Review: Superb Thinking Man's Book
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 01 14, 2013
Loved this book and here are some reasons:- I thought that the oblique way that the reader was brought into the story was brilliant.  On one occasion, I actually checked to make sure that I was reading Book One of the series!- Just enough character development to visualize the people in your mind's eye without being burdensome- Enough technical details to keep the military minds engaged- Just when you thought you knew how a situation was going to turn out - Surprise!What I liked most about the book was that I read a few chapters every day during lunch.  It took me more than two weeks reading it that way but I enjoyed rehashing what I'd read that day and tried to anticipate the next events in the book.  This worked particularly well for me as I fell asleep at night.  I'm not saying that it wasn't a page-turner (it could have easily been read cover-to-cover in two days), but this slow approach was really rewarding for me.Cons:- Brandis is tricky to figure out and can be hard to swallow as some other reviewers mentioned, but it is a work of fiction.- Sometimes the descriptions of some of the locales seemed wordy, but I suppose the author was just setting the scene in our mind's eye.- Some grammatical errors (spell checker seems to have corrected misspellings and turned a few into grammatical problems), but not so much that it really detracts from the story.So, if you want a thought-provoking book, this is it.  I can't wait for Book Two!