The fight to free the Earth from alien domination began in Live Free or Die, and continued in Citadel. Now Tyler Vernon, and his troops aboard the gigantic battle station Troy, face a desperate battle with the forces of galactic tyranny. And the very survival of the Earth and its people is not all that is at stake. The galaxy itself must choose to live free or die-and if the tyrants win this battle, darkness will fall across the galaxy for millennia to come.
About the Author
John Ringo began writing for Baen in 2000 with his first release A Hymn Before Battle-the first novel in his Posleen Wars-which has become a New York Times best-selling series with over one million copies in print. The series continued with Gust Front, When the Devil Dances, Hell's Faire and Eye of the Storm. In addition, Ringo has penned the Council War series: There Will be Dragons, Emerald Sea, Against the Tide, and East of the Sun, West of the Moon. Adding another dimension to his skills, Ringo created nationally best-selling techno-thriller novels about Mike Harmon (Ghost, Kildar, Choosers of the Slain, Unto the Breach, and A Deeper Blue). His latest techno-thriller, The Last Centurion, was also a national best seller. A more playful twist on the future is found in novels of the Looking-Glass series: Into the Looking Glass, Vorpal Blade, Manxome Foe and Claws That Catch, the last three in collaboration with Travis S. Taylor. His audience was further enhanced with four collaborations with fellow New York Times best-selling author David Weber: March Upcountry, March to the Sea, March to the Stars and We Few. There are an additional five collaborative spinoffs from the Posleen series: The Hero, written with Michael Z. Williamson, Watch on the Rhine, Yellow Eyes and The Tuloriad, all written with Tom Kratman, and the New York Times best seller Cally's War and its sequels Sister Time and Honor of the Clan, both with Julie Cochrane. A veteran of the 82nd Airborne, he brings first-hand knowledge of military operations to his fiction.
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Product ReviewGreat continuation of the series. Hopefully there will be more. There are another dozen possible books. Well written as usual. The characters are well written and you care about them. Butch, Comet, Chief. The story continues.
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Product ReviewNot something I expect to re-read, but a very enjoyable third installment.
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Product ReviewThis book is mostly about Dana. If you like kick ass chicks (as I do you) might enjoy reading more of her story. Other characters from the earlier books make only cameo appearances.
The overall plot in terms of the galactic war advances only slightly. This is an odd book and I didn't enjoy it as much as the first books in this series.
Good scifi often has a subtext exploring social or political issues. But the subtext here is laid on far too thick. About half this book could have been appropriately subtitled "The problem with Hispanics is ... ". Ringo also visits his favorite theme of "The trouble with Islamics is ...". This drags on for around 350 pages via a series of subplots that don't make all that much sense and don't seem to go anywhere. An unexplained act of sabotage. An AI gets a makeover. Vernon and Dana - will they or won't they?
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Product ReviewI enjoyed this, too. Ringo makes military training interesting, writes exciting battles, and his social/political vision is agreeable to me.
But this book DOESN'T ADD UP!!
Although the majority of the book is stitched to the conclusion, some main issues in the personal-level plot just aren't addressed satisfactorily.
And if one big moral message of the book is that reality-oriented, serious preparation matters, then what happens to 143 in the conclusion leaves me wondering "What the heck?"
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