Review: Silly money for a great series.
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 03 15, 2012
I can't remember how I discovered this series.  Whether it was an Amazon recommendation.  Or whether it was a 'readers who have looked at ... have bought ...'I wish I knew how I found it, because I would use that method more frequently.99 cents for a book is just silly money.  I wouldn't bother bending down to pick up a dollar lying on the ground.  I bought the first book 'Exodus of the Phoenix' sight unseen, thinking that I wouldn't be losing much.After the first few chapters, I was pleasantly surprised at how good it was.  I've now read all 3 books in 3 days.  It isn't great science fiction, more of a level with 'Star Trek', but still it's very good.  Some of the writing is a little clumsy, of the 'Meanwhile, back in the laboratory ...' kind.  And there are errors such as stating that stars twinkle in outer space (you need convection cells in an atmosphere for that), insisting that a planet with plant life only doesn't have 'organic life' and continually making references to time of day as in 'first thing in the morning' as if on a star ship, Earth days would mean anything.I was tempted to give the series 5 stars, and tried to think of a reason, why not?  The best one I can think of is that the 4th and final book in the series ISN'T GOING TO BE COMING OUT UNTIL THE END OF 2012!