WITH FRIENDS LIKE THESE . . .
With the Earth in the path of the rapacious Posleen, the peaceful and friendly races of the Galactic Federation offer their resources to help the backward Terrans—for a price.
Humanity now has three worlds to defend.
As Earth's armies rush into battle and special operations units scout alien worlds, the humans begin to learn a valuable lesson: You can protect yourself from your enemies, but may the Lord save you from your allies.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
John Ringo had visited 23 countries and attended 14 schools by the time he graduated high school. This left him with a wonderful appreciation of the oneness of humanity and a permanent aversion to foreign food. He chose to study marine biology and really liked it. Unfortunately the pay was for beans. So now he manages a quality control database and the pay is much better. He hopes to someday upgrade to SQL Server. At that point life will be complete.
With his bachelor years spent in the airborne, cave diving, rock-climbing, rappelling, hunting, spear-fishing, and sailing, the author is now happy to let other people risk their necks. He prefers to read (and of course write) science fiction, raise Arabian horses, dandle his kids and watch the grass grow. Someday he may even cut it. But not today. Maybe tomorrow. Maybe he'll just let the horses.
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Product ReviewA great book! A great start to one of the best Mil Sci-fi that I have read.
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Product Reviewne of the best Military Sci-fi series I have ever read. You know it's good when you read it umpteen times.
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Product ReviewRocks
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Product ReviewI'm enjoying this, although I'm only about a third through (as of tonight). I read the Prince Roger (Empire of Man) series (with Weber) and took a chance on Ringo's first book (this one). I'm glad I did.
This is an interesting book, with good characters, an off-beat basic idea and very good plotting. It's like a lot of the Baen books, with action, imagination and intelligence. It does remind me of Heinlein, as others have said, but it's quite original.
Yes, it appeals to my inner adolescent. Well, it will to yours too. And it's grown-up, almost.
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Product ReviewFantastic character development. The action sequences just flowed. After this book I was hooked for life. :)
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