Review: Fast-paced Read!
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 03 7, 2012
"Scout Force" is the first installment of what was to have been a trilogy but has now grown into a quadrilogy...is that even a word? Rodney is a dear friend of many years but our friendship has no bearing on my review. Although sci-fi isn't my genre of choice I truly enjoyed the book.The first thing I have to mention is Kelly Blake is a tramp! He has three lovers on the go and has eyes for many more. There, now that's out of the way I can get into the real premise of the book.Kelly is reassigned to the Antares base in the wake of calling a senior officer on her poor choice during a mission. The move was supposed to be a punishment for Kelly but as it turned out it was a great career move that has enabled him to move up quickly through the ranks of the Republic's Scout Force.Tasked to patrol the border against attack from their enemy the K'Rang Scout Force finds themselves in skirmishes they easily win with minimal loss. The result is the K'Rang scheming to gather information to help them destroy the humans on the Tau Ceti and Armstrong Planets. It appears the K'Rang have been working with a traitor on Antares to garner secrets for the trade of Flames Stones that are a high commodity.  Thus ensues a race to discover what the K'Rang know and destroy the K'Rang before they can put their planned attack into action.The story is fast paced with enough sci-tech speak to thrill the fans and some humorous situations to round it out. I definitely recommend "Scout Force" as a book to add to your kindle device. You will find it hard to put down.