Review: Too good to be true
Rating: 2 out of 5
Date: 06 30, 2013
This could have been more enjoyable if the author had used his own imagination rather than shallowly dipping into a spare parts bin of science fiction cliches.  His super duper hero comes straight from Flash Gordon.  He can do no wrong, does everything at the ace level, never gets hurt, always hits his targets and can out fly the entire universe.  Pretty much all the female cast members are bimbos, and all too eager to jump in hero's bed.  When there are space battles the Kzinti clones get easily whipped.  The descriptions of scale are unrealistic, asteroids everywhere, planets all over the place and a galactic empire border only kilometers wide?  Smith has a good grasp of military jargon but can't seem to think beyond an average STNG episode for his science fiction.  This is not a satisfying read.  I'll stop here.