Review: Black sheep.
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 09 23, 2012
The Fourth Fleet Irregulars is an interesting series with an fascinating premise.  What do you do with Fleet personnel that screw up, but are too valuable a resource to lose?  Turn them over to an brillant, if irregular, Skipper with unconventional ideas about second chances.  And has his own "microsteps programme" to try to remedy his own career.This is another "misfits in the military" themed series, but more serious than most others.  Not that there aren't some light spots, especially some of the New Age touches, but the situation has a more serious flavor.  The beginning of the story is a little slow, mostly with background and setup.  But overall, I liked it, although fans of slam-bang action may be disappointed.  The second book (Karadon) is better with more action, but I feel the entire series has potential.