Review: Very good mil sf
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 12 7, 2012
"On Silver Wings" put me off when I first started it about a year ago.  I don't recall why, other than that there were a few too many typos.  But after readingInto the Black: Odyssey One [Remastered Edition]and its even better sequel,The Heart of Matter: Odyssey One, I recently recalled that I had set OSW aside, and knew Mr. Currie wouldn't disappoint.  He didn't, though in my opinion the Odyssey books have more depth.There are various things happening on earth and in space but while they are pretty well done they are not the main event.  OSW is all about a tough soldier organizing and leading an armed resistance to an alien invasion of a research colony.  Sgt. Aida Sorilla is an elite special forces type, and the only survivor of the team that is literally dropped from orbit onto the planet.  She may be alone, but her implants and powered armor make her formidable indeed.  Finding out what special abilities she would use next was one of the major joys of the book for me.  Mr. Currie clearly enjoys his tech, and so did I.  This stuff has been written before, but in my opinion Mr. Currie does it better than most.Be warned: OSW is the start of a series and some aspects of the aliens and the human war against them will undoubtedly be covered in later volumes, as I hope will be the further adventures of Sgt. Sorilla.  Bravo to Mr. Currie -- you have a new fan!