Review: Involving story
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 12 13, 2010
A Galaxy at War is an involving story of military battles in space, with the unusual twist that two of the main protagonists - Ryann and Joslyne, who met in flight school - are married to each other. The sexual chemistry between them is obvious, with Joslyne the quicker, cleverer, more mischievous of the two, and Ryann steadier; determined to carry out his mission whatever the cost. And there is a cost.During the course of the book, Ryann's relationships with the people he loves - including Joslyne - are put to the test. By the end of the book, he has paid a terrible price for what he believes in.I liked the relationship between Ryann and Joslyne, and the details Fitch puts into the story to bring it to life and make an imagined future world seem believeable - the holoconferences, for example, and (horrible thought) the techno-chains. The names for the characters and the objects/locations in the world also appealed to me: Admiral Zephyr, Firespray, Ozonacropolis.There was a good balance between battles and human relationships which made this a very readable story with a surprisingly moving ending.