Soldiers

Rating:
Summary: good solid read
Review: Starts slow then builds to an fairly abrupt ending. The writing style is somewhat of a mix between David Weber and John Ringo.

Rating:
Summary: A Mixed Bag
Review: This is a story of an alien invasion of humanity. The invasion takes place in the third millennium and humanity has colonized a large portion of known space. One thousand years of peace and political correctness has led to a demilitarized and pacifist leaning government which is hardly in any shape to deal with its first alien contact much less invasion. The book covers the beginning of the conflict to its conclusion so those of you who may delay buying this novel out of fear that it doesn't finish the story it starts need not fear. This novel and story are complete and total.

I definitely thought that this particular novel by John Dalmas was pretty typical of his writing style. The premise of the story was very entertaining. The action was non-stop and the science interesting if not believable. On the other hand I think it suffers from one of its advertised strengths. The book is lauded as a book for gamers. The problem with this approach is that the plot becomes a little forced, the characters overly predictable and the ending rushed and lacking in any anticipation and surprise.

The book was enjoyable but it was evident what was to happen to all the characters and the story from the second chapter. A worthwhile read but not one I would read again.

Rating:
Summary: A Mixed Bag
Review: This is a story of an alien invasion of humanity. The invasion takes place in the third millennium and humanity has colonized a large portion of known space. One thousand years of peace and political correctness has led to a demilitarized and pacifist leaning government which is hardly in any shape to deal with its first alien contact much less invasion. The book covers the beginning of the conflict to its conclusion so those of you who may delay buying this novel out of fear that it doesn't finish the story it starts need not fear. This novel and story are complete and total.

I definitely thought that this particular novel by John Dalmas was pretty typical of his writing style. The premise of the story was very entertaining. The action was non-stop and the science interesting if not believable. On the other hand I think it suffers from one of its advertised strengths. The book is lauded as a book for gamers. The problem with this approach is that the plot becomes a little forced, the characters overly predictable and the ending rushed and lacking in any anticipation and surprise.

The book was enjoyable but it was evident what was to happen to all the characters and the story from the second chapter. A worthwhile read but not one I would read again.

Rating:
Summary: An interesting voice in Military Sci-Fi
Review: Unlike many military sci-fi authors, Dalmas focuses not on the expierences of an individual soldier or the whys and wherefores of strategy and tactics but on the social pressures and changes that war causes. In this novel, we are introduced to many different characters from many different social strata and we see how the war and their responses to it changes their lives forever.

Although this is certainly a fascinating way to deal with the subject of futuristic warfare, the multiple characters, storylines and climaxes led to a lack of focus that prevented me from getting really involved in the story. The plot developments defintely ring true but unfortunately this book does not rate as one of the best books in the military sci-fi genre.