Review: A Rattlin' Good Yarn
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 03 29, 2013
The subject line, given above, says it all: this is a rattlin' good story -- and the story is what it's all about, right? (I can get quite enough political comment / moral preening elsewhere, thank you very much.)That said, "The Empire's Corps" effectively tells the story of an elite military unit and its travails. I found a few places that caused me to stumble a bit. For example, Gwen is referred to as "Command Sergeant;" um.. shouldn't that be "Command Sergeant Major?" At another point, Stalker is refered to as "Captain," long after he has been promoted to Colonel.I agree that there are bobbles in word choice. Many, if not most, may be due to over-reliance on a spell-checker. It is important to note, however, that the author has freely admitted to being "not the world's best editor," and solicits corrections from readers. Perhaps a couple of beta-readers would be helpful? Were it not for these admittedly minor points, I'd have given this novel five stars.For what it's worth, I've also sought out the other two "Empire's Corps" stories: "When the Bough Breaks"and "No Worse Enemy." I anticipate enjoying both just as much as I did "The Empire's Corps."