Review: These aliens really don't like humans
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 04 19, 2014
And they're nasty, stinking scum. Actually, in this outing author Raymond L. Weil gives his antagonists, the Hocklyns, a bit of dimension. They're really just pawns. Pathetic really. Just trying to get along, living with masters who will blow them out of the sky if they fail to eliminate the evil humans. We also get a look at the AIs and where they come from. The whole story gets good. The start is intense. The battles are horrendous. We lose all sorts of ships. The human race looks doomed from the start. But our heroes don't give up. They'll sacrifice anything to shove a nuclear bomb up the nostrils of the enemy. I like these guys. They're tough. They're heroes you can count on. No sniveling. No wussing out. No pondering taking the easy way out. These are give me freedom or give me death characters. On both sides, actually. The Hocklyns are a worthy rival. I would like to see Weil allow the two sides to actually converse. I mean, Kirk always got on the horn with baddies in Star Trek's TV series. But whatever. There are great elements to this book. I won't mention them. But I craved the ending. And I want more. Weil pounded out these novels. Here's a request that he keeps it up. More please!