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A review by righteousridel
Earth Strike by Ian Douglas
3.0
Star Carrier is entertaining military sci-fi that does exactly what was intended: show the impact of technology, expose you to the war and the aliens, and propose a plausible human society in a few centuries. The world building is solid, the narration is good, and the use of technology within the story is excellent.
What it fails to do is to really make you love the characters. I don't know how Ian Douglas fails, but I do know that I never cared much for any of them. There's nothing wrong with the cast - they are your typical competent military archetypes with a spattering of traumatic pasts, but there's also nothing special.
This is an 'easy' read. Recommended for military sci-fi fans.
Series Overall Spoiler-Free Thoughts
★★★☆☆ Earth Strike (Star Carrier, #1)
★★★☆☆ Center of Gravity (Star Carrier, #2)
★☆☆☆☆ Singularity (Star Carrier, #3)
Star Carrier is an easy read, but never excelled enough for me to care about the cast. Characters never grew beyond their archetype and intriguing worldbuilding was explained through info-dumps. Given the flawed nature of the ending, and my decision to avoid novels 4-6, my overall opinion is obvious:
★☆☆☆☆ - Not recommended.
What it fails to do is to really make you love the characters. I don't know how Ian Douglas fails, but I do know that I never cared much for any of them. There's nothing wrong with the cast - they are your typical competent military archetypes with a spattering of traumatic pasts, but there's also nothing special.
This is an 'easy' read. Recommended for military sci-fi fans.
Series Overall Spoiler-Free Thoughts
★★★☆☆ Earth Strike (Star Carrier, #1)
★★★☆☆ Center of Gravity (Star Carrier, #2)
★☆☆☆☆ Singularity (Star Carrier, #3)
Star Carrier is an easy read, but never excelled enough for me to care about the cast. Characters never grew beyond their archetype and intriguing worldbuilding was explained through info-dumps. Given the flawed nature of the ending, and my decision to avoid novels 4-6, my overall opinion is obvious:
★☆☆☆☆ - Not recommended.