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Summary: Excellent!
Review: Absolutely wonderful military action. New enemies. New friends. New governmental structures. New losses. The romance between Roger and Nimishet is completely tacked on, but otherwise... recommended highly.
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Summary: Haven't I read this before?
Review: As a David Weber fan, I don't like to look critically on books he's had a hand in writing. This one however, I sort of have to. 'March to the Sea' takes up where the previous book (March Upcountry) left off. Prince Roger and his marry band of Marines now half-way accross the continent from where they were stranded in the previous book, are desperately trying to cross trecherous alien swampland to get to the sea so they can cross an ocean and attack a foriegn-held spaceport. My main complaint with this book is that, while it did take up where the previous book left off, and tried to involve the human characters with the aliens in a dynamic way, the whole thing came off as rather unconvincing. For one thing, here we have a whole planet full of aliens, with four arms and slime-covered skin, with a sky the rains constantly. And what are they like? They're surprisingly human. They think human, they act human, they talk like humans, using human expressions and ideas. Heck, lop off two arms and they might as well be human. It's the worst when the marines reach the coast and act in joint military actions with the Mardukians. Everything that happens militarily is human, right down to "Reinventing" Mardukian firearms and tactics. There's nothing original, no alien aspect, no alien tactics or inovations or thoughts or twists. Why even have these aliens be alien at all if they're going to act and think just like humans? There would have been real potential for this book if the aliens actually HAD acted alien. The plot isn't all that fresh either. It's that typical "Have to get somewhere before our supplies run out" story. To make matters worse, almost all the characters are little more than paper cutouts, with very little depth at all. Overall, I got through the book ok, and I even enjoyed it. It's not that badly written to be honest, though everything listed above definately goes against it. Then again, I'll read anything with David Weber's name on it. to be honest, I really did feel like I'd read it before... in "Hiers of Empire" which I enjoyed much more than this one. If you're looking for anything original or fresh, this is not the book to find it. If you want lots of violence, military action and testosterone, and if you're a David Weber or John Ringo fan, you'll probably enjoy it. Best advice? Wait for paperback.
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Summary: Excellent adventure tale, roll on the sequel!
Review: Both authors are dovetailing seamlessly to produce another pageturner. The characterisations are solid and the tale is always exciting. Technical details have improved my knowledge of divers facts from shipbuilding to metallurgy, yet one is never lost in detail. This is an entirely plausable adventuure tale with a hero, exotic allies in a perilous journey through primitive lands of warring natives to bring them eventually to reach their interstellar zealot foes and a final battle to get off this planet and return an Imperial Prince to his Empress Mother. The societies met with are described with skill so that the picture takes life and the aliens' personalities are developed in parallel with those of the shrinking ranks of the Elite Bronze Company of Marines tasked with the safety of a Prince with great potential, and lethal skills. If you enjoy an adventure tale with spectacular action where the bad guys are really evil and the survival of the good by no means certain, buy this book. If you enjoy a good military tale with historical background, buy this book. Most of all if you enjoy eloquent prose painting a strange yet believable world wherein real things happen, then buy this book. I enjoyed it emmensely and would give SIX STARS if possible.
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Summary: Great combo of my favorite authors
Review: Both my Current favorite authors in one book. While some may think this book is derviative of other oddessy type stories, the fresh and imaginative way in which the story is told graps hold and doesn't let go though heartstopping highs and crushing emotional lows. Now if these two were to just write faster...... These 2 books are near the top of the 1000 or so books laying around here.
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Summary: Wait for the next one.
Review: David Weber always writes a great book, and this one, with John Ringo, is no exception. But - it does nothing to move the plot along. There is a 3rd book coming. My advice - wait to buy this one until #3 is out.
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Summary: More and better...more, more more!
Review: David Weber and John Ringo continue their outstanding re-telling of the story of Xenophon and the 10000...well, not exactly. Now it is the Prince, the captain, the Satanist, Nimashet, a platoon of troopers and an entire planet full of "scummies." As begun in March Upcountry, Roger and his bodyguards are crashlanded on the planet Marduk, which is a death-planet, and controlled by the enemy besides. And they crash landed all the way around the planet... Will Prince Roger grow up fast enough to live through this? Will Captain Pahner kill him before he grows up? Will His Evilness be thwarted? The only way you'll find out the answers to these questions is to buy the book. The style is reminiscent of Heinlein and Poul Anderson. The pacing is a headlong stampede from the first page to the last. Along the way, we are treated to some rather deep discussion of philosophy and politics, feminism and cultural imperialism, coated with a veneer of action and adventure. We have real characters, like Nimashet Despreaux, Sergeant, killer, beautiful woman...and Roger himself, with surprising depth. Even the vignette characters are impressively well drawn. Weber proves once again that he can write something other than Honor Harrington, while John Ringo showcases his versatility and his continuing growth as a writer. Eye candy. That's what it is. Another winner for the big pusher of eye candy, Jim Baen. The worst part of it is that the story isn't finished, and now I have to wait for the third installment. I don't wait well. Guess I'll just have to go re-read March Upcountry and March to the Sea. Eye candy.
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Summary: March to the Sea
Review: David Weber and John Ringo have done it again, a smash!!!!
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Summary: Wonderful book!
Review: David Weber and John Ringo have done it again. They have produced a nice, tightly (and seamlessly) plotted book that makes one read it from cover to cover in the shortest time one can. I read it in one glup and all I can say is: Thank you, gentlemen. Bravo!
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Summary: Another great book by David Weber
Review: First I have to admit I am a David Webber fan. I love the way he tells his storries. Especially the stories about Honnor Harrington. This story about Prince Roger and his bodyguards struggle to escape the planet Marduk is an other entrancing tale and I can hardly wait to get my hands on the next one in the series. I can recomend David Weber to all new readers
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Summary: Great space opera!
Review: Great book! This book lives up the expectations found in March Upcountry. Cast of characters are full of life and almost able to read over your shoulder and give you hints of what is comming up. I'am ready for the next one!
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