Review: I really liked the book but
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 06 1, 2013
I do not normally review the Amazon.com eBooks I read but I just had to make an exception in this case.  It is apparent that English is not the primary language of this author but he tells a great story.  I would have given the book five stars but gave it three primarily for the editing.  The author has well developed characters and a great story and I happen to like space opera so I over looked the editing with a smile.  The description of the story mentioned an attempt to improve this edition by better editing but unfortunately only a spell checker was used and certainly not a good grammar checker.This is a great story and while I am not sure science purists will like the accuracy of his science, the book is science fiction, so give him a break.  The science doesn’t need to be perfect to tell the story.  I really enjoyed the book although at times I had to smile and reread a sentence to get the meaning, especially when he used “leaps” instead of lips or “reach” instead of rich or “mountain picks” when he meant mountain peaks or even “inter come” when he meant intercom.  There are also many examples in the book where words are spelled correctly but do not make sense or the incorrect tense of a word is used.  There are also many instances of missing words or extra words that caused me to reread a sentence several times to understand it. Example: In one sentence the word “that” was used three times in succession “that that that”.  While spell checking is important; I would recommend the author find or buy a good grammar checking software package and or ask an English speaking friend or acquaintance to read his book before publishing.  I am sure there are a number of avid eBook readers on Amazon that would volunteer their time to help him out.  This author has great potential and I will read more of his work but I would prefer fewer editing issues.