Review: "The devil's in the details..."
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 02 12, 2014
Recently married "Hybrid" Eric Knight is on a mission overseas when the "link" to his wife vanishes and he finds out that she died in an auto accident. A grieving Eric takes on a long mission in France -- during an episode when he's forced to turn "Hybrid", he discovers that his wife is still alive. Eric races home to discover where she is, and finds himself wading through a "shadow government" conspiracy that eventually puts him in conflict with aliens...The concept and story outline within the first 2 books of this series are reasonably good, but details concerning the military and the government in general are severely lacking, as pointed out by several reviewers. Examples are too numerous to mention, and include taking missiles out of video games and placing them in "real life", Army Reserve majors getting double-step promotions within several years (and taking over AF bases), Apache helicopters which fly at speeds far beyond airframe capabilities and "turn on the turbines" to accelerate (author should review Apache engines), penetrating "EMP shells" (Electromagnetic Pulse -- disrupts electronics), a CIA far too concerned with CONUS activities, and "shadow governments" which, as detailed within this book, are frankly impossible, such as any colonel overriding Presidential/Joint Chief commands (especially within other bases & installations)...There are ways that this storyline could have been presented, many in a similar manner and results, but with much more realism. I recommend a lot of research and thought before starting the next book. Simple Wikipedia searches could have corrected many of the details.Perhaps asking questions of those more well-versed in astronomy may also have helped. Aliens traveling in from the asteroid belt would most likely come no where near Mars, nor would they have to come past the moon. The author apparently forgot that space-based installations are in orbit -- difficult to "lie in wait" for the aliens when in fairly close orbit. Also difficult not to be seen by even backyard astronomers, as they would occlude stars.On the good side, general dialogue and areas in which the author has experience are fairly well done...