Review: high stakes, but a fun romp
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 08 21, 2012
I read this book and its sequel (Control (Battlefield)) back to back and I'm glad I did, because it took me a while to understand the writer's vision. (Note that this is a YA series and I kind of left that territory behind some years ago. The fault most likely lies not with the station, you know.) Once I grabbed ahold of the super-hero theme, though, we were good to go. Of course a super hero needs an alternate identity and a funky super-hero name and even a costume (says the retired Trekker), and while humans might develop special powers on their own, it never hurts to have an alien around to force the issue.In short, while there are high stakes here and people die, this is a fun romp. If you're looking for serious military sci fi, keep looking. If you enjoy characters working out their differences and special powers and dating and homework, this is for you. Have fun.