Review: Another Nuttall book that seems to support slavery
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 06 11, 2014
EDIT TO MY EARLIER REVIEW.  Mr. Nuttall added a good comment (please read it) to my review below.  While I hold to my view that slavery is a hard line NO, I'm going to give him the chance to let the characters find a way to work toward a world - a universe or empire, if you will - in which it is not tolerated.  At least to the extend that most of us in developed and developing countries on earth no longer tolerate slavery, although it does still exist on earth.  I've added a couple of "stars" back too.  Keep in mind he writes well.  As I mention below, a couple of days ago I did buy his next book (Ark Royal #3) and, no surprise, it is quite good.A related issue is the question of "colonies."  As a person who lives in what was once a British colony, I'm very much of the view that taxation without [meaningful] representation is not the way to run an empire.  I'm quite sure I would be on the side of the separatists.ORIGINAL REVIEW:I really, really like so many of Mr. Nuttall's books that I've been dumb-founded to come across two recently I don't.  Both are because of my political views:  I can't find any justification for slavery and an Empire that has planets within that allow slavery deserves to fall, no matter what.  I'm with the Barbarians.  Marcus should switch sides.So ... I going to go right out an purchase another Nuttall book, his latest in the Ark Royal series.  I still like the story building.PS  I didn't finish this book, unlike his On the Imperium's Service.  I kept going in that one hoping the hero and heroines would switch sides; they didn't.  If switching sides happens in this book ... then I apologize Mr. Nuttall.