Review: Variations on an old theme - well done
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 07 4, 2014
This is a book you want to put down and do something else - and you discover early in the morning that you have finished it. The author's writing style changes from past to present tense and back, there is still some editing to be done, but dialogs are short and to the point, actions are nonstop, and the occasional self-depreciating humour making the story go along pleasantly. There are aliens (not yet explained - I am waiting for the second book), traitors, intelligent and stupid superiors (funny that there are no incompetent staff or crew around), and total dedication to a job done. Physics are kept simple - why explain in long pseudo science why the ships can jump in space if it does not help the story ( I just wonder why there is a space navy with many planets colonized and constant travel between them and nobody has yet invented at least a small gravity compensator - it must hurt to jump from zero gravity to hour long 4g acceleration), and Captain Krieger admits (at least to herself) that she makes mistakes. A pleasant and entertaining book and I hope that there will be as entertaining sequels to come.