Review: You can't go home again
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 10 6, 2013
The third installment of Mr. Dalzelle's new space opera keeps delivering and showcasing why self-published books don't mean you have to give up on quality entertainment. I have been enjoying the series quite a bit and the only think keeping me from giving a 5-star rating is that much of the action is quite standard. I tend to give 5 stars to those books that have that "something extra" that sets them apart and we have glimpses that Mr. Dalzelle is capable of such it just hasn't quite appeared yet.This book has decided to wrap up and give us a clear break between Jason, the Phoenix, their crew and their past. Jason has successfully returned to earth and wrapped up all lingering ties. The successful conclusion between the Phoenix and Deetz means that the series is now looking ahead rather than worrying about items behind them. It seems that the Phoenix and Omega Force will successfully move into the galactic stage together with Cristoff's group.I will say that we have quite a bit of clues as to how important the Phoenix and Omega Force might start to become and I for one can't wait for the ride.I will say that in general I'm a little disappointed in the galactic community as a whole that in general we constantly seethe ConFed on the defensive. The initial story left me with the impression that the ConFed was quite a powerful entity but it seems more and more like a paper tiger. While that is quite good for generating possible story-lines and its understandable that multiple alien civilizations wouldn't merge and coordinate all that successfully I still would think that certain parts of it would be quite dedicated to "law and order" or "stability" and they would be the core faction that gives the ConFed their momentum. I think that we haven't quite seen everything that the ConFed might be or has in reserve because the Phoenix operates more on the fringes than anything and I for one want a glimpse of the juggernaut.I think we now have a glimpse of everyone's backstory except for Lucky but I expect that we will continue to learn that the crew might just be quite exceptional.Once again I can't wait for more and will be eagerly await book 4 and so on.gallandro