Review: To The Shores ...
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 08 29, 2013
Whoo, definitely prefer the military novels of the series the most. The non-military novels are good; they flesh out the universe in a way that's not possible when focusing on a world-encompassing civil war. And that's pretty much what you get in this book. If you've read the prior novels, you'll be familiar with the Han disaster, which is only referenced, as it occurs prior to the series inception. But that will give you an idea what Stalker is facing in this novel: possibly the worse situation they've experienced to date. It might not be pretty, but the author has painted an image of civil war that is very vivid. Also not pretty is the the class system depicted. All not without loss, which is as much of a spoiler as I will drop.There's lots of other stuff going on in the book besides a world erupting into civil war. How to open diplomatic talks with a foreign government whose purpose remains unclear? And a view into the command structure, where command decisions lay in the officers' hands, and for good or bad (or having unforeseen consequences), the officers have come to grips with their decisions, and remain focused, even at what must be a terrible cost.Editing continues to improve, altho I do point out a few errors. Lesser in count than previous, but the prevailing "nothing, but" usage remains. Yea, I'm nit-picking on that issue now, which is not reflected in my rating, as I consider this a 5-star novel.