Review: Gritty and dripping with realism
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 11 19, 2012
I read a lot of military Sci-fi and CROW stands out for its gritty realism. As Saving Private Ryan was for war movies, so CROW is for military Sci-fi literature.  It immerses you into the reality of the foot soldier. Set in the 24th century, it is not just another wiz band victory effort.  It does something rare for the genre by conveying the interpersonal challenges faced by new soldiers, the horror of battle, and the complexity of emotion and motivation in battle. Dripping with a gritty realism, the first half of the book can at times feel mundane, but it sets the stage for what follows, and in the end you are left with just, wow. God bless our soldiers.