Review: Very good space opera
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 11 23, 2011
Masterful writing skills. Easy to read, builds detailed imagery in your mind. This is word smithing at its best. Characters are crisp, interesting and developed. The story is compelling, always driving forward, keeping you turning pages to gain a bit more information to discover whats really going on. Many great space operas have been written that don't come close to being this well composed. In short the writing is excellent, in structure and composition.This first book starts out slow and at times too slowly. Many may enjoy the minute detail that was the first 1/4 of the book, but I was getting apprehensive that I was entering the dreaded Weber zone of "the conference room of boredom", of endless conversations where nothing happens. DON"T GIVE UP, once the action cranks up, it goes away. Who knows, all that detail may play a part in the books to come, so it may come in handy. The battles, both fleet and individual are dealt with logically and intelligently, no deficiency here. The same can be said of the technologies presented, believable..This would be a 5 star review if the author hadn't frightened me temporarily with the Weber zone.I'm eagerly awaiting the next installment.Good job!!