Review: A well done story.
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 07 24, 2012
This is yet another great story, worthy of the read.  If you like "space operas" with advanced technology this is a well done, well told story.  The universe is well though out and it really is an enjoyable ride.  It's fast paced and well told out.  The author doesn't bog you down with needless details or pointless side stories.But, as with many of these books there are a few problems.The character development isn't great.  Of course it doesn't have to be either.  For the most part they're fairly one dimensional and they don't really grow on you.  When one of the main supporting characters dies... who cares?The dialog can be a little hard to follow.  It doesn't flow well and who said what, who did what... it gets lost.  On more than one occasion I found myself having to go back and re-read a page or two to catch a sudden character change.I believe this book is self published.  There are a number of typo's, misuse of certain forms of words (such as your and you're) and frequently a sentence is badly edited.  I would like to point out that these mistakes are far less frequent than in most self-published titles however.  Some books are so full of these problems you can't even read them.  This one has it's share and it's far more than I'd like to see but it's still better than most.But my personal pet peeve is the word "whilst"  Instead of using the commonly used "while" this author ONLY uses "whilst"  While his use of the word is grammatically correct it's so over done as to be annoying.  It's a small issue to be sure but it's like the written version of a mosquito buzzing in your ear every time I see it.But, to sum it up: the shortcomings of this book are fairly minor.  Don't expect some great read; this is no classic in the wings... It's a fun book, a decent read and a reasonable way to pass the time and that's good enough.