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kathydavie's review
5.0
Second in the military sci-fi series, Troy Rising, Citadel continues the buildup of the battlemoon, Troy. It won its first battle against the Horvath, now we’ll find out how well it can defend Earth against the Rangorans.
I do love Vernon Tyler. He’s the kind of multibillionaire the world wants. More concerned with defending Earth and protecting its people than the bottom line, he still becomes mega-ultra-rich---so take that corporate America! I just love his end-runs around the Establishment…too funny. And so satisfying.
Ringo writes with such a gleeful hand! Even in the midst of all the carnage, he gives you something to laugh about or at whether he’s poking fun at the military power structure, corporate greed, or political idiocy. Part of the fun is in his creation of a completely different alien culture and then using it to contrast with our “stupid” behavior. A behavior that sees us win! In between the technical debates over computer tech or weaponry, he creates everyday characters you want to meet. I do love the drama he stirs up amongst them! It’s so real!
I do not get the title however. Other than it’s the name of a military establishment, I just can’t find its relevance to the story.
I eagerly await Hot Gate’s publication!
I do love Vernon Tyler. He’s the kind of multibillionaire the world wants. More concerned with defending Earth and protecting its people than the bottom line, he still becomes mega-ultra-rich---so take that corporate America! I just love his end-runs around the Establishment…too funny. And so satisfying.
Ringo writes with such a gleeful hand! Even in the midst of all the carnage, he gives you something to laugh about or at whether he’s poking fun at the military power structure, corporate greed, or political idiocy. Part of the fun is in his creation of a completely different alien culture and then using it to contrast with our “stupid” behavior. A behavior that sees us win! In between the technical debates over computer tech or weaponry, he creates everyday characters you want to meet. I do love the drama he stirs up amongst them! It’s so real!
I do not get the title however. Other than it’s the name of a military establishment, I just can’t find its relevance to the story.
I eagerly await Hot Gate’s publication!
jmoses's review
5.0
Again, five stars to Ringo. Not a super deep or brilliant story by any means, but a great look at where we could go in space with a little alien help. Typical "in the trences" military for him. Not a bad thing at all.
adamrshields's review
4.0
Short review: This is the second book in a series. I read them back to back and really did enjoy the fairly mindless science fiction. I thought this was a better book because there were more people in the storyline and less political ranting. The third book has been announced, but does not have a date.
Full review at http://bookwi.se/citadel-troy-rising-ringo/
Full review at http://bookwi.se/citadel-troy-rising-ringo/
joestewart's review
4.0
I liked it. Pretty complicated story with some interesting twists as it relates to modern warfare: extremely high volume/swarm form of attack by missiles.
futuregazer's review
1.0
I would like to be able to give a book 0 stars, but it can't be helped. I stopped dead an hour and a half into the audiobook. Somehow I thought that because the naked sexism, bigotry, and heavy-handed political buggery only showed up towards the end of the first book that it might be absent or at least partly so from this one. Not so. The author has really hit his stride - if that's what you're into. And if you are: Great for you. Please stay out of my neighborhood. Hell, my city.
pjonsson's review
4.0
I found this book at least as enjoyable as the first one. It is true that it takes a good chunk of the book before any real action is taking place but the parts of the story that leads up to that point is still quite enjoyable. I generally do not like sequels which more or less takes the focus away from the main character. For major parts Citadel this is done but it works reasonably well.
The book deals a lot with the science and logistics of building the massive battle stations, of which Troy is the first and though, sometimes, this can be quite boring in this book it is fun read. You get a glimpse of the alien politics behind the scenes as well. To be honest, I could have been without those parts.
However once the action starts it is literally “Damned the torpedoes, full speed ahead”. I’ve already started to read the third one in the series.
The book deals a lot with the science and logistics of building the massive battle stations, of which Troy is the first and though, sometimes, this can be quite boring in this book it is fun read. You get a glimpse of the alien politics behind the scenes as well. To be honest, I could have been without those parts.
However once the action starts it is literally “Damned the torpedoes, full speed ahead”. I’ve already started to read the third one in the series.
fathershawn's review
5.0
Another great romp! I bought the DRM free ebook direct from the publisher at Baen Ebooks.
wetdryvac's review
5.0
Less funny, more, "Build to win," But that's a style I like a lot, so it works for me.
thesmudge's review
4.0
The second in a series. Military SF is not usually my thing but I did enjoy it more than I thought. Characters are a little stiff and one dimensional but the space battle stuff is great and overall story arc is still holding my interest.
dspacenine's review against another edition
4.0
2nd book of a trilogy. Takes a different approach from book 1 in that it is more of an outside-in look, but I liked the perspective. Good hard scifi, loved it. Book 3 up next!