Review: Send In The Marines
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 07 15, 2014
In the near future Marines battle corporate-sponsored thugs and mercenaries intent on seizing control of non-Earth colonies and outposts.  Very well written with fleshed out, although standard, characters.  The structure of the novel is quite interesting, moving back and forth between the Marine-eye view and higher-level exposure of corporate machinations.  There is a bit much Marineporn, such as the rookies who must prove themselves so they can be full members of the select fraternity, contempt for the Army and REMFs; and, for good measure, some Milporn thrown in, such as crusty sergeants, and hard drinking R&R.  But the novel grips your attention, keeping you reading and rooting for the good guys fighting against corrupt politicians, corporations, traitorous military men, and the usual evil government agency, a la X-Files.  Much better written and with better characters than the standard military SF.  I look forward to more from LeClerc, and will try his "Out of Nowhere" and hope that he will do more military SF.