Review: Unfreeze the secret weapon and kick some alien butt
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 04 19, 2014
Author Raymond L. Weil takes his readers several hundred years into the future with First Strike. In the previous book in the Slaver Wars series, Jeremy Strong and his band of friends find the Hocklyns and launch a new era in human paranoia. Yes, there are other alien races out there, and they want to kill us all. It wasn't pleasant news. Jeremy and his friends decided to go into cryosleep, joining legendary Admiral Hedon Streth. They'll be awakened when needed. First Strike is that time. Weil ramps up the pace for this book and keeps it high. He doesn't have any problems killing off his characters. Death and destruction permeate the battles. The humans take the fight to the nasty reptilian Hocklyns, who want to annihilate the entire human race. There's no negotiating. The admiral shoots first and lets higher powers sort it out. It's a black and white cautionary tale. And it's quite entertaining. I had to read it every moment I could squeeze in. Makes me a little sick and strange. Right? I don't care! Had to do it. Reminds me of how I consumed Edgar Rice Burroughs when I discovered him at 14. You know the good guys are going to win. But will they survive? It's certainly not easy. And it comes at a high price.