Review: Pretty good
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 05 16, 2014
If I could, I would give this 3.5 stars. The book describes the early career of Rivka, a girl growing up on a poor planet well-known for its mercenary forces. The first part of the book is the coming of age story, from being an unwanted child to a very hard military school providing a badly needed sense of belonging, to a young, promising officer. The second part is a series of engagements of Rivka and forces under her command. The structure is quite reminiscent of Daems' KAZAK GUARDIAN books, but I enjoyed this more, primarily because of Rivka's role as an officer and a leader, and her willingness to engage in politics and influence larger sources of conflict.The world-building is quite superficial here, but as an adventure (or a series of adventures) this book works well.