painful surprise.
Another character that I quite liked is Kriss, the Sentinel commander. Kriss is a perfect match for Sorilla. Both are no nonsense, kick-ass characters of the opinion that bureaucrats, politicians and other pencil pushers are not even worth to use as gun fodder. Kriss internal dialogues and interactions with Sorilla and other Terrans are quite fun reading.
As I hinted earlier there is plenty of action going on although it is all dirt-side. Even though my preference is for space combat it is very good as usual. Although the story starts of implying that we are dealing with a problem of simple fanatics it gradually becomes clear that the problem is quite more than that and by the end of the book it is not only the Terrans that are deeply concerned. Obviously the scene is amply set for future adventures for Sorilla & Co.
Overall this is a nicely written book with a well balanced mix of action and non-action material, very good characters and a decent story. Not surprisingly I am looking forward to the next installment in the series.
Now, this is Sorilla we are talking about so obviously, war or no war, there is shooting involved. Mr. Currie cooked up a scenario where he managed to involve some old Terran foes. Namely Christian fanatics and Muslim fanatics. Honestly this felt a bit cheap to me and it of course opened up for the usual politically correct (or not correct) bullshit ramblings. As it turns out Mr. Currie did (mostly) avoid too much of this. There are some nonsense about overreacting to the “methods” of certain well none religious fanatics that one would really only expect from certain groups of social oxygen wasters and the meat industry got poked a bit as well just for good measure.
Regardless of this I enjoyed the book very much. In the book we get to deal pretty exclusively with the Christian group of fanatics. I wonder if Mr. Currie plans to make the Muslim fanatics the subject of a future book. Personally I would prefer if he focused on the real threat and the devious conspiracies that are, partly, revealed in this book.
The story is mostly carried by Sorilla. I really like this character. Anyone that tries to take her lightly is in for a big and painful surprise.
Another character that I quite liked is Kriss, the Sentinel commander. Kriss is a perfect match for Sorilla. Both are no nonsense, kick-ass characters of the opinion that bureaucrats, politicians and other pencil pushers are not even worth to use as gun fodder. Kriss internal dialogues and interactions with Sorilla and other Terrans are quite fun reading.
As I hinted earlier there is plenty of action going on although it is all dirt-side. Even though my preference is for space combat it is very good as usual. Although the story starts of implying that we are dealing with a problem of simple fanatics it gradually becomes clear that the problem is quite more than that and by the end of the book it is not only the Terrans that are deeply concerned. Obviously the scene is amply set for future adventures for Sorilla & Co.
Overall this is a nicely written book with a well balanced mix of action and non-action material, very good characters and a decent story. Not surprisingly I am looking forward to the next installment in the series.
sblackone's review
1.0
Unbelievably bad. Here the author has no new ideas whatsoever. Seems to be written just to make money. The book doesn't advance the story in any way. The story itself is beyond terrible too with completely forgettable action.
tuftymctavish's review
3.0
I found myself less interested in the main focus of this episode. Some bits appealed, others not to my personal tastes, he says vaguely. The usual spot of bish-bash-bosh in the tail end is always fun though.
Military SF action and adventure, you know I like this kind of thing!
Military SF action and adventure, you know I like this kind of thing!
rojek91's review
4.0
I'll keep reading the exploits Sorilla Aida for as long as Evan Currie keeps cranking them out. My only complaint is that the books aren't long enough. They go by so quickly and then I'm stuck waiting for the next volume all over again.
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