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A review by furicle
Crusade, Volume 2 by Steve White, David Weber
3.0
It's neither original, thought provoking or consistently believable. On the other hand it manages to be entertaining, and improves steadily from start to finish.
I haven't read the first book in the series, but as soon as I started reading this one I was thinking 'oh look - a Man-Kzin wars clone' That's not all bad, if you like light military sci-fi, and don't demand originality. It gets off the 'what if big cats were intelligent aliens' theme when the mysterious attackers show up, but the historical time line associated with them is just something you'll have to hold your nose and try to ignore.
By the end of the book there's even some interesting angles covered you wouldn't expect at first.
Started out a two, and managed to claw up a point by the end. If you enjoy the sub-genre, you'll probably like this one too.
I haven't read the first book in the series, but as soon as I started reading this one I was thinking 'oh look - a Man-Kzin wars clone' That's not all bad, if you like light military sci-fi, and don't demand originality. It gets off the 'what if big cats were intelligent aliens' theme when the mysterious attackers show up, but the historical time line associated with them is just something you'll have to hold your nose and try to ignore.
By the end of the book there's even some interesting angles covered you wouldn't expect at first.
Started out a two, and managed to claw up a point by the end. If you enjoy the sub-genre, you'll probably like this one too.