Review: Another great read
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 12 17, 2012
What's not to like?  Great action, an interesting protagonist, and proofreading that improves with each succeeding volume.  OK, I would like to see a bit more character development, though that is probably asking too much from the hard mil sci-fi genre.  And while I know there are plenty of readers of sci-fi who want the science to be "hard", as someone who still thinks of television as just one step from black magic, I confess to skimming past most of the scientific explanations and would be just as happy if they weren't there.  What holds my attention is Mr. Currie's ability to convincingly describe conflict with aliens who have different weapons, abilities, and perhaps motivations.In "Valkyrie Rising", the good guys have begun to recover from the initial encounters with the aliens and send another fleet to push back.  MSGT Sorilla is sent back to Hayden's World and the further information about the aliens is uncovered.  On the ground and in space, mighty battles take place.  I especially enjoyed the short respite at the start of the book when Sorilla is at home with her father; it humanized her character and made her more sympathetic for me.This is a very good read, just short of being a great one.  Don't miss it.