Review: More of a cautionary tale than anything else.
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 03 31, 2014
Man, that was depressing.  For those of you considering this book let it be known, its a good book, and an enjoyable read.  However,you may have to steal yourself before you read it.  This is not a "happy" book, its brutal, violent, and most of all a cautionary tale.  In many ways this book reminds me of the authors other book, Outside Context Problem (a great series by the way), just without the aliens.The Author does his usual magic when it comes to characters, weaving tales of heroism on both sides.  You both hate the Russians (I had a particular reaction the shooting down of airliners since I was on an airplane at the time I read it) and also understand them.  They have their reasons, pretty good ones to be honest, but god do I despise them in this book.The only sad part is the author has stated this book was meant to stand on its own, so their not be a sequel.  It would be a shame if that were the case.  Still its a good book, no, not perfect, but still good.If you have amazon prime, its a no brainier to grab this book on a loaner, but its also worth the asking price.But don't blame me if you need to have a drink after putting it down.