Review: Terrific Mil Sci-Fi Epic
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 09 9, 2012
I really enjoyed this mil sci-fi epic.  It reminded me of one of my favorite mil sci-fi series, Jerry Pournelle's Codominium series during the Falkenberg Legion and Sparta time frame.  While the stories are different, I could not help but draw comparisons between the stories.  Captain Edvard Stalker is similar to Falkenberg; Professor Leo Cassius is almost a blend of Professor Falkenberg II and Dr. Whitlock; while the planet Avalon is a similar setting to Sparta.  The characters are more human and more fallible than Pournelle's.  Overall, I believe that most fans of Pournelle's Falkenberg stories and Pournelle/Stirling's co-authored Codominium-based Sparta series will enjoy this story.  This is a standalone story.  Ending would allow follow on stories but I do not see any indications on author's website that this is planned.  I would buy a second volume if it were to be written.No significant editing issues were noted.  A few words seemed off to me (depotation vs. deportation) but since they were regularly employed, I assumed it was due to British English being used in lieu of American English.  The Empire's Corps is 10,075 Kindle locations long. Standard length "paperback" novels seem to run in the 4,500 to 7,000 plus Kindle location range. Long novels can range from 15,000 to 20,000 plus Kindle locations.