Combat

by Luke Burrage

The followup novel set in the same world as Minding Tomorrow. It follows the story of a secret military strike force as it comes to terms with new enemies and new technologies.

Genres: Science Fiction

ebook

First published April 16, 2010

Reviews

[Keith Jones · Rating 3 out of 5]

It's okay, I guess, and it does have some interesting ideas. It's just that ending. I mean, sure, seeds of evil were sprinkled throughout, but they all kind-of unexpected blossomed at once. And, they were such ordinary, predictable, boring blooms. Almost as if the story accidentally walked into a tree and just kind-of staggered away. I liked where the story was going. I liked the ideas about awareness and shared experiences. I was just disappointed that all of that became kind-of unimportant and downright irrelevant. I was hoping the evil seeds would turn out to be the unimportant part. Maybe seeds would sprout. Maybe they wouldn't. Maybe some would. Maybe those blooms wouldn't be the point. Maybe the more interesting ideas would be the point, and people would wander around dealing with the more interesting ideas without having to dodge evil conspiracies. Oh, well.

[Roman Levin · Rating 3 out of 5]

A fun, quick read, but not as interesting as Luke's previous effort. Biggest problem is probably the characters, who aren't given enough depth for me to become invested.
Nice technological ideas, though they are mostly explored in the very limited confines of combat applications. Which makes sense, given the name of the book and Luke's stated objective.

[Juliane Kunzendorf · Rating 4 out of 5]

As the title mentiones, combat and military training is a big part in this short novel. It also continues the development of some characters, which you already can find in "Minding tomorrow". Some really nice technology ideas.
I quite liked the twists in relationships and personalities. Enjoyable reading anyway, so I give my recommendation fo this short novel.

[Chris · Rating 2 out of 5]

I liked Luke's earlier book 'Minding tomorrow' but this was dull in comparison. Mostly it spent far too long training up the characters to use the technology. Felt like I was going through the training too :-/

[Janne Järvinen · Rating 3 out of 5]

Solid, interesting near-future scifi, with many clever individual ideas.