Review: Good story, poor writing
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 09 9, 2012
I enjoyed the story a lot - after many years spent in the military, tough military sci fi is my kind of thing. The writer seems to know what he's writing about, and his depiction of military service sounds pretty authentic. However, reading the book was an uphill struggle as the writing itself had lots of problems. The novel opens with sequences of run-on sentences which are truly painful to read. I had a look at the author's other books, particularly Tears of Kerberos, and noticed that his writing was considerably better there. But even so, both novels read as rough first drafts. If he pays as much attention to his writing skills as he does to the storyline, Michael G. Thomas may one day become a first-rate science fiction author.Alex