Review: Enjoyable Military Sci-Fi - Recommended
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 12 22, 2011
"Dominant Species" is an enjoyable military Sci-Fi that moves along at a good pace and had enough action to hold my interest all the way though. As other reviewers note, there are a lot of grammar and editing issues that can be distracting but not so much that it overly detracted from my immersion into the story.No spoilers from me: The story centers on a special forces team of "United Systems" Marines, complete with powered battle armor, that are tasked with a mission on a remote mining planet. The characters have very specialized functions on the team (Leader, Sargent, Scout, Sniper, and Medic) and the author does a good job building the sense that they are a cohesive unit. During the course of their mission, things take an unexpected turn and they find themselves in a totally different situation than the one they were sent to deal with. Also in the mix are an unstable environment, a hapless prisoner and an unexpected enemy.This was a good read while traveling and I would read more by the author.Recommended for fans of the genre.CFH