Rating: 
Summary: Superb!
Review:
"The Bug Wars" are superb! I initially picked the book up at the local bookstore, as the title "The Bug Wars" indeed intrigued me. So I said, what the heck, I'm buying the book.
The story is divided into three books, all contained in the paperback (so think about it, you are actually getting three books for one?). Each book tells part of the military life of the narrator, a Tzen (reptile) known as Rahm. Rahm starts off as a commander of a flight squad, and then in the next book he is another position, and in the final book he is yet another.
Aside from that, we see Rahm go through changes in ways he thinks. He is an older Tzen, seeing new changes in his Empire as the days go on and we see how he treats them. The book is also loaded with action and some thrills. It keeps you interested.
Final analysis: Buy the freakin' book. It took me three days to read the 217 page story while reading another book at the same time.
Rating:
Summary: Superb!
Review: "The Bug Wars" are superb! I initially picked the book up at the local bookstore, as the title "The Bug Wars" indeed intrigued me. So I said, what the heck, I'm buying the book. The story is divided into three books, all contained in the paperback (so think about it, you are actually getting three books for one?). Each book tells part of the military life of the narrator, a Tzen (reptile) known as Rahm. Rahm starts off as a commander of a flight squad, and then in the next book he is another position, and in the final book he is yet another. Aside from that, we see Rahm go through changes in ways he thinks. He is an older Tzen, seeing new changes in his Empire as the days go on and we see how he treats them. The book is also loaded with action and some thrills. It keeps you interested. Final analysis: Buy the freakin' book. It took me three days to read the 217 page story while reading another book at the same time.
Rating:
Summary: Best 25p ever spent!
Review: Bought the paperback many moons ago at a jumble sale - probably the original print. Fantastic storyline following the Tzen castes through their battles. Good to see it's been reprinted; needs a sequel though
Rating:
Summary: Awesome book
Review: I first read this book back in 1980. I've read it so many times my original copy has fallen apart. If you like Heinlein's Starship troopers, or L Ron Hubbards Battlefield earth, you should like this book. Great to see a reissue of it!
Rating:
Summary: An excellent book but...
Review: I just finished reading this book and loved it! It was borrowed from a schoolmate and so I don't still have a copy. Like stated, I loved the book but found it sligtly disturbing. It outlines, from the first person viewpoint, the history of one battle in the exsistance of a reptillian race called the Tzen against a coalition of insects classified as Leapers, Wasps, Ants, and Swimmers. What disturbs me about the book is the sheer illogical implications of much of the battles. One example is the killing of one excellent Warrior for a token offense to gain honor, of all things. In another case, one of the best warriors is made to bleed to death to deliver her report instead of being medically treated and allowed to recover before being interrogated. As to the end of the book, it seems that the Tzen simply would rather have their warriors butchered by the enemy instead of advancing their technologies to provide a clear margin of superiority--against a group of peaceful scientist-warrior insects for heavens sake! Like I said, the book is excellent, but very disturbing indeed.
Rating:
Summary: A keeper, to read again and again.
Review: I'm a big fan of Asprin's work, so I may be a bit prejudiced. Unlike his other work it is barely humerous at all but still very captivating. I loved this mix of Action / Adventure and Millitairy Science Fiction. The aliens are really alien, and very cool. (Sophisticated? Hell yeah, like a magnum blazing in the full moonlight).
Rating:
Summary: A keeper, to read again and again.
Review: I'm a big fan of Asprin's work, so I may be a bit prejudiced. Unlike his other work it is barely humerous at all but still very captivating. I loved this mix of Action / Adventure and Millitairy Science Fiction. The aliens are really alien, and very cool. (Sophisticated? Hell yeah, like a magnum blazing in the full moonlight).
Rating: 
Summary: not a novel
Review: Interesting look at this warlike reptilian society, but it tends toward the bland side, in somewhat the fashion that an Enterprise crewed entirely by Vulcans would. And, because there is no real beginning or end, and no point, this is really more of a sketch than a novel. However, I'd like to read the novel that this is the center portion of.
Rating:
Summary: Think like an Alien!
Review: It's been a while since I read this book, but I remember I enjoyed it quite a bit. One of the more interesting aspects of some Science Fiction books is the opportunity to look into Alien minds. Asprin gives as a look into the minds of a Warrior Lizard race. It seem odd to me that a previous reviewer has complained that the actions and thinking of the Lizards is illogical. THEY ARE ALIENS!!! JEEZ, if they thought like us, what would be the point of the book.
Rating:
Summary: Unexpected sophistication
Review: Robert Asprin writes comedy, right? I had made the unfortunate mistake of bottlenecking this author's style - and I did love the Myth series of books - but he covered a serious science fiction drama with an impeccable portrait of war, and a species constrained by a sense of honor and dignity. The writing in this book was surprisingly sensitive and heartfelt, and the characterizations were wholly satisfying. This was a good read, on many levels.
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