Review: An adequate read
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 04 15, 2012
This book is not too bad, but it isn't that good either.  As usual, there were editing problems, eg "repelling" legislation instead of "repealing".  It is not, as one reviewer has suggested, that I read books trying to find these errors.  However, as someone who works with words for a living, the mistakes jump out and smack me in the face.  The worst thing is that such mistakes are easily avoidable and even more easily corrected.  After all, one only has to read the text.As for the story, I quite enjoyed the first two thirds where the young officer learned who to do his job.  The world he inhabits is a bit over the top with political correctness gone mad.  On the other hand, I suspect that more than a few people would say that we are more than half way to this world already.Where the book fell down for me was in the conspiracy to mutiny.  For a young officer, about 24 years of age, to be able to start the conspiracy, let alone have it spread so easily with no suspicions as to its existence, no one tempted to turn them in to the authorities, was a little too convenient and not particularly believable.  At age 24, he was the master of the former United Nations space navy, the Napoleon of Space!  Some of the other characters, with much more experience behind them would have made better leaders of the mutiny.  Everything went off just too well.I thought that the writing style was adequate.  Maybe experience or a good editor will give it polish in time.  For what seems to be a "kindle book" it is quite okay, but just do not expect too much.