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3.64 AVERAGE
3.64 AVERAGE
adventurous
hopeful
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Solid naval legal drama, a smooth read and a likable though naive protagonist. I really don't think the space angle adds anything. Could just as easily have been at sea, in a submarine or whatever.
Our very junior officer-in-training has to choose whether to stick up for his unlikable captain, who has destroyed a seemingly harmless ship that was violating their territory.
Our very junior officer-in-training has to choose whether to stick up for his unlikable captain, who has destroyed a seemingly harmless ship that was violating their territory.
Content Warnings
Minor: Bullying, Death, War
El título lo dice todo, es "Algunos hombres buenos" con naves espaciales. Entretenido una vez que coge ritmo. En la serie son cuatro y ya voy por el tercero. Tampoco se puede estar siempre leyendo a Faulkner y a Joyce (y menos si no se llevan gafas de pasta).
What you see is what you get with this book. If you like law procedurals and sci-fi you’ll probably enjoy it. The characters are not even remotely fleshed out, but that may be enjoyable for people looking to imagine themselves in the situations described therein.
adventurous
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
N/A
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
I always enjoyed the TV show Jag. The appeal to me was the genre mashup of military and legal drama. This was a blending of ingredients that resulted in a whole that was superior to both of its parts. So imagine my reaction when this concept is further mashed up with my greatest love, science fiction. I knew I had to read this book.
The result didn't disappoint. I wasn't surprised to learn that the author is a veteran of the US Navy. This book definitely gave the impression of being written by somebody who knows what he's talking about. This is one of the most believable -feeling military spaceships I've encountered in fiction.
The story took longer than I expected to get to the court case, but everything before that served the development of character, the world-building, and laying important seeds that would become important later in the book.
The author made a surprising choice of protagonist for this book. Rather than using one of the lawyers, or even the accused, the protagonist is an eager young Ensign, fresh from the academy starting his first posting on a spaceship. He is made ship's legal officer as one of his secondary duties and does get involved in the trial, but in an unexpected way.
I've come to love this character as I've read his story. Paul is an idealistic and thoughtful man who gives great consideration to his actions and ultimately puts what is right ahead of what is best for him. He's the kind of guy I'd want to be friends with were I serving on this ship.
A Just Determination explores themes of duty, personal responsibility and sacrifice. Exactly the kinds of themes you'd expect from a military legal thriller. But it explores them well in a satisfying way.
This book has excitement, adventure, intruige, and even a little unexpected romance. It all added up to a great yarn.
This serves as a grand opening to what promises to be an enjoyable and fulfilling series. I, for one, am very eager to continue this journey with Ensign Paul Sinclair.
The result didn't disappoint. I wasn't surprised to learn that the author is a veteran of the US Navy. This book definitely gave the impression of being written by somebody who knows what he's talking about. This is one of the most believable -feeling military spaceships I've encountered in fiction.
The story took longer than I expected to get to the court case, but everything before that served the development of character, the world-building, and laying important seeds that would become important later in the book.
The author made a surprising choice of protagonist for this book. Rather than using one of the lawyers, or even the accused, the protagonist is an eager young Ensign, fresh from the academy starting his first posting on a spaceship. He is made ship's legal officer as one of his secondary duties and does get involved in the trial, but in an unexpected way.
I've come to love this character as I've read his story. Paul is an idealistic and thoughtful man who gives great consideration to his actions and ultimately puts what is right ahead of what is best for him. He's the kind of guy I'd want to be friends with were I serving on this ship.
A Just Determination explores themes of duty, personal responsibility and sacrifice. Exactly the kinds of themes you'd expect from a military legal thriller. But it explores them well in a satisfying way.
This book has excitement, adventure, intruige, and even a little unexpected romance. It all added up to a great yarn.
This serves as a grand opening to what promises to be an enjoyable and fulfilling series. I, for one, am very eager to continue this journey with Ensign Paul Sinclair.
I was enthusiastic about this series even though I'm not always a fan of space opera. JAG in SPAAAACE! The world building is excellent and the plot is intriguing. Characters have a lot of potential. Unfortunately, the writing is pretty horrible. I was especially disturbed at the inner monologues... nobody actually talks like that to themselves and in dialogue heavy scenes it was sometimes difficult to tell which character was speaking. The exposition was heavy handed as well. My first real space opera is the far superior Honor Harrington by Weber. I may give the series one more book to improve because I do like the foundation, but…
Campbell writes a good story. He knows what he's talking about, and he expertly describes the day-to-day life of an ensign in the (space) Navy. It really was a fascinating and engaging book! At the beginning it felt like there'd be so much science, it would be impossible to find the fction. But that quickly got resolved. It was a genuinely fun read. The romance, however? Not Campbell's forte. At all. It seemed to forced and last minute. It seemed more like a relationship of convenience rather than one of mutual affection. But, from what I hear, that improves in later books. I'm excited to continue the series!
I'm 16, and I thoroughly enjoyed this book.
I'm 16, and I thoroughly enjoyed this book.
A quick read, light and fluffy, which would seem to be the wrong adjectives to describe a hard sci-fi military courtroom drama, but the shoe fits. I enjoyed it, and will likely look into its sequels.
This was an okay read - I didn't dislike it, it was just perfectly average. Took a while to get through all the initial ship procedure, protocol and chain of command description and I was still unsure who some of the characters really were by the end of things. No real surprises to be found either, but I'll continue reading the series for now.