Second Voyage of the Seventh Carrier

Rating:
Summary: "Not a deep read, but plenty of good action"
Review: A rather interesting premise. A brave new world where jets and rockets are rendered useless by a Chinese "Star Wars" satelitte. The only hope for mankind lays in the ancient carrier "Yonaga" and her crews of old samuri.

A very fast paced read. Albano writes some very good action scenes, especially the final confrontation in the Med between "Yonaga" and the Libyans. Also interesting to see how a crew born during Japan's militaristic era cope with the present day world, never once relinquishing their samuri code. Character development is okay. The romance between Brent Ross and the Israeli agent seemed forced and rushed. Dialogue could have been better. Still, not bad for a pure, hard action book.