Review: Hoping for a sequal
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 08 16, 2012
Loved this book.  Nuttall obviously developed this world deeply enough to support an entire series and I sincerely hope he continues the story of Capt. Stalker.  Without immersing the reader in techo-babble, this story moves along smoothly.  Main characters are developed well enough to justify their actions (though I'd like to see a little more development in a future book) and the descriptions of combat make sense to the uninitiated.  I especially enjoyed the sections from the point of view of the Recruit Michael.Only a few nits to pick: I agree with a few other reviewers' complaints about the murkiness of the auxiliaries; they might as well be Star Trek "redshirts".  The numbers don't add up from a company of 82-85 effectives to 7 platoons.  Finally, the passage of time isn't very well marked.  I had difficulty assessing how long the entire book comprised from landing to the end of the war.  Even in the future, I couldn't imagine raw recruits being close to combat-capable in 8 weeks.Those comments aside, I thoroughly enjoyed this book.  Sci-fi should have a "this seems possible" sense to it, and this mix of high-tech and ancient weaponry seems rather probable.  Given today's irregular warfare, military tactics and weapons development and corporate/elite corruption, this books seems to scream "this is where we are going."