Germline (The Subterrene War)
"It takes real skill to lead readers into actually seeing, smelling, and hearing (and maybe even tasting) the realities of war." -James F. Kelly, for Wired.com"McCarthy  perfectly catches the attitudes of veterans among themselves and toward  civilians--laymen, better--when they get back to the World." -David  Drake (author, creator of Hammer's Slammers)"Gritty and furious debut novel" and "a fantastic story of what war may become"-Adventures in Sci-Fi Publishing"Rapid-fire military sf adventure that explores the  relationship between the runaway development of technology and biotech  and the long-term consequences that ensue."-Library Journal"A tour de force about a futuristic war and its aftermath." -SF Revu"It's not often that a sci-fi military-thriller mass paperback will remind you of a Pulitzer nominee, but that's certainly the case with T.C. McCarthy's absolutely astounding literary debutGermline.Astute readers will also see a lot of Graham Greene and Ernest Hemingway in this book"-Chicago Center for Literature and Photography"Compelling debut," "a portrait of the effects of battlefield stress that is difficult to bear but impossible to put down," and "one of the best SFF novels of Fall 2011." - Publishers Weekly (Starred Review)"Brilliantly  written...one of the most compelling science fiction books of the year.  Germline is much more than a novel about a futuristic war." -Impact  MagazineIt's  not just good...it's the mil-sf book I wish I could send back in time  to beat out Forever War for a Hugo. I never would have guessed McCarthy  was an analyst...I was sure he'd been on the pointy end for a long time.  - Ernest Lilley,SFRevu (Reviewer Emeritus), on Germline