Review: When aliens aren't the bad guys..
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 07 7, 2013
I thoroughly enjoyed this one. In fact, I lost big chunks of time over two days of reading it. Don't start this book when you're in a hurry!This is a story of first contact gone very wrong. The plot is complicated, with a lot of things going on at the same time. I found it engrossing, to say the least. While there is no lack of action, there is also a great deal of exposition, all both informative and entertaining, and woven into the story very well. There's a lot of food for thought here. Sadly, I doubt that our current civilization would perform any better than the populace portrayed in the story. If we can't get along with members of our own species, how could we possibly get along with another race? The cynicism and distrust displayed here are all too real in our society. Sometimes fiction is reality in a very thin disguise.I liked all of the characters, and enjoyed the way they related to each other. And I've got to say - "Combat Barbie" made me laugh a lot.Overall, an excellent read - and an ending with some hope.