Review: Great book - lousy editing
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 05 11, 2011
This is the 4th installment of Randy Lalonde's serial SF series (yes I know it says Broadcast 3 - the series begins with 0), and stands out for its interesting mix of the mundane (taking control of the mostly-automated Triton, dealing with lots of housekeeping issues and personal conflicts) and the fantastic (new tech, the reconnection of the current story arc with that of the original Broadcast Zero crew). Lalonde has a great feel for writing believable characters, and a soap opera scriptwriter's gift for plot twists (and I mean that in a good way); this series is a page turner that keeps you on your toes throughout. The only thing keeping it from a 5 star rating is the editing - please, get a competent editor to stomp out the plethora of grammatical boo-boos, Mr. Lalonde! I'll even offer my services if you are looking, as I could easily do a better job than whoever is handling the chore now. It distracts from the lovely work you have done on this series. The price is right (most installments are $2.99) and while the installments aren't long, there are plenty of them, and currently the whole series will run you less than $20, making it a worthwhile investment. If Joss Whedon had chosen to go hard SF instead of space Western with his Firefly universe, he might have produced something like Spinward Fringe, and that is high praise indeed. Read this - you won't be disappointed.