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Star Force #2
Extinction
Earth's Star Force marines invade an alien world!
In the second book of the Star Force series, Kyle Riggs has another bad year. The Nano ships have a new mission-one that sentences their pilots to death. Meanwhile, the governments of Earth want to steal Star Force's Nano technology for their own. Worst of all, Earth has made a promise to the Macros, and the machines are coming to collect.
EXTINCTION is the story of Earth's entry into an interstellar war between living creatures and machines. To buy the peace, we've signed up with the machines.... EXTINCTION is an 112,000 word science fiction novel.
In the second book of the Star Force series, Kyle Riggs has another bad year. The Nano ships have a new mission-one that sentences their pilots to death. Meanwhile, the governments of Earth want to steal Star Force's Nano technology for their own. Worst of all, Earth has made a promise to the Macros, and the machines are coming to collect.
EXTINCTION is the story of Earth's entry into an interstellar war between living creatures and machines. To buy the peace, we've signed up with the machines.... EXTINCTION is an 112,000 word science fiction novel.
340 pages, Kindle Edition
First published March 28, 2011
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September 24, 2025
И втората част от поредицата "Звездна армада" не разочарова - има и в нея доволно много интересни битки и ситуации.
Време е хората да изпитат на свой гръб, какво е усещането да се биеш като наемник, в чужда война и на чужда планета. Без никаква идея, с кого, как и защо!
Тъй като нямам намерение да чакам издателство "Бард" още няколко години, за да видя дали ще благоволят да издадат следващата книга, останалите ще ги чета на английски.
Време е хората да изпитат на свой гръб, какво е усещането да се биеш като наемник, в чужда война и на чужда планета. Без никаква идея, с кого, как и защо!
Тъй като нямам намерение да чакам издателство "Бард" още няколко години, за да видя дали ще благоволят да издадат следващата книга, останалите ще ги чета на английски.
July 22, 2011
I rarely am too harsh on books. I try to give everything a fare shake. I tried to do this with Larson's other book and I felt it was as good as a cheap sci-fi movie. If I had to compare, I would say that the first book in this series was like Transformers 1. Not a great movie, but serviceable enough to make you read the sequel. Like the second Michael Bay Transformers movie, this book was terrible. The "wish fulfillment" style of writing that was in the first book was even more present here in this one. If anyone on my friend's list sees me reading the third in the series, feel free to send me a nasty note slapping me to my senses. Blech. As one of my coworkers said, "Life is too short to read bad books."
September 21, 2017
I feel Riggs perhaps he is a little more like his Aussie fleet admiral than he'd like to admit, and that is the better part of the audiobook. The general incompetency of the military is unbelievable, that he, as a former professor is the only one capable to do anything at all is very strange. Not to mention how incredibly annoying his girlfriend is, it only diverts attention from what could've been a decent book.
And there is something to say about his cockiness which is amplified disgustingly, its an annoying sort of arrogance he uses to assume things he would have no possible way to know, or even possibly grasp. Ex: I feel the plot armor on this guy is so thick it doesn't really matter what he does, he can make educated guesses or just do anything, its always the right choice. This series is like watching untrained monkeys play with computers, but for some unexplained reason, the monkeys are able to utilize the computer the right way, despite having no idea what it is, what it does, or how to use it.
Again, I like the technology, but I have no idea why I grabbed another of these audiobooks.
And there is something to say about his cockiness which is amplified disgustingly, its an annoying sort of arrogance he uses to assume things he would have no possible way to know, or even possibly grasp. Ex: I feel the plot armor on this guy is so thick it doesn't really matter what he does, he can make educated guesses or just do anything, its always the right choice. This series is like watching untrained monkeys play with computers, but for some unexplained reason, the monkeys are able to utilize the computer the right way, despite having no idea what it is, what it does, or how to use it.
Again, I like the technology, but I have no idea why I grabbed another of these audiobooks.
September 7, 2012
It's a shame, really. The first book of the series, Swarm, was a promising start. Unfortunately, this book quickly devolves into a "one man surrounded by incompetents against the world, and by the way he is with a woman 10 years younger than he is" thing. I just couldn't make the leap that somehow the main character Kyle Riggs, who in the first book admitted the closest he got to combat experience was working as a computer tech for the Army in Desert Storm, suddenly turns into a tactical mastermind that puts combat veterans and generals to shame, while at the same time inflating his ego to something that makes him pretty much unlikable. The premise of the book is interesting, but the way the author took the characters just killed it for me. Had less than 20% of the book left to read before I just couldn't read another word.
March 17, 2013
Seriously.... The girlfriend gets on my nerves...STFU. Why is he the only person that gets to have a girlfriend? Ugh... I keep wishing she would die. Also, why is he the only person smart enough to do anything? Couldn't finish. Sad:( liked the first one.
November 21, 2017
OK, but not as good as the first book.
June 23, 2022
I was impressed with the book, it's quite good, I liked it too much, it deserves to be read, very good book.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
June 19, 2013
Originally posted at FanLit.
Extinction is the second novel in B.V. Larson’s STAR FORCE series about professor Kyle Riggs who was picked up by an alien spaceship and now captains a fleet of ships that are protecting earth from other aliens. I called the first book, Swarm, “a silly, but exciting, male wish-fulfillment fantasy.” I wouldn’t have moved on to book two, but the audiobook publisher sent it to me for a review, so here we are.
Extinction takes place soon after the events of Swarm. Kyle has made a deal with the bad aliens. He promised that if they’d leave the Earth alone, he’d supply them with trained troops to help them fight their other battles around the universe. He needs to get those troops ready before the aliens come to collect. He also needs to figure out how to make more spaceships because the aliens have kidnapped a bunch of them, along with their captains, so they can use them to fight elsewhere. Meanwhile, Kyle is also dealing with the U.S. government who wants to get its hands on the technology that Star Force is using.
I read about 1/3 of Extinction before giving up... Read More:
http://www.fantasyliterature.com/revi...
Extinction is the second novel in B.V. Larson’s STAR FORCE series about professor Kyle Riggs who was picked up by an alien spaceship and now captains a fleet of ships that are protecting earth from other aliens. I called the first book, Swarm, “a silly, but exciting, male wish-fulfillment fantasy.” I wouldn’t have moved on to book two, but the audiobook publisher sent it to me for a review, so here we are.
Extinction takes place soon after the events of Swarm. Kyle has made a deal with the bad aliens. He promised that if they’d leave the Earth alone, he’d supply them with trained troops to help them fight their other battles around the universe. He needs to get those troops ready before the aliens come to collect. He also needs to figure out how to make more spaceships because the aliens have kidnapped a bunch of them, along with their captains, so they can use them to fight elsewhere. Meanwhile, Kyle is also dealing with the U.S. government who wants to get its hands on the technology that Star Force is using.
I read about 1/3 of Extinction before giving up... Read More:
http://www.fantasyliterature.com/revi...
October 23, 2012
Book two of the Star Force series and I have to say I am not overly impressed with it so far. It is an entertaining enough series so far and I do like some of what the author has done with the direction the plot has taken. However, the book just does not leave me in awe. The characters are for the most part one dimensional and most seem to exist as soundboards so the the main character can implement his ideas.
The human species in the book seems to be filled idiots with only one capable and intelligent human among them. This is just balderdash as we all know there are two capable and intelligent humans in the world, you the reader of course and myself. Although I admit I have some suspicions about you the reader though...
I would not consider the book complete garbage though. the book is enjoyable enough that I still will likely read the next in the series sooner or later, likely sooner rather than later. However, I have trouble recommending the series to anybody.
The human species in the book seems to be filled idiots with only one capable and intelligent human among them. This is just balderdash as we all know there are two capable and intelligent humans in the world, you the reader of course and myself. Although I admit I have some suspicions about you the reader though...
I would not consider the book complete garbage though. the book is enjoyable enough that I still will likely read the next in the series sooner or later, likely sooner rather than later. However, I have trouble recommending the series to anybody.
January 23, 2018
This is the second book in the Star Force series, right behind Swarm.
I like that the author is skilled at keeping the tempo of the narrative flowing. It is definitely a page-turner that I at least didn't want to put down until it was complete.
Again, the style is military sci-fi; slightly chauvinistic and full of plans coming together at the last minute. If you like Heinlein's work, you'll probably enjoy this.
I like that the author is skilled at keeping the tempo of the narrative flowing. It is definitely a page-turner that I at least didn't want to put down until it was complete.
Again, the style is military sci-fi; slightly chauvinistic and full of plans coming together at the last minute. If you like Heinlein's work, you'll probably enjoy this.
September 1, 2022
ierwsze spotkanie z Kylem Riggs, makrosami oraz nanitami B.V. Larsona okazało się na tyle intrygujące, iż postanowiłam sięgnąć po drugą odsłonę cyklu Star Force pod złowieszczo brzmiącym tytułem Zagłada. ;)
Siły Gwiezdne i próba przejęcia technologii.
"Okręty nanitów mają nową misję – ale to wyrok śmierci dla pilotów. Do tego ziemski rząd zamierza skraść technologię Sił Gwiezdnych. Co gorsza, Ziemia obiecała coś makrosom i maszyny wkrótce upomną się o to… Wojna wśród gwiazd nie zakończy się szybko. I nikt nie ma pojęcia, jaki będzie jej finał."
Takie nijakie…
Ciężko mi się odnieść jakkolwiek do drugiej odsłony cyklu, bo była ona po prostu nijaka i nudnawa.
Okręty nanitów zabierają pilotów w nieznane. Riggsowi udaje się uciec i oczywiście jak to w rasowych filmach klasy B widząc, że Siły Gwiezdne mają problemy, USA postanawia przejąć sobie technologię, która jak wiadomo, przecież im się należy.
No i tu zaczyna się zabawa w podchody i zanudzanie słuchacza/czytacza tym, jaki to Riggs jest wspaniały i ogarnia całą sytuację, nie dając sobie jednocześnie „w kaszę dmuchać”.
Może ta „zabawa z nanitami” jakoś by mnie tak bardzo nie raziła, gdyby od czasu do czasu, na scenę nie wkraczała nimfomanka Sara. Tak głupiej dziewoi dawno nie miałam okazji spotkać w książkowych wojażach. Autor, pisząc tę postać, zebrał „wszystko, co najlepsze” w blondynach, madkach oraz Karynach i chciał na każdym możliwym froncie podkreślić, iż Sara jest tylko zabawką seksualną pozbawioną mózgu.
Żeby nie było, że tylko marudzę, to na plus książki mogę zapisać nadal prowadzenie narracji przez Riggsa, co daje taki swojski charakter powieści. Klimat też ma się nieźle, no i widać też, iż autor ma jakiś plan na tę serię. Plan, który mniej bądź bardziej nieudolnie stara się wcielać w życie.
Co będzie dalej? Ponieważ Roch Siemianowski daje radę i swoim głosem niweluje pewne niedoskonałości fabuły, więc pewnie sięgnę po trzecią odsłonę serii. ;) Jeżeli chodzi o samą Zagładę, to jeżeli wyłączycie krytyczne myślenie i podejdziecie do książki, jak do takiego zwykłego czytadła, to książka może dać Wam kilka minut zapomnienia i oderwania się od rzeczywistości.
http://unserious.pl/2020/08/zaglada/
Siły Gwiezdne i próba przejęcia technologii.
"Okręty nanitów mają nową misję – ale to wyrok śmierci dla pilotów. Do tego ziemski rząd zamierza skraść technologię Sił Gwiezdnych. Co gorsza, Ziemia obiecała coś makrosom i maszyny wkrótce upomną się o to… Wojna wśród gwiazd nie zakończy się szybko. I nikt nie ma pojęcia, jaki będzie jej finał."
Takie nijakie…
Ciężko mi się odnieść jakkolwiek do drugiej odsłony cyklu, bo była ona po prostu nijaka i nudnawa.
Okręty nanitów zabierają pilotów w nieznane. Riggsowi udaje się uciec i oczywiście jak to w rasowych filmach klasy B widząc, że Siły Gwiezdne mają problemy, USA postanawia przejąć sobie technologię, która jak wiadomo, przecież im się należy.
No i tu zaczyna się zabawa w podchody i zanudzanie słuchacza/czytacza tym, jaki to Riggs jest wspaniały i ogarnia całą sytuację, nie dając sobie jednocześnie „w kaszę dmuchać”.
Może ta „zabawa z nanitami” jakoś by mnie tak bardzo nie raziła, gdyby od czasu do czasu, na scenę nie wkraczała nimfomanka Sara. Tak głupiej dziewoi dawno nie miałam okazji spotkać w książkowych wojażach. Autor, pisząc tę postać, zebrał „wszystko, co najlepsze” w blondynach, madkach oraz Karynach i chciał na każdym możliwym froncie podkreślić, iż Sara jest tylko zabawką seksualną pozbawioną mózgu.
Żeby nie było, że tylko marudzę, to na plus książki mogę zapisać nadal prowadzenie narracji przez Riggsa, co daje taki swojski charakter powieści. Klimat też ma się nieźle, no i widać też, iż autor ma jakiś plan na tę serię. Plan, który mniej bądź bardziej nieudolnie stara się wcielać w życie.
Co będzie dalej? Ponieważ Roch Siemianowski daje radę i swoim głosem niweluje pewne niedoskonałości fabuły, więc pewnie sięgnę po trzecią odsłonę serii. ;) Jeżeli chodzi o samą Zagładę, to jeżeli wyłączycie krytyczne myślenie i podejdziecie do książki, jak do takiego zwykłego czytadła, to książka może dać Wam kilka minut zapomnienia i oderwania się od rzeczywistości.
http://unserious.pl/2020/08/zaglada/
September 24, 2017
Първата космическа мисия на Армадата
(Цялото ревю е тук: https://knijenpetar.wordpress.com/201...)
Не мисля, че тази поредица ми е съвсем на сърце, но идеята си я бива и хич не е скучна. Ларсън се е постарал да премахне по-голямата част от баласта, характерен за подобни поредици, и с това историята печели доста. Минусите за мен са в липсата на някоя по-драматична нишка, която да осмисли военните действия, така да го кажа, или поне да изтъкне човешкия фактор, както се случва в много книги за Втората световна война. Аз търся това в книгите по темата. След първата книга – „Нашествие��� (https://knijenpetar.wordpress.com/201...) – нещата изглеждаха доста интригуващо, а „Изтребление“ („Бард“, 2017, с превод на Милена Илиева) направо полага основите за космическа опера със завидни мащаби. Още от сега е ясно, че книгите са дванайсет и във всяка ще има какво да се случва, стига Кайл Ригс и компания да не ядосат прекалено много макросите, т.е извънземните машини. :D Виждам смисъл да продължа нататък, тъй че си чакам превода на третата.
(Продължава в блога: https://knijenpetar.wordpress.com/201...)
(Цялото ревю е тук: https://knijenpetar.wordpress.com/201...)
Не мисля, че тази поредица ми е съвсем на сърце, но идеята си я бива и хич не е скучна. Ларсън се е постарал да премахне по-голямата част от баласта, характерен за подобни поредици, и с това историята печели доста. Минусите за мен са в липсата на някоя по-драматична нишка, която да осмисли военните действия, така да го кажа, или поне да изтъкне човешкия фактор, както се случва в много книги за Втората световна война. Аз търся това в книгите по темата. След първата книга – „Нашествие��� (https://knijenpetar.wordpress.com/201...) – нещата изглеждаха доста интригуващо, а „Изтребление“ („Бард“, 2017, с превод на Милена Илиева) направо полага основите за космическа опера със завидни мащаби. Още от сега е ясно, че книгите са дванайсет и във всяка ще има какво да се случва, стига Кайл Ригс и компания да не ядосат прекалено много макросите, т.е извънземните машини. :D Виждам смисъл да продължа нататък, тъй че си чакам превода на третата.
(Продължава в блога: https://knijenpetar.wordpress.com/201...)
January 13, 2014
Good, but certainly not great.
This novel manages to do something I don't see a lot in these sorts of pulpy explosion-centric stories. I wouldn't have thought a computer scientist would make a good action hero, but it works. Maybe that's my own biases, but that's OK. When the main character is problem solving, it actually kind of makes sense. It's not just think think think magic.
Unfortunately most of the novel is spent in the weakest aspect of the writing: a long combat campaign. It was pretty vanilla. It's fun, just not creative.
Some reviewers complain about how shallow the main character's girlfriend is. They're not wrong, but remember context: everyone else is shallow too. None of the characters has a personality that needs more than a paragraph to capture.
I'll keep reading the series. I read the first book so now I'm duty-bound to read the rest. And it's a guilty indulgence. Popcorn for dinner.
This novel manages to do something I don't see a lot in these sorts of pulpy explosion-centric stories. I wouldn't have thought a computer scientist would make a good action hero, but it works. Maybe that's my own biases, but that's OK. When the main character is problem solving, it actually kind of makes sense. It's not just think think think magic.
Unfortunately most of the novel is spent in the weakest aspect of the writing: a long combat campaign. It was pretty vanilla. It's fun, just not creative.
Some reviewers complain about how shallow the main character's girlfriend is. They're not wrong, but remember context: everyone else is shallow too. None of the characters has a personality that needs more than a paragraph to capture.
I'll keep reading the series. I read the first book so now I'm duty-bound to read the rest. And it's a guilty indulgence. Popcorn for dinner.
July 14, 2017
I thought the first book had an interesting premise. This one builds on it but is was a predictable. Character does not seem very realistic. A mild mannered college professor becomes a military mastermind after encountering alien technology with a commanding knowledge of military tactics physics and diplomacy outsmarting the worlds incompetent leaders and evil alien overlords. The characters are light weight but the book is a fast read for the beach or plane ride. You know the outcome when you start, and there is not a lot of suspense. I am hoping for more in the next in the series. The premise for book is interesting I want the characters fleshed out more.
April 17, 2011
This is the second book in the StarForce series, and I have to say - the story is picking up! It feels like the author kind of "has settled" more with his writing, and the story picks up both speed and action. Caught myself laughing out loud several times. The story is still written in "first person" form. This makes an interesting twist to the story. "I" is a cool guy :-) I gave book 1, Swarm, a 3+. This is definately a 4! Give me book three, Revenge!!
April 14, 2012
Another excellent representative of the new generation of self-published books that are primarily available as ebooks. In this case, I listened to the Audible Frontiers version of this (and the first book). The technical depth and science are fantastic. The characters are solid, although at times they seem a little bit stereotyped or caricaturish. But the plots are well formed, the detail is rich and compelling, and the concepts are well developed.
June 6, 2018
I find Kyle Riggs irritating
The main character Kyle Riggs, to be inefficient and irritating. For a man who is supposed to be well read and a professor in computer programming, he makes mistakes which I find irritating. To me it reduces the value of this tale. Hence my 3 stars. I will still read the rest of the series just not as fast.
The main character Kyle Riggs, to be inefficient and irritating. For a man who is supposed to be well read and a professor in computer programming, he makes mistakes which I find irritating. To me it reduces the value of this tale. Hence my 3 stars. I will still read the rest of the series just not as fast.
February 3, 2019
Finding the first book in the series interesting, though not ground-breaking, I decided to continue on. The second book was neither bad nor good, and moved along fast enough to keep me interested. I love to read a new author's take on aliens, space travel, and world building. Larson kept my attention enough to want to move on to the next book.
July 6, 2019
Riggs' insane recklessness and failure to develop reliable subordinates are huge issues, and they make the latter half of the book a real shit-show.
But the parts that deal with gearing up and building the tech base are fun, and I hope that the problems are addressed as the series continues.
September 21, 2018
A good second phase to the story.
Riggs and his pigs do their first stint as slave mercenaries for the enemy.
Riggs is still a prima donna. His super-soldiers do a lot of desperate fighting, and many of them die.
Riggs and his pigs do their first stint as slave mercenaries for the enemy.
Riggs is still a prima donna. His super-soldiers do a lot of desperate fighting, and many of them die.
March 24, 2017
It is like a fast food burger: if feels ok while you eat it, it feels bad after you finish eating it, with nasty aftertaste. And you say to yourself - never again, until you get lustreless next time.
March 26, 2018
I read half, got bored and stopped reading... I just finished his other series so maybe I am just a little Larsoned out for now. Might come back to it later.
April 1, 2018
An interesting story, but just as the narrator concluded by the end of this book, the war wasn't really with the worms. It's with the Macros. On to book 3!
May 28, 2023
Słuchałam sobie w audiobooku do koszenia trawy, mycia głowy czy obierania ziemniaków; idealna historia, ażeby leciała sobie gdzieś w tle. Choć pierwsza część była o wiele lepsza, a autor sam nie wiedział co robi (nie będę winić ponad czterdziestoletniego faceta w latach dziewięćdziesiątych tho), książka w sumie opowiadała o niczym, to samego lektora bardzo miło się słuchało (czytał Roch Siemianowski).
Gdybym miała tę książkę do czegoś porównać, to byłaby to mniej ambitna Gra Endera (gdzie ludzie walczą z obcym gatunkiem, w tym przypadku także robalami), ale z większą ilością opisów cycków jedynej kobiecej bohaterki i wojskowej gwary. Taka zwykła opowieść sci-fi o czterdziestolatku w kosmosie, którego nagle porwało UFO (dalej tęsknę za Alamo, Socorro był po prostu nudny).
Cóż, mam nadzieję, że chociaż w 13 tomie tego cyklu zostanie wyjaśnione, czy główni antagoniści, wielkie roboty bez serca, są tak naprawdę niesamowicie przystojnymi i inteligentnymi kosmitami, do których można simpować. Jeśli nie, to trudno; przynajmniej nie nudziłam się, kosząc trawnik. Doprawdy urocza scena rodzajowa.
Gdybym miała tę książkę do czegoś porównać, to byłaby to mniej ambitna Gra Endera (gdzie ludzie walczą z obcym gatunkiem, w tym przypadku także robalami), ale z większą ilością opisów cycków jedynej kobiecej bohaterki i wojskowej gwary. Taka zwykła opowieść sci-fi o czterdziestolatku w kosmosie, którego nagle porwało UFO (dalej tęsknę za Alamo, Socorro był po prostu nudny).
Cóż, mam nadzieję, że chociaż w 13 tomie tego cyklu zostanie wyjaśnione, czy główni antagoniści, wielkie roboty bez serca, są tak naprawdę niesamowicie przystojnymi i inteligentnymi kosmitami, do których można simpować. Jeśli nie, to trudno; przynajmniej nie nudziłam się, kosząc trawnik. Doprawdy urocza scena rodzajowa.
May 25, 2025
“Extinction”, second in the 'Star Force' series, concentrates almost exclusively on an interstellar military campaign.
Having made a deal with the Macros Kyle Riggs believed he had bought Earth time to work with the Nanos and prepare for the inevitable battle down the road.
The Nanos, however, deem the deal a victory and promptly bugger off with their fleet - only Kyle (Space Marines) and Crow (Space Fleet) remain.
On the plus side they have some of the replicating factories and other Nano technology.
When the Macros return for their guaranteed troops they are led by Riggs (who brings his girlfriend Sandra along).
It soon becomes clear that the Macros see the Marines as little more than cannon fodder.
The first planetary invasion takes place on a world populated with intelligent worms.
Much of Riggs' heavy armament is unsuitable for underground fighting and the Macros, typically, are completely unhelpful.
The characters are one-dimensional, relationships are practically non-existent, and reasoning is often tissue thin – but, wth, it's Space Opera.
3 Stars.
Having made a deal with the Macros Kyle Riggs believed he had bought Earth time to work with the Nanos and prepare for the inevitable battle down the road.
The Nanos, however, deem the deal a victory and promptly bugger off with their fleet - only Kyle (Space Marines) and Crow (Space Fleet) remain.
On the plus side they have some of the replicating factories and other Nano technology.
When the Macros return for their guaranteed troops they are led by Riggs (who brings his girlfriend Sandra along).
It soon becomes clear that the Macros see the Marines as little more than cannon fodder.
The first planetary invasion takes place on a world populated with intelligent worms.
Much of Riggs' heavy armament is unsuitable for underground fighting and the Macros, typically, are completely unhelpful.
The characters are one-dimensional, relationships are practically non-existent, and reasoning is often tissue thin – but, wth, it's Space Opera.
3 Stars.
March 4, 2025
I was hopeful and the first bits were not bad. Then it all just falls apart.
The writing behind the girl friend is beyond cringe. I guess it is a trope for the hero to be sexually active and attractive but makes no sense in a combat arena. He negs her constantly. I still have bile in my mouth.
The sentence level writing really slips with the MC making inane comments to his "marines." There is no history or honor in his rando army.
The MC is souless and barely even thinks about the genocide he commits. No attempts at communication. I very much hoped he would try to form an alliance.
Perhaps the book is only trying to be death porn at this point. Recruit a bunch of men. Lose 90% of them battle. Recruit some more. Lose 90%. All the while a not so clever commander continues to survive.
Everyone, and I do mean everyone, around the MC is dumb.
The writing behind the girl friend is beyond cringe. I guess it is a trope for the hero to be sexually active and attractive but makes no sense in a combat arena. He negs her constantly. I still have bile in my mouth.
The sentence level writing really slips with the MC making inane comments to his "marines." There is no history or honor in his rando army.
The MC is souless and barely even thinks about the genocide he commits. No attempts at communication. I very much hoped he would try to form an alliance.
Perhaps the book is only trying to be death porn at this point. Recruit a bunch of men. Lose 90% of them battle. Recruit some more. Lose 90%. All the while a not so clever commander continues to survive.
Everyone, and I do mean everyone, around the MC is dumb.
February 10, 2019
Thoroughly enjoyable and seemingly thoughtful portrayal of the situation. I didn't expect the combat to be so devastating, which is good. I think I would have been disappointed if I hadn't been shocked. No closer to learning about the Blues, the origins of the Macros or the Nanos or what happened to the Nano fleet (since they weren't on the planet that got attacked by the Macros and the nanitized marines). I still don't trust Crow and really don't like that he took the nanite injection, since that basically means he's unkillable now. I'm very interested in how this author will develop this series moving forward.
January 18, 2021
I Don't Like These Machines
When you talk about things I don't like, things like manipulative, liars, cheaters.... The very worst are those in power who ABUSE their power and threaten those who get in their way. Threateing physical harm to friends and family to get you to do something you would never otherwise even contemplate, takes top honors in my book of "despicability". Is there any hope of winning back self-respect and honor, freedom and independence? I certainly hope do. This is a great story, but sad. The good guys win the war but loose the battle.
When you talk about things I don't like, things like manipulative, liars, cheaters.... The very worst are those in power who ABUSE their power and threaten those who get in their way. Threateing physical harm to friends and family to get you to do something you would never otherwise even contemplate, takes top honors in my book of "despicability". Is there any hope of winning back self-respect and honor, freedom and independence? I certainly hope do. This is a great story, but sad. The good guys win the war but loose the battle.
December 4, 2017
Hooked
This is my second series by Larson and enjoying every minute of it, lots more late night reading ahead. I like the fact the main character is not some hung ho warrior, he is human like us and makes mistakes for all the right reasons but beats himself for getting people killed
This is my second series by Larson and enjoying every minute of it, lots more late night reading ahead. I like the fact the main character is not some hung ho warrior, he is human like us and makes mistakes for all the right reasons but beats himself for getting people killed
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