Review: In an age where peace has ruled for many centuries, a threat of extinction thrusts humankind back toward warmongering.
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 02 15, 2013
"Soldiers has been the story of a war, and of two sapient life forms.", begins the Epilogue, and what a masterfully written two part story it is! John Dalmas' book is masterful, in that he is able to meld many different philosophical and religious beliefs in order to create a truly "galactic" civilization and government.When this "Commonwealth" is threatened by the first truly sapient alien civilization ever encountered, all of humanity is forced to deal with a phenomenon long anathematized: War. Do you want to know more? Read on...You may be asking yourself (if you're giving it any thought) as to how a civilization free from war and strife for centuries could possibly defend itself? I could say, "Just read the book." I shall say that, in a moment, but I will preface it with this: virtual simulations. Now, go read the book.The book's forward was dedicated in part to "Gamers" (video-gamers, board-gamers and other tactical and situational gamers), so for anyone who knows me, the book had me at "Hello".