Review: A great fun read
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 09 30, 2013
I've reviewed this book already but put it under book 1 as I want everyone to read the series. The war with the Caca's begins in earnest with the sole surviving heir being escorted home to the Core worlds by the military which is loyal to the Royal family. As I've mentioned in my prior reviews I believe the author is using WWII as his template for the book and if so this ends about where the Doolittle Raid took place in WWII. So he can easily write several more books and I really hope he does!! There are also a couple of intriguing hints of perhaps future allies as the Caca's are also fighting a very tough enemy on another front. The book is well written with few spelling or grammar errors which usually doesn't bother me as I'm in it for the story. I'm not a wanna be English teacher so my reviews are about the story itself and how the author spins the tale.A couple of criticisms are the wallowing in self pity parts of the young emperor as he questions his ability to rule, and the "always in the nick of time" saving of some human force by another one. A lot of authors from David Weber (Honor Harrington) to Ryk Brown (Nathan) really take the self doubt issue to agonizing heights. I hope that this author doesn't follow in their footsteps.See my more extensive review under the Book 1 reviews.