Review: This series continues to impress
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 11 3, 2012
I read the first four or five books in this series one after the other and then found myself suffering from Gray Spear withdrawal.  Now we have a new Gray Spear adventure and the quality is better than ever.  Aaron is becoming such a complex, dark character and the other legionnaires are quickly rounding into shape, so of course the commander has to saddle himself with a disrepectful, emotionally unbalanced new recruit, Tawni.  Tawni is a diamond in the rough and I loved the way Aaron sets about polishing her up while busy pursuing another dastardly enemy of God.  I appreciate the author spaceing out these massive threats so  weeks or months might pass between missions because otherwise the volume would just be too improbable.  Instead, the legionnaires and their commander spends the time training, rebuilding and honing their skills.The guest appearances are great (I missed some of these guys) and I do not want to give away any spoilers, but the predictions for the future make me very apprehensive for the team.  I like the way Aaron runs things, even better than when Ethel was in charge, since he seems to be more willing to use his head whereas Ethel's "kill everything that moves" approach seemed a bit too indescriminant.  Not that Aaron is a cupcake (some of the things he has to do makes me a bit queasy, after all), but he seems to still care about "the little people".  So, another awesome book from Alex Siegel, and now we have to wait again.