Review: An interesting "alien invasion" scenario
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 07 7, 2013
Author Nuttall proves in this novel that one can write about and conclude satisfactorily an alien invasion scenario in one novel rather than a series such as Nuttall's own "Outside Context Problem" series.  In this novel Nuttall presents a story in which the aliens are only modestly advanced over human technology but harbor designs upon our planet similar to those in "Outside Context Problem."  More would be telling, but this is a readable and interesting novel that I enjoyed reading.Mostly Nuttall manages to make this novel plausible, but some of the alien technology seemed implausible to me.  For example, the aliens employed air-cushioned tanks rather than tracked vehicles.  Sorry, but this technology is well understood and I find it highly doubtful that aliens would have found a breakthrough employing this approach that allowed their tanks to vastly outperform the M1 Abrams.  Similarly, the alien infantry is blessed with invulnerable light body armor.  Once again, humans have been looking at this technology for a long time and one wonders whether there really is a "magic bullet" in this direction.  Well, maybe.  These are minor quibbles that in no way detracted from the enjoyment of the novel, and this one scores a solid triple.  This one is recommended for those who enjoy the "military science fiction" genre.  RJB.