Review: 4.5 Stars actually :D -- Great companion book to the Spineward Sectors saga
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 05 30, 2014
Even without the Spindward Saga, this book is a real gem onto itself. The story is interesting, character development good and it really brings a realistic human element to the Little Admiral universe.I love that the book does not shy away from how easy it is to die in war. And that people, some actually important, actually die for "no good reason". Really sad but refreshing compared to may others which only the "Red Shirts" die.Also Character development is good, as the book progresses I start to see the band of brothers as people in their own right. There to do a dirty job that others ran away from, sacrificing their lives, freedom and dreams to be a shield against those that would deprive the freedom of others. Better yet, is that they seems actually human, with their own good points and flaws, instead of being only one dimensional. Thus would love to see even more character development across the whole ship spectrum, from crewman to Captain Middleton.Also love how small the action "battle level view" (human level view) where ever life is a tragedy and matters compared to the Admiral's Trials, which is drifting more towards encompassing the conflict at a large "war level view" (epic battles) and destruction of ships and lives become more of a statistic. Makes for a great counter balance.Would very much love to see more work in the Middleton's Pride series.