Review: Sex and stupidity
Rating: 2 out of 5
Date: 02 1, 2014
I must admit it was a mistake I bought this book. I was looking for books by John Ringo and the Redemption Trilogy came up as similar to. I had quite a surprise when I started reading the Last Praetorian. It reads like a mix between Star Wars and these romance novels. If you like sex and travel this is your kind of novel. Travel around the galaxy and have steamy sex with a beautiful princess. Well it could have been enteraining if the hero Jon Radec hadn't been so extraordinary stupid. He survives only by pure luck and a magical sword. What saves this novel from a lone star is occasional glimpses of humour, intended or not. Like when Radec and his friend relaxes by looking at old Rambo videos because looking at Science Fiction is too much like work. Smith also managed to fit in an character from Jack Campell's "The lost Fleet", senator Rione from the Callas system. I don't know why and she certainly didn't act like that Rione. There are a lot of other writers out there and your money could be better spent elsewhere.Best regardsHans