Review: Last and least of the Moon Wreck stories
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 07 26, 2013
Series Plot Development: GoodBook Plot Development: Very GoodCopy Editing: AverageDetail: AverageAs with the Alien Contact book in the slavers war series, this book is scientifically challenged. Conservation of momentum, acceleration and vector changes are handled as if in an atmosphere instead of space. Weapon effectiveness is also unrealistic. This is for both yields and ranges. The author introduced a new weapon called a Heavy Gun that is supposedly different from rail guns but doesn't describe how. It is still a projectile weapon but there is nothing to describe the launch system. This indicates that it is just a modified and enhanced rail gun.Most characters are flat and don't really come to life when reading them. This is improving from previous installments but still a problem. Most of the problems I have with the series can be remedied by abstaining from space opera but that would derail the plot line set up for this series.As for the story and plot line, I really enjoy it. The author engages the reader's interest in the issues of preparing Earth for interstellar war, as well as the integration of the Federation into our mainstream culture. If you have read and enjoyed the other Moon Wreck novellas, I recommend this novella as a good afternoon's read.