Review: This was not good
Rating: 2 out of 5
Date: 05 15, 2014
Moving beyond the mistakes (bo'sun not boson, and why would you would shorten coxswain to swain) and the blithering idiocy of having press ganged Marines in armor on the bridge within a week of their impressment.  Overlooking the scheduled refit being due to the pitting and wear seen on the caracite hull, after having been told how impervious caracite is to damage unless struck by other caracite.  Getting past the fact that all of the naval maneuvers take place in a single plane...in space...Blistering pace - yes.  Most writers would cover the events in this one book over several volumes.Elements of a good story?  Sure.  Princess in peril, Marine to the rescue.Plot holes?  HUGE.  How did Murphy get word back to slaughter the family?  Why were the weakest ships constantly being place in the "van", as in FRONT, during the assault?  Why was the purser French and evil?The other reviewers clearly did not actually read the book.  David Drake has a better eye towards how things function in a navy that uses press gangs.  David Weber has more insight into midshipman.100 lashes with a Cat O Nine Tails is a death sentence.  Flogging was carried out with a more traditional whip.The author lacks in the experience to make this novel a good purchase even at a reduced price.