The Galaxy at Risk!
Humans have come a long ways since the looking glass gates first appeared and an alien menace turned a motley crew of scientists, sailors and force recon Marines into battle-hardened space adventurers. Now with other species running scared, it’s up to humans to take the lead and mold a weapon capable of checking the Dreen—a galactic cancer that has so far proved unstoppable. Their arsenal A hodge-podge of powerful technologies begged, borrowed and/or looted from across the galaxy and cobbled together on what has to be the strangest ship ever to ply the starways: the good ship Vorpal Blade II!
Great Ideas! Cool Space Ships! Evil Alien Butt Blasted to Smithereens!
"If Tom Clancy were writing SF, it would read much like John Ringo."
—Philadelphia Weekly Press.
“[T]his thoroughly enjoyable ride should appeal to techno-thriller fans as well as to military SF buffs."
—Publishers Weekly on John Ringo and Travis S. Taylor’s Into the Looking Glass.
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Product ReviewExcellent book.
I was killing myself laughing all the way through the anime zone. And there is satisfaction in seeing the humans giving the Dreen a good thrashing.
WHERE'S THE NEXT BOOK???
For those that didn't like the anime zone - stop and think a moment - a deep space entertainment complex. Why shouldn't it do wierd effects - sufficently advanced science looks like magic to the unitiated.
One question - What happens when the research scientists arrive. What will they be able to do/learn.
Or will our heroes find more artifacts elsewhere? Or meet new allies or enemies? Or find some new way to hammer the Dreen?
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Product ReviewGood book, good read! :)
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Product ReviewThis is a great series but this story went a little wierd. Still worth the read but the others were better.
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Product ReviewThe series is starting to diverge from its Military SciFi routes and going weird with the Anime zone and guitair angst :-(
I have always paid extra for the EARC however another marginal like this one and I will drop back to buying normal copies.
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Product ReviewOK with strong "minus minus". Leaves the impression of hasty, cut-down, if not somewhat unfinished work.
E.g., how come Marines are able to shoot anything with *projectiles* in the inertia-less environment (chapter 20)? Also, Russian characters throughout the series are stereotypical, even cartoonish. I'm pressed to choose who's the "winner" here, either the mega-stupid sub captain in #2 or the general in #4. BTW, I believe I didn't yet see *one* realistically sounding Russian name in the conmplete series. And this is a 2008 work, right?
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