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Summary: Page turning intra galactic war epic
Review: This was a book I could not put down. A human empire allied with alien former enemy empires is suddenly assaulted by a relentless foe bent on their extermination. There is no room for negotiation, the enemy takes no prisoners and civilian populations of captured planets are exterminated and/or even worse. The story takes you through numerous battles as the fate of star system after star system is decided. Strategies and counter strategies are employed in a war to the death that can have only one side surviving. The action and technology are described in enough detail to be interesting and plausible. The characters, both human and alien are well developed with some appealing, some revolting, some petty and some heroic. This is great reading for those that like science fiction with action on a grand scale.
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Summary: what's next?
Review: I really enjoyed this book, It was fast paced and certainly did not lack for space military action. My only question is "Where's the sequel?" As with any Weber/White book, if you don't want space opera don't buy this one, but if action is what you want you have come to the right place!
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Summary: Space Battles ad nauseum
Review: In this books we are treated to space battle after space battle, boring. I skipped over half the book and I felt that I had missed nothing.Quit the missile salvos and cut to the mustard!
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Summary: Great Book -- But let's get the sequel written ASAP!!
Review: Strong book, in lots of ways. Very interesting. Great strategy. B ut, as all the other comments say, it ends in the middle and needs the sequel. Or do Messrs. Weber and White plan to leave all of us hanging here forever?
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Summary: THRILLING!
Review: For the first time a book, not caring vor individuals, but for two systems, fighting each other mercyless, acting not moralic, but pragmatic. A conflict, which could happen in we exist long enough, not Hollywood-*** but pure thrill!
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Summary: FANTASTIC
Review: I READ THIS BOOKS ABOUT 2 YEARS AGO,SINCE THEN I HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR SEQUEL.I RECENTLY EMAILED PUBLISHER(Though we have no release date for it, David Weber & STeve White have started working on the sequel tentatively titled, The Shiva Option.)THAT' S info, I GOT FROM BEAN BOOKS (UPDATE 7/10/2001) BOOK OUT BY EARLY 2002 PER PUBLISHER.
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Summary: Naval actions in space . . . it works for me . . .
Review: The book just ends in the middle. The Federation forces have fought the Bugs to a stalemate. Both sides have taken fearsome losses. The Bugs have retreated to lick their wounds and rebuild their fleet. The Federation forces (including humans) are hoping for a year -- or better, 18 months-- to replace their losses-- a full 40 percent of their total naval tonnage before the onset of this war. There's no question to me at least that a sequel was originally planned. Important threads of the story also simply "end"-- the survey squadron that gets lost in a series of unmapped jumps, for example. The authors just seem to forget about this thread totally. There are also numerous hints that the Federation forces do not understand the Bugs-- what motivates them. Numerous hints are thrown out-- some very blatant -- that the Federation will not achieve a breakthrough in this war until they come to "understand" the Bugs. Admirals keep saying after each battle, "what motivates them? What drives them? Why do they do such things?" Given this constant teaser throughout the book, I'm SURE the authors planned to eventually sketch in for the readers the weird psychology of the Bugs-- bring them "up close and personal," if you will. If a sequel comes out, I would love to read it. However, as one other reviewer said, it has been a full two years since "In Death Ground" was published. There's not only no sequel, but the publisher has not even thrown out any hints that one is coming. Many things could have happened, including a falling out between Weber and White, health problems of the authors-- who knows? However, we may be in a spot where no sequel IS EVER going to come out. I'm SURE one was originally planned, or maybe even a trilogy. But . . . it doesn't look very encouraging. Still, a fantastic book of naval type fleet actions in space. I loved it.
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Summary: Great military science fiction.
Review: Great story but it ends in the middle. WHEN WILL THE SEQUEL BE OUT, I'M TIRED OF WAITING.
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Summary: Where is sequel???????
Review: Purchased twice, read 5+times, and cannot wait for the sequel. Classic space battles that are well within the believable future - no magic technology - just strategy, guts and heart warming depiction of the best and yes worst aspects of humanity and our allies. We can be bloodthirsty! Plot develops beautifully but leaves you hanging at the end - there must be a next in the series. Write the publisher and put the pressure on. I for one would pay for hardback sequel.
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Summary: Where's the rest of the story?
Review: As with their previous collaberations, I found this book to be interesting, exciting and extremely hard to put down. Also, as a retired sailor, I get a kick out of their use of naval terminology and rank. But the one problem that I have, along with most it would seem, is that it just suddenly ends with no resolution to the story. I would assume that there is a continuation coming, but when?
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