Review: Way to far into the past
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 07 8, 2013
This is a precursor book to the Wandering Engineer series. The author has a penchant for non-violent writing. In some instances, he is very good at this, but in others, the tale is lacking. In this story he falls short of his potential. This is supposed to be a precursor book that shows how the interstellar Federation was founded. Instead of finding an already developed interstellar colonization program, we find ourselves in modern day times. The plot line shows how we moved from being stuck on the Earth to colonizing the solar system. So the title of First Steps is correct but not the series title of Founding the Federation. The expansion that would be required to even think about founding an interstellar federation isn't even a twinkle in anyone's eye during the timeline of this book.For all of the misdirection in the titles, the story that is told, is entertaining although long winded in parts. I didn't dislike the book at all. It was just OK. I wasn't ready for the tale that was actually told due to the title. Bad on me for making an assumption. :) Overall, this book is OK. I can't really make a recommendation to purchase it unless you are a fan of the author and his style. In that case, this will suit your tastes just fine and should purchase it.