Review: The usual adventure, heroes, bad guys and romance from Saxon Andrew
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 02 22, 2014
I think it is safe to write that Saxon Andrew sticks to his usual formula in this book as well. This means that this book a simple but enjoyable adventure story aimed for the young adult reader segment with heroes, bad guys, a bit of romance and plenty of action.As usual the heroes are really heroes in shining armor, well possibly except some doubts about Drey but that is more smoke than any real fire, and the bad guys are either really bad or made to see the errors of their way rather rapidly.The Union have, as too many politicians also in real life unfortunately tend to do in peacetime  when they want to use the money for short-sighted election related spending, let their defenses slip and effectively mothballed most of their navy. Of course this is rather early in the book proven to be a very unwise choice.Unlike many of the authors previous books this one does not contain the ridiculously rapid scientifically advancement and just-in-time  discoveries of technologies but focuses more on tactical development and strategies.Again, as is the habit of this author, the book focuses on a few heroic people who carries the story forward. These people are likable people and makes for fun reading although they are somewhat unrealistic and übermensch-like in their near infallibility, heroics and extreme moral high standing. But then, some of them are the result of genetic manipulation after all so… Anyway, it is still fun reading.I actually did not jump on this book right away when it came out since Saxon Andrew’s book have felt a little been there, seen that, done that lately. However I have to say that I enjoyed this book. More than I expected to. Sure it is still clearly young adult reading but it is still fun to read these far out adventures with the unbelievable heroes, action and romance from time to time.